New Problem Neighbour...

[guffhoover]

Only two real options.

1 - Let it be and hope that they move at some point. You're likely to be dealing a revolving door of tenants in your property, along with their complaints.
2 - Sell. Now before the twunt next door causes anymore havoc. In a years time it might be smashed windows, mattresses in the garden and attracting the local youfs as an area to hang out.

Unfortunately seen this play out a fair bit, particularly where the councils like to sprinkle some of the more unsavoury characters of society around new housing estates.

Bloody shame that by no fault of your own you end up in this dilemma.

[dvs_dave]

Flog him some fentanyl and let nature take its course.

[SimonTheSailor]

dvs_dave said:

Flog him some fentanyl and let nature take its course.

Where does one purchase that from ?

[Rustybanger]

C5_Steve said:

I don't think there's a quick fix, if they were your neighbours then the advice would be to report everything every time (council for the bonfires, there's restrictions in most places around times you can and can't have them) but as it's your tenants having to deal with it you can't really ask them to keep reporting it as they'll up sticks rather than deal.

I'd reach out to the parents and explain what's happening and what you'll be doing if it continues. They'll either care or they won't, it won't be any worse.

Smoke has to be a statutory nuisance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nuisance-smoke-how-cou...

There are no specific restrictions on times

[S1MMA]

any update OP?

[C5_Steve]

Rustybanger said:

Smoke has to be a statutory nuisance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nuisance-smoke-how-cou...

There are no specific restrictions on times

How strange I was sure I'd read somewhere there was. Thanks for clarifying.

[Black_S3]

You need to think 100 times before going down any formal channels imo. Last thing you want is having it on record that there’s a problematic neighbor that you’re aware of. If it was me - depending on the property I’d either target letting it to someone that wouldn’t care or I’d be selling up if I couldn’t stomach having the types that don’t care in the property…. That’s all assuming you’re 100 percent certain the problem neighbour owns the property.

[SimonTheSailor]

Yeah, have held off on doing anything formal. Sadly things have got worse, only this morning the letting agent contacted me with photos of the front garden. Looks like Steptoe and Sons yard (with a small fire as well).

Absolute disgusting mess.

Right royally f*cked.

[Pit Pony]

hidetheelephants said:

Nuisance bonfires should be reported to the council. Maybe one of them will burn out of control and burn his house down while he's in a weed induced stupor, he sounds like Pit Pony's stoner neighbour.

I'm on holiday in Corfu. I try not to think about him. He's a dick.

[RichFN2]

You could contact the parents once via a letter, if they respond then great but if they don't I would leave them alone. They might have gone through hell with him and want nothing to do with him.

Could you not report this online to the police? It does sound like some sort of drug den etc and when my mate was a policeman they got quite a few tips offs this way.

[SimonTheSailor]

Already been reported to the Police, council and others I believe . The Police have told me he is 'known to them' and have had dealings with him recently.

I would post pictures of the front garden but don't want it quoted so it stays here forever, in case it might go against me !

[worsy]

You could externally host the photos. That way if you remove them they will also be removed from quoted posts.