Neighbour dispute - advice

[malumbu]

Clearly not going to say much about the situation and that it is far enough away that those involved will not see the thread. Vextatious complaints. Harassment. Nasty.

If anyone can offer some free professional advice, or from their own expeience, please PM me.

Before the clever comments start this does not directly involve me, but has some knock in effects and from my perspective is bullying.

I have a good friend who is a senior police officer who has been helpful (sadly this situation is not that uncommon) but of course cannot get involved.

[Pugwash]

There is a Southwark Mediation Service who may be able to give some advice

[malumbu]

Because the OB are involved too late for mediation. Very sad situation I am afraid.....

OB = rossers = Peelers

[Seabag]

Bad neighbors are a pain, but as you know 'quantifying' the situation in order to get a result is very hard and wearing

I had this about 15 years ago, thankfully it only lasted 6 months and that was bad enough

However, the only way we found peace was to bring the situation to a head, forcing the issue and then resolving it collectively. It wasn't easy, but it couldn't be ignored

It has the potential to drive people to desperate measures. I used to fantasise about drilling a hole in our wall and randomly firing a gun through it or hiring a team of thugs to smash the place up

Thankfully the real world stepped in

Good luck

[Angelina]

It's very hard - it should never be too late for mediation - that's exactly when it helps.

If both are owner-occupiers then it really needs some support.

Otherwise, it sounds like legal advice is required. Have you tried Citizen's Advice?

[malumbu]

Thanks and I will post updates if I think this is of value.

My first house was ex-council in Abingdon. It was considered to be a rough area, but generally we were happy.

Then the neighbours went to work in Saudi leaving their late teenage kids behind and it became a nightmare. At the time there was a trend amongst this age for small motorbikes and the (what I call pyscobilly) look. Friday night was like being in Croydon or Bromley with gangs of youths walking about after the pubs shut looking for trouble. We even had a party which was crashed ending up in bottles being thrown and worse being used as hand held weapons.

This was all beyond myself and friends, but the police seemed to suggest it was a normal Saturday night.

You can imagine the relief when the 'for sale' sign went up. Perhaps the 'dispute' I am speaking about will only end when one party moves on.