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Utter tosser of a neighbour contempt on driving us out!!

35 replies

Smokedham101 · 01/09/2020 21:57

It’s all came to a head tonight...to give some background... Jesus where do I begin. Currently living in a 3 bed terrace wedged between two horrible neighbours, they both spend all day at home due to the fact they are retired and quite honestly have nothing better to do with their lives than making futile and frankly malicious attempts to drive me out. Kids are already to scared to go in the garden. We’ve been living here for 5 years, and working from home during lockdown with kids home all day has made it all progressively worse. Both neighbours are very unfriendly, although the one on the left has never addressed whatever issues he has had to my face he’s been very vocal to my landlord using some abhorrent names. The one on the right really is a piece of work it’s like he spends all day scheming, so far in the last 6 months alone he’s called cps they came over checked kids etc everything’s fine put it down as a malicious report he’s phoned the rspca saying our dogs were being abused guess what? All clear, he’s phoned the council on us... all clear.. He’s constantly attempting to intimidate me to do things on my property as if he has any say so... I.e last month children and I lit a small fire in the back garden to toast some marshmallows it as a nice night he marched outside shouting and screaming demanding me to “put the fucking fire out” it was 5pm and they had also had one that day. Or last week he said that I “better move the fucking flower pots or he will get us kicked out” apparently their attracting bees? seriously it’s two pots how many can they really attract? He’s constantly climbing a stepladder and leaning his head over the wall every time we’re out as if to inspect what to rant about this time. Every time I refuse to do his never ending list of ridiculous requests he calls up the landlord, whom I have a good relationship with so he’s just wasting his time. (Getting to why it has came to a head now) We decided to book up a holiday in north wales we live in the south anyway we left last Tuesday amidst yet another dispute.. at the back of the garden we have a small blackberry bush, it’s useful during lockdown and somewhat kept the kids occupied although they no longer go into the garden anyway he claimed that “ I have to cut it” bla bla the usuall or he will get us kicked out... I explained that whilst I am living here and paying the rent to live here I will be growing the garden as I see fit it was very small and not at all encroaching on his boundary anyway he left in a puff no doubt to give someone a ring nevertheless we left on holiday... when we returned home it was absolute fucking carnage blackberry bush was ripped from its root left all over the ground flowers ripped up deck chair busted growing tree (probs around 4 foot) chopped down. I have never retaliated or reported the pathetic attack of malicious and false complaints as he really is the kind of man who would get very bitter about that sort of things as if it’s fine when he does it but how dare anyone else. Anyway immediately I rang the none emergency number I mean it really wasn’t hard to guess who had done it. The officer I spoke to informed me this was trespass and criminal damage, police officers will be around in the morning. My landlord rushed over and informed me that whilst I was on holiday the man on the right had rang the police (unknown to him we were away) claiming all sorts anyway the landlady informed them we were away and I suppose bloody bastard must have listened in and seized his opportunity I’m just so angry. I have been nothing but respectful, we even rescued his ferrets a while back which escaped from its cage. And in return nothing but utter disregard. Just lost now and really think it’s better off to move but hate the idea of being ran from my own house. Long post I know. Just looking for advice and support. I feel the man next door thinks he’s got some sort of power because he’s a home owner and I’m a single mother.

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ednclouda · 02/09/2020 21:38

You can inform the police - no funding or budget to come out
You can inform the council - no funding or budget to come out
Your on your own possibly a private civil case against horrid neighbour but get your wallet out as it will cost you Just being realistic in 2020

Scorpiowoman80 · 04/09/2020 18:09

Currently going through similar, my neighbour next door overheard us talking about my sons egg allergy whilst we were all outside. The next day he threw an egg into our garden! He’s also been to my landlord who actually apologised to us for having to bring up concerns! I have no advice really just stand your ground.

Greeneyes78 · 04/09/2020 18:18

i’ve never heard of a rock of cannabis.

i’d probably pull your blackberry bush out for renting in a catchment area to just piss ofc after Wink

Closetbeanmuncher · 04/09/2020 23:03

He’s constantly climbing a stepladder and leaning his head over the wall every time we’re out as if to inspect what to rant about this time

Next time his fugly face pops up give it a blast with the hosepipe...

What an insufferable wanker.

tenbob · 05/09/2020 15:02

You can get a security camera from Amazon that you can leave against a window at the back of the house pointing into the garden, which will capture everything and allow you to view it on your phone.

Just make sure when you set it up that it only captures your garden and not next door or else that will give them something else to complain about.

Good luck with the house hunting and hope you find somewhere else very soon

MadinMarch · 05/09/2020 15:34

He clearly wants you out so that he may be able to buy the house when it comes o the market.
I think I'd make very certain that he 'overheard' a conversation of me telling a friend that I'd bought the house off the landlord.
But I'm petty like that...

BrandyandBabycham · 05/09/2020 15:36

Think you mean “ intent on”

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