Brit thread.

English Lady said:
Ok possible back up for my neighbours not being nice people.


3am this morning a set of newspapers in a co-op plastic bag were set alight on my doorstep. hubby was awake and noticed the fumes and then the fire. Had to call the fire brigade and the police.

We have had NO trouble before this in our 4 years of living round here*sigh*


Sorry I'm moaning..but i'm boody furious and my house stinks of smoke!

Bastards! Nope, they don't sound like nice people to me.

Are the police taking any action?

I feel for you, EL, and worry about you. You have every right to moan!

Lou :rose:
 
English Lady said:
Ok possible back up for my neighbours not being nice people.


3am this morning a set of newspapers in a co-op plastic bag were set alight on my doorstep. hubby was awake and noticed the fumes and then the fire. Had to call the fire brigade and the police.

We have had NO trouble before this in our 4 years of living round here*sigh*


Sorry I'm moaning..but i'm boody furious and my house stinks of smoke!

EL, make sure you make a log of all "incidents" concerning your neighbours, and your local council has powers to sort them out, not a lot can be done quickly unless you are in fear of your life or property, which by allaccounts has started,maybe a visit to local CAB might be useful as well.

as far as noise is concerned if it interferes with your daily life, because of excessive disturbance enviromental health can take action..again local council!! hope that helps somewhat anyway
 
Lou...there was a similar incident in the area last night and so the police are looking into both...they didn't seem to interested in hearing about the neighbours..though i did tell'em what we suspect!


Pussy chaser....thanks hun...already onto environmental health...they're sending me a "noise pack" I might vist the CAB....but without any real evidence...i doubt much can be done really
 
English Lady said:
Ok possible back up for my neighbours not being nice people.


3am this morning a set of newspapers in a co-op plastic bag were set alight on my doorstep. hubby was awake and noticed the fumes and then the fire. Had to call the fire brigade and the police.

We have had NO trouble before this in our 4 years of living round here*sigh*


Sorry I'm moaning..but i'm boody furious and my house stinks of smoke!

EL,

That's pretty extreme even for "neighbours from hell!!!"

Stay safe sweetie!
 
English Lady said:
Lou...there was a similar incident in the area last night and so the police are looking into both...they didn't seem to interested in hearing about the neighbours..though i did tell'em what we suspect!


Pussy chaser....thanks hun...already onto environmental health...they're sending me a "noise pack" I might vist the CAB....but without any real evidence...i doubt much can be done really

Hmm... shame when this sort of thing happens love, and it can't be resolved amicably... we've brilliant neighbours... same ones for the past 23 yrs... how long have these inconsiderate twats been next to you??

Whatever you do... don't retaliate with loud music or nuisance tactics, it can only make it worse... while you're moaning about them and behaving... it's a complaint against them... as soon as you step over the line as well... it's a dispute, and you'll be tarred with the same brush as them.

CAB are good for advice, but can often do bugger all much on your behalf... have you tried 'Housing Rights' part of CAB, sort of, and they can even provide free legal advice in the form of a solicitor if you aint rich.

In cases like this the police are less than hopeless... the only time they'd act is if the neighbours car wasn't taxed, or if he was speeding... In cases like this the law is clear cut... if someone causes a nuisance that can be proved... the police 'can' and should act, even if to prevent the dispute escalating.

Trouble is people like your neighbours are usually a bit rough natured and the police are far too lily livered these days to challenge anyone who might really turn on them... If your husband lost it (as I would I'm afraid), and went round next door with a baseball bat to smash said offending stereo to pieces... his feet wouldn't touch the ground on the way to jail though... being an agrieved victim driven to extreme, he of course would be treated as the criminal, as is the norm in British justice these days.

Stay calm dear... but if nobody seems to want to help you... make a total fucking nuisance of yourself with the authorities... phone the council every day... send them a dozen emails on the subject even... leave a message on their answer phone after hours and if possible make sure the music is booming in the background... hold the phone up away from your head to record it... do the same with the police if need be... You're a council tax payer... you pay the wages of all these minions, including the police... you are the boss.


pops............(Who really wouldn't recommend his usual methods)
 
thanks for all the great advice


:kiss: for Lewd


and a :kiss: for you too pops. We are keeping our heads....we're by nature quiet types and not very violent...*chuckling* So we'll do what we can using the means we can.


Actually we were looking ot move back over to closer to where my Dad lives now anyway....this might just speed up our decision making processes*L*


oh and they've been in the house next door about a fortnight i think pops..maybe 3 weeks at a push :rolleyes:
 
Form a neighbourhood watch...

I had trouble with a council hostel which was in the house attached to mine and the two beyond.

We formed a neighbourhood group from all the houses within sight of the hostel and wrote to the local councillors every time something happened. We rang the councillors at 2am if the incident occurred at 2am.

We kept a communal diary of everything - how many police cars, how many people involved - and sent copies to ALL 50 councillors every month.

We logged telephone calls to the housing department including times and names of officials spoken to.

We wrote dozens of letters a month.

The hostel was closed for 'refurbishment' and the tenants moved. That happened 10 years ago. Now all the tenants are on a license agreement NOT a tenancy. If they misbehave they can be evicted and then the council has no duty to rehouse them.

Apart from one or two 'domestic' incidents when partners fall out (and I mean 1 or 2 not 6) we have had no trouble for the last 10 years.

The council installed a resident warden and upgraded the locks and security inside the building. Now CCTV cameras cover the entire outside of the building.

We succeeded. But we succeeded more for the residents of the hostel. They were victims far more than we were but didn't have the clout to deal with their fellow tenants.

Guess what? Og is known to the Council as "an awkward b****r"!

Og
 
Well done you Og.

That's the way to deal with it, be a pain in their side so they deal with you.

Local papers are good too.
 
well neighbours were quiet last night...we will take things further as and when things progress. :)
 
lewdandlicentious said:
Well done you Og.

That's the way to deal with it, be a pain in their side so they deal with you.

Local papers are good too.

One of my daughters is now the chief reporter for a local paper in another town. Perhaps it was because she was used to her father talking to reporters every week...

Og
 
pussy chaser said:
afternoon!!

Lou as per your Av
yes
yes
and yes!!:D :rose:

Good afternoon, Chaser!

:eek:

Don't know if I could cope with any more right now. :eek:

I know, that's not like me, at all! ;)

Lou :kiss:
 
Tatelou said:
Good afternoon, Chaser!

:eek:

Don't know if I could cope with any more right now. :eek:

I know, that's not like me, at all! ;)

Lou :kiss:

that's ok Lou!:(

done all 3 in my mind anyway:D
:devil:
 
pussy chaser said:
that's ok Lou!:(

done all 3 in my mind anyway:D
:devil:

Oops, sorry, Chaser. My intention wasn't to turn down a bit of fun, you just caught me at a rare moment of complete exhaustion, I guess. ;) :devil: :D

I did wonder who was thinking naughty thoughts earlier. ;)

Lou :kiss:
 
Tatelou said:
Oops, sorry, Chaser. My intention wasn't to turn down a bit of fun, you just caught me at a rare moment of complete exhaustion, I guess. ;) :devil: :D

I did wonder who was thinking naughty thoughts earlier. ;)

Lou :kiss:

LOL, well i knackered you out anyway in my fantasy!!:D :D :D
 
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