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Being Bullied by a Neighbour? What You Can Do
If you, or anyone in your household, feel as though you’re being bullied in your neighbourhood or even your own home, it can potentially make...
Do I Need Permsission to Do Mechanical Work on My Driveway?
Your question raises a number of potential issues regarding your husband’s use of the property, and any trouble which your neighbour could cause...
How Do I Find Out if Neighbour is a Sex Offender?
I can understand your concerns, and it’s only natural that you’re worried about your children’s safety. You haven’t mentioned who has told you...
How to Deal With a Neighbour 'Stalking' You
Stalking by neighbours – or anyone, in fact – is one of those crimes that is often joked about, but can be very unnerving and at times even...
Is My Builder at Fault?
Given that your builder denies even going onto your neighbour’s roof in the first place, the onus here is on your neighbour. He must be able to able to prove that your...
Legal Aid Cuts Make Fighting Disputes More Expensive
Changes to the legal aid system could mean it becomes more difficult for people to pursue a claim against a problem neighbour in the future. In...
Looking Out for Elderly Neighbours in Cold Weather
The last few winters in the UK have been particularly cold, and while we all shiver and turn up the heating, we should also spare a thought for...
Making Your Neighbourhood a Nicer Place
It’s easy to complain about the neighbours, but if you want to live in a great neighbourhood, make like Gandhi and try being the change that you...
My Rights Regarding my Neighbour's Trees?
You don’t say where the problem lies here in terms of the potential damage it may cause to your property. However, if any of the tree's branches...
Noisy Flat Above: Is There Anything We Can Do?
If the house was converted into flats after you moved in, the first thing to establish is whether or not planning permission was granted for that....
Own a Driveway But Park on Road: What's the Law?
Parking is a common source of tension between neighbours, especially when these days many households have more than one car to park and limited...
Problems With the Neighbours at Christmas
It’s the season of festivity and goodwill, but there are some situations that can severely test your patience over Christmas and New Year, and...
What Can I do About My Problem Neighbour?
So far, you have taken exactly the right steps to try to resolve this issue. You’ve asked your neighbour not to slam the door and, when the...
What Can we do About a Neighbour's CCTV Camera?
The main laws surrounding the use Of CCTV are contained within the Data Protection Act 1998 but these do not cover domestic residences. It is...
What Can we do About our Neighbour's Noisy Dogs?
Persistent dog barking is not acceptable by law but before you take any formal action, it might be worth visiting your neighbours first and explain...
What Should we do About Our Neighbour's Complaining?
This would seem to be a case of a house conversion where sound insulation seems to have not been too high up on the agenda when it was converted...
What to Do About Noisy, Dirty or Aggressive Animals
We’re a nation of animal lovers, but it can be really hard to love a neighbour’s pet if they are noisy, or cause you other problems.
If you’re...
What You Have to Declare About Neighbours When Selling
If you’ve decided to move home, whether to escape problem neighbours or not, you’ll have to own up to any issues you’ve had with the neighbours...
Wood Burning Stove: Can Neighbour Object?
The law regarding this would very much depend on if you are living in a Smoke Control Area and if so, whether what you are burning is classed as...
