FFS - they have just moved in but is it too much to ask that they fecking well clean up after themselves.

[JollyPirate]

I probably ABU but am tired, have a sore throat, DS diagnosed with ASD and ADHD last week. All said am a bit grouchy at present but......

I live on a shitty estate - the one nobody ever wants to move to because of it's reputation. However, in the six months I have been here it has been lovely and quiet, clean and peaceful.

On Saturday one of my neighbours moved - did a house exchange with another family the other side of town. This new family have been here just 4 days and there is crap and rubbish everywhere. We are on an upper floor - there are bread crusts on the stairs/stairwell, fag ends, fag packets, empty coke bottles, a black bin bag full of rubbish which hasn't made the bin store but has been just left at the bottom of the stairs instead abnd a flattened massive cardboard box which has gone soggy in the rain. Add to the the fag buts and crisps on my doorstep mat and I am fecking well pissed off.

Should I give them a week to see what happens - they might clean up mightn't they?

I know moving can be horrendous and it gets chaotic but surely you can pick up litter and make sure the rubbish bloody well reaches the bin.[cross]

Yes - ABU? No? Am on the point of ringing the council.

I don't think YABU that sounds really grim

Give them til the end of the week thats if it dont get to much worse, if it does get your broom out and sweep it up and put it outside theirs. And call the council (although if they seem approachable speak to them 1st) might solve the issue quicker.

i would go round collect all the crap and leave it in a pile outside their front door.

YANBU. maybe they don't know where the rubbish goes.

why not give them a knock (if you dare) and welcome them to the area, ask them if they need to know where anything is and casually let them know where the rubbish goes. casually offer them a bin bag (maybe they've run out) for the one that has 'split on the stairs spilling disgusting fag ends everywhere'.
if they don't clear it up get a big brush, sweep it all up onto their doormat.

lol at x posts

YANBU poor you. Why dont people take any pride in themselves or where they live, hate it when i see litter being dropped by people, too scared to confront them as you never know who they might be or what they might do, dont want to get injured over a crisp packet imo.

To be fair I haven't even had an opportunity to say hello yet. Might make sure I do that, close eyes to rubbish and hope it improves.

Message withdrawn

I take it back (a bit). Met one the new neighbours today - looks about 17 with a young baby. Introduced myself and said to knock if they need anything and also said nice to meet you etc.

Okay I no longer take it back. Fecking scumbags. This morning I went out to find a whole big pot of tile grout emptied out all over the lower half of the stairs. It's bloody well everywhere and has been walked in etc. The empty pot was at the bottom of the stairs. Massive big globs of it with berries and God knows what else stuck in it - looks like kids have been playing.

I know I cannot say for definite that it's these new neighbours but there is still rubbish everywhere and all since they moved in.

Phoned the council this morning to let them know about the rubbish and the tile grout. The girl I spoke to said "okay I'll let the estate officer know". Not convinced they will do ANYTHING so will be on the phone again tomorrow until someone comes and sorts it out. I know the council thinks anyone who lives on this estate is a scumbag but that is not the case - most of the people in this block are very nice but I am so sick of the rubbish.

Of course the stuff has now set

jolly, i read on another thread that you're from Basildon- can't remember which exactly.... I used to live there, on an estate (also fecking notorious called Ryedene)No idea on earth how i got an exchange tbh Whereabouts are you??

YANBU I would call the council

Know Ryedene well - cover it as a HV . I am on Craylands!

Why are some people so fucking rank?

My DH had to call the council last week because MILs neighbours had decided to start using their front lawn as a big bin. There were packs of beef mince, dirty nappies, open packs of ham etc etc all just lobbed unceremoniously onto the front lawn. Nice, huh?

Call the council. They came out to MILs neighbours within two days and MIL doesn't live in a council property so I would say they will definitely help you.

god do they still have children living on Ryedene? Used to be like Beirut in my day, fecking horrendous!! And I was pre- children then too. I thought Craylands was reasonably ok these days- I have friends who are there and they find it ok- are you in one of the maisonettes? I ran away to Norfolk asap lol no there were other reasons too.xx

Make a complaint in writing to the Council.

Not about your neighbours, as you say you are not 100% sure it is them causing the mess, but complain about the mess.

If they are leaving bags of rubbish everywhere, there is probably something in the bag to identify who it is, let the Council deal with it.

Phone the refuge collection dept as well and ask them to come and clear it up.

Caylands is fine on the whole oasis. Yes am in one of the maisonettes (upper floor) but it's lovely and troomy inside.

Will be ringing the council again today as they have done nothing and now it's all rock solid.