Neighbour 'shed' dispute

Jammyd said:
I'm guessing he doesn't post on COB haha! Shed is brown. We are spending a lot of money in June and getting our full garden landscaped and from our new patio that is all we are going to be able to see. My wife has contacted a home security company to get cameras put in incase they do anything if we mention it.
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I'd move. The housing market is pretty active atm, someone will buy it. Why spend (waste) all that money when you have a problem neighbour? Move somewhere more quiet.
 
coluka said:
Some things you just have to put up with unfortunately, for your own peace of mind, only you know which elements that annoy you are really petty, but the planning breach you don’t need to just accept. It sounds like he wants to wind you up, reacting will give him a cheap thrill and make him do other stuff all the more. The more you react, the more he will think stuff up to do. I would keep a diary of events over time so that if anything really serious does kick off you have a record of who, what, where, when etc and also note against it how it made you feel at the time (keep it honest, if you react, note that too). A diary helps paint a picture for police, councils and judges should it ever come to that, it might help you release some of the pressures you feel. Try not to be obsessive about it though, these things can take over your life If you let them.

I would just report the planning breach providing you know for sure action can and will be taken, so talk to your council first for advice. Everything else, try to turn the other cheek where you can, try not to react, hopefully he gets bored of his pathetic behaviour that way. If his biker mates are regular visitors at certain times of the week leave your car on the road across your own drive at those times so they can’t block it.
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Yeah I understand what you are saying. I forgot to mention that he doesn't even own the house he rents it. That's what annoys me more, so I don't know whether to say anything as he could be gone in a year but could still look to cause us hell.
 
MolteniArcore said:
I'd move. The housing market is pretty active atm, someone will buy it. Why spend (waste) all that money when you have a problem neighbour? Move somewhere more quiet.
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Sorry I forgot to mention that he is only a private renter. So he could be gone in a years time or be here for life. I love the area, so I'm guessing it's a toss up between just getting on with it or reporting him.
 
I am a biker myself and while I believe in being respectful to others, I know a lot of us enjoy winding up non bikers. I think it is something to do with the obsession of having a tank of inflammable liquid, over the top of a hot engine in between our legs that leads to antisocial behaviour.
If you wind them up, they will likely respond and it will escalate.
I do hope you manage to find a resolution to the problem.
 
Jammyd said:
Sorry I forgot to mention that he is only a private renter. So he could be gone in a years time or be here for life. I love the area, so I'm guessing it's a toss up between just getting on with it or reporting him.
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Easy then, talk to the letting agent or the landlord and complain. Not sure how many tennants are going to install their own sheds etc.
 
Boro in Devon said:
Easy then, talk to the letting agent or the landlord and complain. Not sure how many tennants are going to install their own sheds etc.
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I've tried, private landlord isn't responding to emails. I used to like bikers, living next to him makes me absolutely despise them. They come round thinking it's ok to sit there and rev there engines about 6 in the morning. If I was to sit and just rev my car the same they would think I was in the wrong! Selfish human beings
 
Keep in mind if you’re ever likely to sell and be he is still there, you will need to declare the dispute to any buyers if you do go down any official route.
 
Jammyd said:
I've tried, private landlord isn't responding to emails. I used to like bikers, living next to him makes me absolutely despise them. They come round thinking it's ok to sit there and rev there engines about 6 in the morning. If I was to sit and just rev my car the same they would think I was in the wrong! Selfish human beings
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Bikers are selfish with their obnoxiously loud bikes spewing noise and pollutants out.
 
Jammyd said:
Sorry I forgot to mention that he is only a private renter. So he could be gone in a years time or be here for life. I love the area, so I'm guessing it's a toss up between just getting on with it or reporting him.
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Until the next tenant comes along and is a nightmare. Over the course of your lifetime there you might get him staying years or an even worse neighbour.

Cut your losses and move. You could be gone in 2 months.

Living next door to a rental would be a no for me sadly for the issues you have highlighted. I hope you get it sorted though.
 
To be fair, it is not a tenants responsibility to go halves on the fence, if he rents it you should really be speaking with the house owner. The landlord has a duty of care and any alterations the tenant makes would need his landlords approval. Have you spoken or tried speaking to the landlord?
 
Jammyd said:
I've tried, private landlord isn't responding to emails. I used to like bikers, living next to him makes me absolutely despise them. They come round thinking it's ok to sit there and rev there engines about 6 in the morning. If I was to sit and just rev my car the same they would think I was in the wrong! Selfish human beings
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We arent all like that, however I admit that my bikes are quite loud but there is no way I would rev up at anti social times.
I take it that they are Harley types, these are always the loudest.
 
coluka said:
To be fair, it is not a tenants responsibility to go halves on the fence, if he rents it you should really be speaking with the house owner. The landlord has a duty of care and any alterations the tenant makes would need his landlords approval. Have you spoken or tried speaking to the landlord?
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I asked the landlord on both occasions about the fence. She said that the tenant has not complained or said anything about it. She doesn't care as doesn't live in the country and I'm guessing gets her rent paid every month as now isn't replying to me.
 
What you need to do is cut a hole in the back of the fence, and then a hole in the back of his shed. This will give you free access to the hot-tub and nobody will ever know.

If you do a bad job of it just put a Harley poster over it on the inside. They will never know.
 
Do you get on with any of your other neighbours and do they feel the same, especially about the noise? As he is renting I'd complain to the landlord/agency as a first port of call, but be prepared because it can get messy. But also don't let it make you or your family unhappy.

Your neighbour sounds like a d!ck though and it sounds like there's no being reasonable with him. If he is renting why does he care which side the fence faces. His landlord/agency may also not know about the shed, so a discreet word with them might be a good place to start. They won't want the hassle as much as anything.

I really don't envy you though. We moved recently because of awful neighbours - drug dealing, parties every weekend until 4am, completely ignoring covid rules, parking in front of our drive and then having a go when we asked them if they'd mind moving their car so we could get on etc etc. The list goes on. I'm sure stuff that isn't uncommon wherever you live, but it just got too much, and we weren't able to enjoy our house and garden. Fortunately we didn't lose anything in the sale/purchase and now that we have moved, we have great neighbours and we are just so much happier.
 
bear66 said:
No I'm not and my Euro 5 exhausts are almost noiseless with far, far less pollutants than the average car.
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Come on Bear, you know the score. You hear one biker with a loud exhaust and all bikers are selfish. You see one cyclist running a red light and all of them are criminals... Car drivers though are beyond reproach...

Obviously you are the exception when it comes to motorcyclists... I apologise. (y)
 
Jammyd said:
Tbf I have spoken to him like an adult to ask him to stop letting his dog **** on my garden and to stop covering our drive with his car and bikes. Plus, as a road we all asked him if he could stop revving his bike before 6 am and not after midnight.
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Some guy I use to play football against and I dare say reads this board use to let his dog crap on the front of my drive. I asked him nicely to stop it from doing it or clean it up - this didn't work, I pulled him up in front of all his team mates when we played them and told him if it happened again I would post it through his letter box - this didn't work. I posted the dog crap through his letter box - this worked.
 
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