How to shut up a problem neighbour?

[Andehh]

Speak to him explaining how selling the house helps raise the value of those around, gets you out if his hair, either that or you rent to/consider council for their "needy residents". If that's fails record disputes, take pictures of signs and if he fails to be civilised I'd go to the police and seek legal advice on if they can do anything.

[LucreLout]

CoolHands said:

tell him if he doesn't shut up you'll rent it to a housing assocition, and his life will become hell.

^^^^ this. If that doesn't work, just sign it over and get on with life - its a nasty habit of being too short.
Later, if it still bothers you, post some frozen st through his letterbox or sleep with his wife.

[Martin4x4]

Get the Police involved under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

"Although harassment is not specifically defined in section 7(2) of the PHA, it can include repeated attempts to impose unwanted communications and contact upon a victim in a manner that could be expected to cause distress or fear in any reasonable person."

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/stalking_and_ha...

While it might not be enough harassment to hold up in court, that could be enough to make him back off.

On a lighter note

RB Will said:

total area abut 5sq m about all you could do with it is grow a row of beans FFS!

Easily big enough for a row of frozen sausages.

Edited by Martin4x4 on Friday 31st October 19:22

[RB Will]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

hornetrider said:

This thread needs pics (or preferably, a childish sketchup in MS Paint). It is a Friday afternoon, after all.

If it helps.


The Red bit is the disputed area.

I dont have the land registry pic to hand but its pretty much as you have put it except with mine and the neighbours houses the other way around. He thinks he owns a sliver of the side of my land like that

[surveyor]

57Ford said:

Either way, this house is for sale and if I were interested in buying, I'd expect my surveyor to pick up on a freshly moved fenceline. However marginal is immaterial when it comes to property deals and mortgage lenders - they seem to like i's and t's dotted and crossed. It would seem to me that this could cause yet more delays to the OPs goal of getting the house sold.

Eh? how is the surveyor meant to spot a freshly moved fence line? They will be asked to confirm the title plan is correct - and not always even that.

[Jasandjules]

surveyor said:

Eh? how is the surveyor meant to spot a freshly moved fence line? They will be asked to confirm the title plan is correct - and not always even that.

Depending on the survey, the fact the house has a roof and doors and windows is enough......

[singlecoil]

OP, have you considered the medieval option? I'm told it can be very effective, especially if you call up a couple of pipe-hitting assistants.

[Mound Dawg]

Wonder if he wants it back because his first wife is buried under it and he's worried someone will dig her up.

Just saying.

[paintman]

The solution is most likely in the decision made at the earlier resolution.
Get a suitable solicitor to chase it - may be able to trace it through the previous owners of your property.

[190bhp]

Lay a poo, freeze it, balance it on a golf tee and kick it through his front window pane.

[Mk3Spitfire]

190bhp said:

Lay a poo, freeze it, balance it on a golf tee and kick it through his front window pane.

Most immature yet hilarious post I've seen in a while!

[S4mb0x]

Hooli said:

Kill him, mince his corpse, make his corpse into sausages, freeze the sausages & hammer them into his lawn.

I came here because I recently had noisey neighbours move in. I got distracted by your comment though. It's only 12 minutes past midnight and my day has been made!

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Dan_1981 said:

CYMR0 said:

Dan_1981 said:

Give it him. Let him have it.

Dan_1981 is the ghost of Derek Bentley and I claim my £5.

That took a second or two

Let Him Have It

[StuntmanMike]

190bhp said:

Lay a poo, freeze it, balance it on a golf tee and kick it through his front window pane.

We could have a frozen sausage replacement here.

[cptsideways]

I like the housing association idea


Get a "mate" to turn up with a clipboard & a lanyard, when he starts mouthing off, get the mate to say he's from the local HA & that a patch of land will be the least of his worries when they buy it & move in the neighbours from hell.

Think you might find a change of tact, especially if you explain they were the only interested party.

[Trailhead]

cptsideways said:

I like the housing association idea


Get a "mate" to turn up with a clipboard & a lanyard, when he starts mouthing off, get the mate to say he's from the local HA & that a patch of land will be the least of his worries when they buy it & move in the neighbours from hell.

Think you might find a change of tact, especially if you explain they were the only interested party.

^^^ this. Brilliant!

[robinessex]

Get a friend who's a good actor, plus a 'druggie wife and 3 obnoxious teenagers. And a dog that'll crap on his grass'. Get them to ‘visit the house as the new tenants’. A suitable display of being awful neighbours should sort him out.

[Pit Pony]

On my deeds, the Trangular 2 metre by 20 cm (yes 20cm) piece of land my neighbour wanted to dispute is smaller than the felt tip pen that it was drawn with.

The 60cm x 40 cm square that I think he has is much clearer and mine on my deeds, so I offered to swap back to how it should be, if he does the fencing but he saw sense. I've been here 18 years so I guess it's a pointless discussion in law. BUT the rear fence was at a slight angle in 1966, but garages put it after that were always straight to the house is belonged to, so little bits of land got lost behind them over the years.

As the guy is a BTL landlord I've not heard anything more.

[Crush]

Kidnap children and put them in his garden, then phone the police

[Trailhead]

Where abouts is the property? Happy to turn up and act as a "potential bad tenant" can anyone lend me a tracksuit??