Neighbour 'shed' dispute

The bloke sounds like a tosser, so you're going to have to just keep escalating and be pettier than you would expect to get him to play ball, just remember he's started it by being a d*ck, don't feel bad about anything. You just have to "out tosser" him.

Send him a letter (and also a letter addressed to the landlord, same envelope type, same writing etc, obv it's the same thing, but obv he can't open that and effectively showing you're willing to escalate), highlighting the problems, and effectively who you're going to report him to, but make sure the letter is signed for on delivery, so he can't say he never got it. I always do this with clients that don't pay, or people who are being morons, and they always take it more seriously.

As a second stage if nothing is done, send a letter again, recorded delivery, also include the council, planning, EA and letting agent in the distribution list.

If he still acts like ****, fight fire and record his dog s***ing, and him not picking it up and send it to the police. Then he will start to get the idea you're serious.

You could also flick any dogshit in the direction of his front door/ car/ bike/ his mates bikes etc, with any contact with his gear, being an "accident" of course. You can always have the accident defence, and would have been put in that position if he had been obeying the law/ rules.

The trick is escalation, threaten it, then if he doesn't comply, then you must do it, and imply further escalation. Eventually, everyone gets the idea and if it goes as far as the police just tell them you will take it into your own hands as you're otherwise afraid for the safety of you and your family.

As for the fence, it's not his responsibility to pay for that, and I was under the impression that if you pay for a fence you own it, so have to have the supports on your side, so it looks nicer on the other side (the side of the guy not paying for it). I think this is the "rule", but not certain, and it does sound like it's the wrong way around (literally).
 
I've never been in this position personally (thankfully) but how much does it bother you that you can see it from the kitchen window? If it is purely 'the principle' I'd be tempted to just try and let it lie as that's probably more likely to get the better of him. Sounds like he's looking for a row with you and you are (understandably) quite close to giving him one. But is it worth it? Don't play into his hands is all I can say.
 
Every time you see his dog in his garden, let off a firework. The dog might cack itself in his garden, or even his house as it scampers in past his startled mug.
 
I wouldn’t trust those biker types , I’m not even sure they shower. Dont **** him off just keep your head down.
 
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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Surely you just report him to the landlord. Plus why risk renter after renter, each one with their own niche problems.
 
Jammyd said:
I paid for a 20m new fence put in, but changed to have the boards facing me this time as I had paid for it.

it's about 3m high and it's all I can see from my kitchen window.

all you hear is his bike every minute of the day

I'm constantly having to knock on his door to ask them to be moved

Plus he's got an 11 stone rottweiler that always ***** on my lawn.

Is it worth the hassle??
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This is why neighbour disputes are so corrosive because every time you look out of your window you will see your fence & his shed and then go on a misery train of thought listing all of the ways he is a terrible neighbour.

Jammyd said:
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 in case they do anything if we mention it.
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Looking out on your newly landscaped garden will just be another stop for the misery train with the final destination being checking hours of cctv to make sure he isn't tossing dog ends & dog crap into the garden.

So you need to change momentum & change the associations from negative to positive.

Every time he goes in the shed/hot tub, say "I heard you've got the hot tub going, can I join you?" Then when you look out & see the shed, you'll think of the happy times you've had in there not that it is blocking the view of some boring sky.

When he's got his bike engine running, you can brush up your amateur mechanical skills and offer well thought out opinion on the occasional pinking noise & how he could fix it.

When they park their bikes on your drive, take it as an opportunity to sit astride these fabulous machines & visualise yourself (brum brum noises are not optional) riding on the open road to your happy place.

You'll soon turn the misery train into the aircraft of happiness.
 
newusername said:
This is why neighbour disputes are so corrosive because every time you look out of your window you will see your fence & his shed and then go on a misery train of thought listing all of the ways he is a terrible neighbour.


Looking out on your newly landscaped garden will just be another stop for the misery train with the final destination being checking hours of cctv to make sure he isn't tossing dog ends & dog crap into the garden.

So you need to change momentum & change the associations from negative to positive.

Every time he goes in the shed/hot tub, say "I heard you've got the hot tub going, can I join you?" Then when you look out & see the shed, you'll think of the happy times you've had in there not that it is blocking the view of some boring sky.

When he's got his bike engine running, you can brush up your amateur mechanical skills and offer well thought out opinion on the occasional pinking noise & how he could fix it.

When they park their bikes on your drive, take it as an opportunity to sit astride these fabulous machines & visualise yourself (brum brum noises are not optional) riding on the open road to your happy place.

You'll soon turn the misery train into the aircraft of happiness.
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Imagine :ROFLMAO:

The only other option is to get a bike and join his gang.

My understanding of motor cycle gangs is limited, but presumably there will be drug cartels, gun sales, hookers and lots of excitement on the way. Probably wont be much time to think about the shed and fence.
 
You should go and crap in his garden, see how he likes that when he sees how hard you are, even better if you've got diarrhoea then he won't be able post it through your letterbox.
 
You could fill your hands with melted chocolate, nuts and sweetcorn, and add some fart spray, smear some on your face, smear some all over his bike and all over his door handle then knock on the door, shouting "look what you made me do".

You could also throw some kippers through his letterbox, when he goes on holiday, or tactically stash some in his garden/ bushes.
 
MolteniArcore said:
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... Fi

Obviously you are the exception when it comes to motorcyclists... I apologise. (y)
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It's Harley riders I have little time for. Most are decent blokes but their exhausts are stupidly noisy for the limited power they have. They also don't "nod" in acknowledgement of passing fellow bikers, a worldwide protocol.

The "1%ers" are the ones to generally avoid.
 
bear66 said:
It's Harley riders I have little time for. Most are decent blokes but their exhausts are stupidly noisy for the limited power they have. They also don't "nod" in acknowledgement of passing fellow bikers, a worldwide protocol.

The "1%ers" are the ones to generally avoid.
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We have totally the same thing with fellow cyclists and with us it's also very true, the "1%ers" are to be avoided!
 
I'm pretty convinced that The Fall played a song called 'Neighbour Shed Dispute' when I last saw them live but that was a good few years ago now so I really can't be sure and sadly MES is dead now so its not like I can ask him to confirm that for me.
 
Collect each and every dog poo that ends up in your garden, then go round the back and lob it over the fence and into the hot tub. Maybe use a long stick to reach over and turn the bubbles on.
For added impact, do this when he is sat in it.
 
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