I am the ground floor owner of a converted house, split into 2 apartments with my neighbor occupying the upstairs flat.
The land in the front yard belongs to us, though the upstairs owner has right of way on the footpath leading from the pavement/street to the shared entryway that both apartments use to gain access to each respective flat.
Due to recent criminal activity on our road, I am concerned for the wellbeing of my family and overall security of my property. I have bought a camera that I have paced on the window sill (behind my living room window) - in full view of everyone - that looks outward in the direction of the street and has been angled towards the footpath and shared entryway.
I have placed this camera on motion sensor between certain hours at night. It does not record sounds.
The issue is that my neighbor has claimed that we are 'spying' and are infringing upon rights to privacy. As mentioned, the camera does NOT view the up stair's flat in anyway, or the private door leading up to the upstair's flat (only accessed after opening the shared entryway/door), but only looks out at the shared entryway and the 'right of way' footpath leading up to it. We were instructed us to remove it immediately.
The intention of this has never been to snoop, but only to act as a security measure and added deterrence. I value privacy and do not want to infringe, though I want the added security.
What are my rights regarding this - do I need to remove the camera?