Neighbourly dispute - Help needed

[oldbanger]

If they are in social housing, there will be staff at whatever organisation is managing the property who deal with anti social behaviour. They are often happy to pursue civil nuisance orders and even evict if necessary.

[JQ]

Inkyfingers said:

JQ said:

Sadly, I think I'm the first to say this, but help your dad to move house. tts will always be tts, if you succeed stopping them blocking access they'll just move onto something else.

At 70, life is too short to put up with this kind of st - just get him out of there an let him enjoy retirement.

Agree in principle, but selling the house will be very difficult as the dispute will have to be disclosed to a buyer.

It's very easy to sell a house, put it in an auction and it will be sold circa 28 days from the auction date. It will be at a discount and painful, but I suspect the cost will be less than lawyer'ing up and starting legal action.

[vindaloo79]

JQ said:

It's very easy to sell a house, put it in an auction and it will be sold circa 28 days from the auction date. It will be at a discount and painful, but I suspect the cost will be less than lawyer'ing up and starting legal action.

Maybe they could rent it out and find somewhere more tranquil to spend a year. Then see how they feel if the neighbours move out.

[Welshbeef]

What a st situation OP.

I’d imagine your old man is frankly worrying about this 24/7 constantly under stress.

Options
1. Go legal - but that costs a lot and they will still be there and probably make it their reason to exist to make his life hell.
2. Sell up - but it could be a place where your dad has lives for decades so it’s frankly not an option.
3. Keep the house but rent it out and rent somewhere else it will be cost neutral but removes all stress

[oilbethere]

Im not Kent said:

It's not a shared drive. As he doesn't work the neighbours brother visits every day and parks his car across the pavement with the nose of the car pointing into the drive. Leaving no room for a car to get in or out. He leaves just enough space in front to let people walk past if they have to, technically he's not blocking access on the pavement. It's in a culture de sac so the back end of the car is just out on the road

Nightmare scenario. Forget selling the house now a dispute has been logged it'll never happen. You need to step up to the plate and sort it.

[elanfan]

Invite some travellers to live on his drive for a few weeks in exchange for making the neighbours life he’ll.

Then ask neighbour if he wants it to stop.

[vindaloo79]

I would advise you to work out where the brothers home is too before taking any further action.

How you find it out i don't know, but would be useful to know whatever the outcome.

[Hoink]

Is there any way you could change the shape of the drive and/or make the entrance bigger to allow two cars on? I know it's not ideal but would allow your dad to be able to use his drive without being blocked in.

ETA I would also pop up some cctv and keep a diary of events.

[tomsugden]

Check if the car has an MOT, tax and insurance. If it hasn't report it.

[Welshbeef]

Do you have any pics to help illustrate the issue?

[Welshbeef]

Could you not buy a super cheap car and when Brother is out park it as it should be on the road which will then enable your old man to drive in and out as he pleases.


Or increase the drop down width - might be c£1k but it closes out the issue as if they are literally blocking the drive you have them bang to rights.

[Im not Kent]

southendpier said:

Im not Kent said:

BRISTOL86 said:

‘The police aren’t interested unless a crimes been committed’ ... since when is attempting to run someone over not a crime?!

He got changed but they're not interested any in any of the verbal stuff... apparently it's a civil matter

Do you mean charged? What with?

Charged with breach of the peace for trying to run him over

[Im not Kent]

oldbanger said:

If they are in social housing, there will be staff at whatever organisation is managing the property who deal with anti social behaviour. They are often happy to pursue civil nuisance orders and even evict if necessary.

Unfortunately not, it's a bought house which the inherited

[Im not Kent]

Welshbeef said:

What a st situation OP.

I’d imagine your old man is frankly worrying about this 24/7 constantly under stress.

Options
1. Go legal - but that costs a lot and they will still be there and probably make it their reason to exist to make his life hell.
2. Sell up - but it could be a place where your dad has lives for decades so it’s frankly not an option.
3. Keep the house but rent it out and rent somewhere else it will be cost neutral but removes all stress

Option 3 is a thought.....rent it out to some scumbag who would cause the neighbour hassle

[fouronthefloor]

https://www.gov.uk/how-to-resolve-neighbour-disput...

[Im not Kent]

oilbethere said:

Im not Kent said:

It's not a shared drive. As he doesn't work the neighbours brother visits every day and parks his car across the pavement with the nose of the car pointing into the drive. Leaving no room for a car to get in or out. He leaves just enough space in front to let people walk past if they have to, technically he's not blocking access on the pavement. It's in a culture de sac so the back end of the car is just out on the road

Nightmare scenario. Forget selling the house now a dispute has been logged it'll never happen. You need to step up to the plate and sort it.

Yeah, it's feeling thats the only course of action as there's nothing legal that can be done until it's too late and something drastic happens

[Im not Kent]

tomsugden said:

Check if the car has an MOT, tax and insurance. If it hasn't report it.

Motabilty car, all his family has one each

[Jobbo]

elanfan said:

Invite some travellers to live on his drive for a few weeks in exchange for making the neighbours life he’ll.

Then ask neighbour if he wants it to stop.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...

OP, check what legal expenses may be covered by his home insurance policy. That could solve it the legal route without costing him a fortune in fees.

[markymarkthree]

Get your Dad on the Guinness .

Good luck, it must be a horrible feeling having someone giving your Dad grief, I don't know if I could control myself.

[Welshbeef]

OP I recall you mentioned “Private road” - so is it a private road from he highway throughout the cul-de-sac?

Does your old man + rest of the street pay in annually for all the grass cutting tree management and cost of rolling repairs for the road?
If so isn’t this totally different to a normal street in so much as the police cannot get involved as blocking in is irrelevant S you are all “off grid” so to speak.