Resolving Issues
Information about handling conflicts with neighbours through mediation, legal channels and community schemes. Articles cover harassment, boundaries, environmental issues and teenage behaviour problems.
Adverse Possession and Your Neighbour's Fence
You can lose land ownership if your neighbour uses it exclusively for long enough, here's how adverse possession works.
Airbnb Next Door: What Can You Do About It?
Short-term holiday lets next door are legal in most of England, but there are ways to challenge them if they breach lease terms or planning rules.
Benefits of a Homewatch Scheme
Join a Homewatch Scheme to reduce crime, build community connections, and look out for vulnerable neighbours in your area.
Boundary Disputes: Frequent Questions
Boundary disputes can turn even the friendliest neighbours into sworn enemies. We've seen everything from heated arguments over a few inches of land to...
Checking Out an Area Before Moving in
Spend time in a neighbourhood at different hours to get a real sense of whether it's right for you before moving in.
Dangers of Vigilantism
Taking justice into your own hands bypasses legal protections and can spiral into serious harm.
Dealing with Environmental Nuisances Caused by Neighbours
Stop graffiti, fly-tipping and abandoned cars from destroying your neighbourhood by knowing what to report and who to contact.
How Problem Neighbours Affect Your Health, and How to Cope
Problem neighbours can damage your sleep, mood and health, but there are practical ways to protect yourself while you sort it out.
Personal Issues: When Disputes Get Nasty
Neighbor disputes can turn nasty fast, from rumours and gossip to harassment, here's what you can actually do about it.
Planning Disputes: Who Pays?
Planning disputes between neighbours can get expensive—here's what you need to know about who pays.
Problems with the Neighbours at Christmas
Help dealing with noisy neighbours during the festive season and when it's time to speak up.
Protection from Harassment
You have legal protection against harassment from neighbours, whether it's threats, abuse, damage to property or intimidation.
Shared Driveway Disputes: Know Your Rights
Most shared driveway disputes start because people don't know their actual rights until something goes wrong, so check your title deeds first.
Stop Off-road Vehicles on Public Footpaths and Countryside
Understand which vehicles are legally banned from UK public footpaths and what counts as a mechanically propelled vehicle under the law.
What to Do About Noisy, Dirty or Aggressive Animals
Deal with noisy, dirty or aggressive animals from neighbours by knowing when to talk to them, contact authorities, or take legal action.
What to Do About Racist Behaviour?
Racist behaviour from neighbours is illegal in the UK, and here's what counts as discrimination and what you can actually do about it.
What to Do About Teenage Gangs
How to stay safe around problem teenage groups and when to involve authorities instead of confronting them yourself.
When Disputes Can Result in Discrimination
Understand what counts as illegal discrimination in neighbour disputes and what steps to take if you're being targeted.
When Mediation Can Help in Neighbour Disputes
Mediation can help resolve neighbour disputes when talking directly has failed and going to court seems like the only option left.