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What next step should I take with my neighbours?

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user1471867483 · 07/01/2025 06:46

My neighbours had exterior wall insulation in October (we were given 12 hours notice and no party wall agreement was put in place - long story). Anyway, now it's January and our scuffed and scratched front doorsteps are still not fixed by them nor is the water seepage that is coming onto our kitchen wall fixed either since they put in a conservatory. A surveyor from my council came round at the very time their works were being carried out and he confirmed the water seepage is coming from them. They have cancelled us three times to fix these issues ("he couldn't get the baby to sleep", "my baby isn't well", "my wife is stuck in traffic") and on the fourth occasion he didn't show up whatsoever. We had plans in place and had to rearrange them and we waited and waited for him.

I have written them a polite, but firm letter yesterday expressing our concerns again about our kitchen wall (as the water is coming near to electric wires beside our boiler) and our damaged front door steps, and asking for an update on any proposed solutions and a timeline for implementation. If they don't answer me, what then? I don't have any finances for legal assistance as I am in receipt of pension credit.
TIA. 😓🤔

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GuerrillaMyse · 14/12/2025 17:14

user1471867483 · 14/12/2025 16:03

I'm not going to answer him. I'm not pandering to him. I've waited a whole year for him to fix the damp and when I see him outside he completely blanks me - lovely eh? Lovely neighbour! He'll have to stew. When I texted him in June asking a time/date for the repair, he didn't answer and I've been waiting ever since! Now suddenly he's in touch!

How is that going to help you? The new neighbours aren't going to want to have anything to do with it. If you ignore him you're cutting off your nose to spite your face

user1471867483 · 14/12/2025 17:48

GuerrillaMyse · 14/12/2025 17:14

How is that going to help you? The new neighbours aren't going to want to have anything to do with it. If you ignore him you're cutting off your nose to spite your face

Well, let's say I'll keep him waiting a while like he's kept me. We've had loads of rain and not once did he ask if my property is ok (which it hasn't been). I've had to do a junior job of using damp seal paint because he never pitched up with broken promises of dates/times gone by.

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abracadabra1980 · 14/12/2025 17:50

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 07/01/2025 06:48

I would just fix it myself.

they’re not going to - if you get into a legal dispute with your neighbours it’s going to cost you a fortune and if you ever want to sell you have to declare it and you will never ever sell.

this

user1471867483 · 14/12/2025 17:58

abracadabra1980 · 14/12/2025 17:50

this

Which I've had to do!

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JohnofWessex · 14/12/2025 19:28

I might write to the agents to inform them of a neighbour dispute.

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