Neighbour misery

[Saratoga123]

Just wondering if anone has had experiences with terrible neighbours and what they have done. We live in a flat which is part of a conversion. A guy and his girlfriend live in the same building and the guy is a complete bully and is making everyone's life who lives here miserable snd it has been going on for years. The problems range from constant low level anti-social behaviour (blocking the drive, door slamming and shouting in the early hours) to threats of violence, trying to break doors down and keying cars. I have called the police twice and one of the other flat ownders has too, but we have just been told to keep a log of events. It has now come to the stage where people are selling up/tenants are moving out. The guy has a particular penchant for threatening women when he is sure that their husbands and boyfriends are not at home, but he makes sure that noone is within earshot. He owns a local plastering and property maintenance business and I see him chatting to and charming the locals who are his potential customers, but none of them are aware of what he is doing in the building where we live. We can't afford to move out and it is becoming very stressful. Does anyone have any advice?

Personally, I’d try to ruin his business but I’m a nasty bastard who doesn’t put up with shitty behaviour and doesn’t care about the consequences. Not the answer you’d expect and there will be more constructive answers along shortly.

Thanks Finfintytint. I had considered posting on our local neighbourhood network and telling everyone what he has been doing, but I guess I'm afraid of the repercussions.

I wouldn't do that from my personal social media account but world set up a dummy account

As long as you're factual about what he's done I don't think you'll have any legal push back.

Doing this might make him lash out even more though so not sure how effective it will be

Probably best keep recording his behaviour and reporting it.

Is it a council property?

@Finfintytint agree, this is the type of thing I’d do, threaten him with it first too, he’s got more to lose than retaliating towards you I’d say, CF

Acdccc, that's good advice. No, it's a privately owned property and the guy is privately educated and well spoken. I think this is part of the problem, as you would not take him for the yob and bully that he is if you actually met him.

I have the same problem, after keeping a log for 2 years the police interviewed my neighbour but said there was not enough proof. You need to record him, easier said than done.

Namechange fail op?

Can you get mediation from the council? Lots do offer this service.

Install cameras to record him or use your mobile to record any threatening conversation and hand the evidence to the police. I would try to get all your neighbours involved in this and you can all pitch in to install CCTV and make him feel that everyone is keeping an eye on him and will report him if he does anything. I would also be a bit more forceful with the police and keep the pressure.

Trying to bad-mouth his business is just passive-aggressive and will achieve nothing over than make things worse. Stick to the main issue.

Jazzmin I think that this is the problem. Most of the stuff is constant low level aggressions which can't be proved. However when this is on a daily basis it just creates misery. I have spoken to the neighbours to see if we could go to the police together, but most of them are too scared.

Thanks for the good advice Requinblanc.

I have not great neighbours too and just wanted to say I really feel for you. It can take a toll on your mental health and makes me worry about how I will sell the property. Does this guy own his property or have a landlord? If he owns is their a freeholder who could keep him in line with his leasehold responsibilities (e.g. not being anti-social?).

I mainly just wanted to say I empathise with you and it's understandable to feel really stressed by it. When home no longer becomes a place of safety/calm it really is deterimental.