Police Forced to Deal with Anti Social Neighbours

Originally written by Josh Hall, updated by the editorial team on 21st May 2026

Dealing with anti-social neighbours remains one of the most common reasons people contact the police and local councils in the UK. Over the years, various governments have introduced measures aimed at giving communities more power to address persistent problem behaviour. Understanding how these systems work can help you take the right steps if you find yourself living next to someone whose behaviour is making your life difficult.

When police get involved in neighbour disputes

Anti-social behaviour from neighbours covers a wide range of issues, including excessive noise, intimidation, vandalism, verbal abuse, or repeated incidents that cause distress to those living nearby. While some of these matters might seem like civil disputes, the cumulative effect of ongoing anti-social behaviour can be serious enough to warrant police involvement.

The police may respond when behaviour crosses into criminal territory or when there are concerns about harassment or threats. However, whether officers actually attend depends heavily on the severity of the incident and available resources. In practice, police will often encourage residents to explore other routes first, such as mediation or complaints to the local council.

Police involvement tends to happen when other approaches have failed or when the behaviour is severe. This might include situations where there is a risk of violence, evidence of hate crimes, or when vulnerable people are being targeted. The police can issue warnings, gather evidence for prosecution, or work with councils to pursue civil orders against persistent offenders. Building a strong evidence base is often essential before police will take formal action.

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The community trigger and your right to a review

One of the most significant tools available to residents is the community trigger, also known as the anti-social behaviour case review. This mechanism was introduced to give people a formal way of demanding action when they feel their complaints have not been taken seriously.

The community trigger can typically be activated when three or more complaints about anti-social behaviour have been made within a six month period. However, the exact threshold varies between local councils, and what counts as a qualifying complaint can differ too. Some areas set the bar at five complaints from separate households in the same neighbourhood. You should check your local council's website to find out the specific criteria that apply where you live.

Once the trigger is activated, relevant agencies must review the case together. This typically includes the council, police, and housing providers if applicable. They are required to look at what action has been taken so far and decide whether more can be done. The review should result in a formal response outlining what steps, if any, will be taken next.

This process is designed to ensure cases receive proper attention, though outcomes vary and there is no guarantee the problem will be resolved. If you are unhappy with the outcome of a case review, you may be able to escalate your complaint through your council's appeals process.

Your situation may be slightly different. ask a question below ↓ and our editorial team will reply with our advice.

What you can do if you are affected

If you are dealing with anti-social neighbours, keeping a detailed diary of incidents is a sensible first step. Note dates, times, what happened, and any witnesses. This evidence can support any formal complaints you make later and is often crucial if you want authorities to take action.

Start by reporting the behaviour to your local council's anti-social behaviour team. If the situation involves threats, violence, or criminal activity, contact the police directly. You can report non-emergency matters to the police by calling 101, though some forces also have online reporting tools available.

Mediation services can sometimes help resolve disputes before they escalate further. Some councils offer mediation for neighbour conflicts, though availability and cost vary by area, so check directly with your local authority. This approach works best when both parties are willing to engage, but it is not suitable for all situations, particularly where there is intimidation or a significant power imbalance.

For detailed guidance on anti-social behaviour powers and your rights, the GOV.UK website provides up to date information. You can also contact Citizens Advice for free, independent help with your specific circumstances.

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nana 19/07/2022 at 7:08 pm

removal of neighbours extremly high silver birch which could fall on our home or kill us if it fell, they are not prepared to discuss it and we are not in a position to foot a bill

nana 19/07/2022 at 7:04 pm

neighbours have a very tall tree which was planted by the previous owners approx 9 years ago, it is only a few feet from our home and our concerns are that it could fall in bad weather and it could kill us as our bedrooms are next to it and we only have a loft as we have a bungalow. I have approached the owner who was not helpful and said "if it bothers you so much you can have it removed" we are elderly and this is our forever home, which we love.
I am looking on line to see if they can be made to remove it or even take it down halfway, I hate being at loggerheads with the neighbours, can you advise us.

NextDoorBipolarAlcoh 12/09/2021 at 6:02 pm

We have lived here 22 years and have a new neighbour inherited from the mother who died but was toxic. Her daughter is a whole new level of mamma and dadda thrown in.

She's bipolar and is abusive when drunk. She's been verbally abusive and said some really nasty things.

The building work is relentless. An extension that over looks our garden with velux windows.

She was drilling when I had exams. The partner is quiet but also drinks and I suspect is bipolar. He frequently drink drives and we have already had significant involvement with the police and a lot of stress and heartache especially for my 80 yo mother.

Friday the police went round to see them and haven't been that helpful because next door wants to pull the fence down and did start causing criminal damage and no panda car came. My mother who is elderly and frail was so upset we were told we allegedly had aggressive body language but criminal damage being done without asking us by their builder. She then says the fence is encroaching on her side. It's the same fence for 22 years and part of it is even older going back to the 1970s

We maintained the fence and her mother never complained in 19 years and she moved here after us.

It's coming down I have surveyors report. No it ain't as we called the police out and if she wants it down she has to go to civil court.

We have adverse possession anyway as our next door neighbour to the left maintains that fence. We maintain the one to the right the one she wants to pull down.

We have cameras as they are ASB from drilling when I had exams, to heavy drinking and driving which police never did anything about and further he is very aggressive and has gone from one hate crime to another calling me an fing spastic 9.5 hours after agreeing not to speak to me with the PCSO at my request as I went outside and heard a crashing noise when his van hit builders materials. He was so aggressive we park our car with gates open so the CCTV recorded everything. He is like a jekyll and hyde and thank god for the fence as with a shared drive he would have assaulted me otherwise. I They said they want us to move but it ain't happening and I play the two gruesome twosome at their games. As for spastic it's disability hate crime for a disabled person which I am but he is bipolar and an alcohol dependent as is his partner and pot kettle black. Luckily we had a visitor who witnessed the whole show. I didn't say anything but laughed in shock when he called me a spastxc it's a very offensive word.

Sambo70 01/03/2021 at 12:54 am

We have, along with other numerous neighbours have a problem "nuisance neighbour". He has harassed, intimidated, threatened and damaged ours and others property. He has done damage as trivial as smashing a car window to arson!. The police cannot touch him, there is never any proof (evidence). He calls the police on a regular basis which is actually beginning to look like hes using the police as part of his harrassment "strategy "! I have researched this man's history of harrassment and it goes as far back as 15 years and another 1 address. I dont know about other prior history as he's 40 years old now. The police are useless! The police just dont want to know, dont care, they send out numerous officers that dont check the history of him being a problem neighbour. He keeps getting away with it. Its almost like the police jump to his "fanatical" behaviour. We and other neighbours are at the ends of our tethers with him. We just dont know what to do. If he was in council property he would have been kicked out by now! It came to a head last year where our car was damaged (coincidentally after an arguement with him and his wife) and my hubby and I "reacted" to them. We got ourselves arrested etc etc etc. Guess who got the criminal record? Not the arsonist bully! The police have failed us, other victims (15 found) and let that bastard get away with it again. He's moved on to bully another neighbour today and guess what the police did? Believed everything he said and upset the victims again by allowing themselves to be used as his "harrassment tool". He can't get to them physically now as they have had to get CCTV so he's calling the police to "report covid breach"; and of course, they have to come out. There was NO Covid breach. He stood In his doorway watching police visit his new victim. We all feel let down by the police more than anything as they never know the history when they visit us all. It's always the same repeat explanation to police and always the same outcome of protection- nothing. Oh, saying that we did have "markers" put on all our homes and an anit-arson letterbox. So clearly there is a risk but they can't arrest him.

Plumber 03/01/2021 at 8:30 pm

Theresa May is in rich world bubble not the real one

Plumber 03/01/2021 at 8:28 pm

I have same 30 years of it electronic equipment and banging walls abuse threating to kill me have evidence assaulting me dogs howling intimidation swearing drug abuse all sorts police give me asbo if I report it bent police

Sasha 03/09/2020 at 12:29 pm

We have had over 4 1/2 years of hell from our neighbour. After we moved in they said they would make our lives hell until we moved out, and that’s what they’re doing. We have put fences and a gate up to keep them away, and then they put a scaffolding platform up so they could still see over. Their German shepherds are frequently in my garden, we have four children and 3 cats and we don’t want them in here. Only last week the daughter (mid thirties) snatched my phone from me and blocked me from entering my driveway. I have provided the police with many videos of evidence, but because my neighbour makes (false) counter allegations about us with the other members of their family as witness, it means we don’t get taken seriously. They have no evidence that we have ever done anything, because we haven’t! Their language is vile and they don’t care who hears it. They make personal attacks and have made comments to try and affect our marriage. They threatened my daughter that they would set the dogs on her. Everyone in the village knows who they are and a large percentage have had their own dealings with them. Still nothing gets done!

Ant 22/06/2019 at 2:21 am

The Police told me if I dont like the racism and personal attacks on me then 'maybe you should move to a different city'

I'm a young mum. In my early 20's. Daughter is 5 months. I have to live above s msn who has history of harassing and stalking me. Each time I complain about what the guy is doing. It does down for a bit then starts again. Each time the police consider the last event as not relevant and saying 'that was ages ago' as a result I have suffered years of abuse, anti-social behaviour and harassment.

Also since im a woman the police went as far as justifying the aggressors behaviour by saying maybe i led him on and he's acting this way because he feels rejected. This all started when i was 20 years old. The aggressor is in his 50s. It's disgusts me to even think that this old man is reacting this way because he wanted to take advantage of me.

I'm currently having to move out my home to a womans refuge just to make sure I'm taking my child away from risk. I've now been forced to leave because of a lack of care from the justice system. Also for my mental health as I no longer feel safe in my home and I started having panic attacks.

Dugu Friend 04/03/2019 at 5:40 pm

Date: 04/03/2019

I phoned 3 times 101, Police Line to report the Anti-Social behaviours of my neighbour living on /First Floor (it's a two stry building in the whole street belonging to Housung Association).

I requested them that the perpetrators are excessively making noise by jumping on the floors including the Adult Parents since last 48 Hrs, and have threated the Physical Violence, with ranting foul and swearing Language, but they refused to deal withit. Instead, they gave Coucil Borough of Lambeth (I live in Brent London Borough), refused to give their Badge numbers and Names and the Police thumped the Phoned down, when I told them that this is not a Local Authority or Councils jb for Sever Noise Pollution. I wanted to Complain against each Officer who dealt with me in rudness and with fobbong answers covering each Officers with excuse of soft corner given to them and would not attend the property to diffuse the confrontations of Perpetrators. When I asked to speak to the Poice Station Duty Inspector to complat against officer who took my phones, they gave me an answerthat they (Colindale Police Station in London, Edgware has 30 Inspectors and the person does not know who to pass my call for my Complaint escalation, instead then he started laughing and gigling, and could hear others on back ground laughing Gigling.

Montycat 27/05/2018 at 2:33 pm

My next door neighbor keeps looking over in to our garden from his back window all the time.

Concerned 18/04/2018 at 4:56 pm

My son has been having issues with his neighbour following a dispute over parking bays after another nearby resident moved in and (correctly) claimed an extra bay. This had a knock-on effect on other properties which was all amicable except for my son's neighbour who will not accept the new arrangement. She has been threatening, banging on walls during the night and downright evil. She now has a 'harassment order' against her but continues to cause mayhem. My son has numerous recordings of her threatening to kill him plus other confrontations and has followed the correct procedure in contacting the various agencies. For some reason the police seem unable to arrest and charge her - this has been going on for four months now. My son, his wife and their one year old daughter are now having to live with us or his wife's parents to get some sleep and a level of normality. The agencies, including the police, seem totally ineffective - you can understand why some people take the law into their own hands.

Runny 21/10/2016 at 6:50 am

Hi I've got a neighbour, his wife and 5 in total 7 people, they are so bad mannered and swear all the time basically they have moved from a council estate 7 years ago, the can be even be violent sometimes the have criminal records even other family members outside who live away from them, they have have made my and my wife's life living hell since they have moved here in a lovely area, everybody in the area knows me and my wife that we are nice people, and and everyone knows this scummy family, I'm a ill person who has multiple sclerosis for the past 7 and half years i just don't know who to go to for help, because these people are criminals I'm scared to go to the police because then they will make things worse. I just hope God willing something gets sorted out like thy move away, even their poor old neighbors who have lived there for 37 years is moving out, trying to sell his home, I do feel sorry them, they are nice people meaning everybody in the whole area are very nice. I hope there is someone out there who can help

Hon 26/09/2016 at 7:17 pm

I live in flat in London Surrey quay
One of my the resident next flat have different man comming in 1 or 2 am often and shouting and screming .I have seen them using drugs many times .not sure they might be drug dealer as well I don't want myself to be exposed.

Pebbles312 15/08/2016 at 12:23 am

I moved into a new build home and from the start I had little things done to me, the neighbour kept our parcels and mail, and refused to hand them to my son, she knocked on my door 9 times every night after 9pm asking me how I had sky dish and she hadn't, thought it was a culture thing as they were polish,then the almighty loud banging started every day, night and early mornings it's was so loud it vibrated through my house, so had to turn the tv up to try and block it out. All of a sudden a bashing on my window and door, he nearly bashed my door in. She had sent her husband around to scare us he was screaming and shouting,the children we're terrified, then they didn't like us gardening and physically attacked us pulling up my plants aswell then he had a pair of scissors and turned around and he grabbed my son as he was trying to protect me, I'm a mother with two children.they had the cheek to call police on me but I had CCTV to prove what happened,police were in shock at what they did. They did nothing he even admitted it and nothing. The husband started stalking us, started standing on my drive staring at the camera, CCTV proof, police did nothing, he's done a "slit your throat" sign to my young daughter, nothing is done about it. The women neighbour has threw liquid over my back patio door CCTV proof,followed us in The car,intimidating us,following us out the front and back garden. moving our bins to there side so get us to pass them,middle finger put up to us,offering us to fight them in the bedroom window because they know the cameras will catch them,he's putched the fence at us,told us to turn the English radio off, police done nothing,carer's joined in as they pick up there Disabled child, they even became verbually abusive with my mum because she asked them to move the car as they constantly blocked my drive and she needed medicine they shouted at her, reported to police, nothing but when they phone them they come out and I've been harrassed over my CCTV, the neighbours admitted they didn't like the gardening but they are not touched at all I've proven what I'm said and they still don't do anything. A pcso stressed me out so much I nearly ended up in hospital i'm now under my doctors,because this pcso just kept barking orders at me that I'm to jump through hoops for my neighbours, what's worse is they have previous, and the pcso knew her and stated she shouts at you. to top it off she came back and had a go at me accusing me off keeping a silly ball, that apparently came over which wasn't true, I phoned the police over serious incidents they never came out. Then the pcso started over the bins when I told her the bins were left there the neighbour didn't like them there, so this pcso demanded I move it. When I told her that she had stressed me out the last time she was here, she said I did it to myself,at that point i asked her politely to leave she wouldn't go, she stood in the door way so I couldn't close

Joy 27/05/2016 at 3:50 pm

We brought a house which I think it's nice area but turn out badly.
A few months ago I have 1 neighbour came to knock at my house at the back door and he tried to open the door immediately without my permission with angry noise (neighbours got right of way to walk though my back to take the bin out) I have little girl and son with me and they gets scare. So I have talk to him at the next day and he doesn't even say sorry about what he does to us. And again on 26 May 2016 one of neighbour's cleaner shouted at my back window that we shouldn't scare the cat away ( I bought 50 pounds of the machine to not let cats do toilet around my kids area) so seem like it's me that I have to take this responsibility to the neighbour's cats!? As I have tried to explain that her owner's cat used my garden as a toilet and I got two little kids here, but she said cats do whatever they wants! I heard this from her and I couldn't believe what I'm hearing from 50 years old lady. She doesn't feel sorry or anything, so the next day she came to clean the neighbour's house again, so I talk to her nicely that you don't come to people's house window and shouted at them, and she said (you know what? I don't care! And she just laughing at me) I'm just wondering I been treated like this what action can I do? I'm from Thailand and my new house but this really upset me, my husband and my 2 kids that can't really play around even they got a nice garden but full of cats poo, wee and bad neighbours. Thank you for any advice.

cath 22/03/2016 at 4:15 pm

I have a neighbour who watches my children the police wont do any thing ,when we tried to sell our house he starts disputes so its difficult to sell ,he's cost us over £40000 in legal fees,to kerp him off our land ,he make consistent complaints to the council all un founded ,but this after 8 years as had such an affect on my dads health he's worried himself to death ,we lost him in January scared of this neighbour ,how do we stop it ,police not interested

Jo 20/02/2016 at 11:34 am

We live in private rented accommodation and our neighbour has moved a girlfriend in. She was a bit of a nuisance coming round late at night drunk telling us she has mental health issues and gets the urge to stab people then laughing and refusing to leave the house my husband actually shoved her out in the end with two boys asleep upstairs we didn't want her here since then we have been polite but won't let her in and try to ignore her best we can however a couple of weeks ago they had parked in our private space which we pay for with the house and refused to move when asked stating that it was their space. Eventually the man moved but they were very very drunk with her accusing me of being s bad mother because my son got knocked over in the summer . Our landlord agreed that we should chain the space off which we have done to stop them parking on his land. Now she is smashing our plant pots and for the last three weeks has hidden our bin on bin day which we now cannot find. It might seem petty but does anybody have any advice we cannot prove it is her unless we install cctv but she makes it very clear that it is .....

ProblemNeighbours Editor 27/10/2015 at 12:49 pm

Yes, you will have to follow the procedures recommended by environmental health. It usually starts by requesting that you keep a noise diary for a certain period. The next step might be a warning letter to the neighbour. A noise monitor may be installed in your premises if the EHO feels it may need to action via the courts.

memu 23/10/2015 at 3:01 pm

My neighbour has been making mine and my kids lives a misery banging doros at 2am. Having freinds over screaming and shouting i hav told her to stop the noise she told me to stop complaing or else now shes started. Chanting and screaming in the middle of the night my kids wont even go to the bathroom they are freightened. I hav contacted the coucil theyve told me to write a diary

Deaf 24/09/2015 at 3:41 pm

I have a neighbour living in the flat below me.Three days a week he bangs on the walls, slams door violently enough to make my flat shake and loudly too.He started this year to call me names and use swear words from below.I told the council and the police and they have been thus far helpful.

Shez 16/07/2015 at 3:38 pm

I live In a bottom floor flat and the resident above is a big time heroin taker causing him to fit in his bed and onto his floor right above my bed in my bedroom, happened on a numerous amount of occasions an the last time I heard him banging his head viciously on the floor I called for help for him he later refused to go to hospital & knocked my door with memory loss the next day, I asked him why he hasn't accepted professional help to the answer 'I didn't want to be away from my drugs' and laughed, now I'm due to have a baby later this year & with this on going issue happening frequently it's a scary experience to be hearing and dealing with on top of the excess noise he makes when he's 'out of it' I've contacted the housing association and filed complaints but they keep closing the case, I don't know what else to do, Surely I shouldn't have to sleep on my own settee most nights to block the fitting sounds out? Any ideas

Lynsey 13/07/2015 at 6:39 pm

I have a slightly different problem - my husband, myself and our four daughters moved into a privately rented home in a lovely little village 3 years ago. Unfortunately, my husband has managed to upset our neighbours by playing music loudly while outside working in the garden. I have apologised and have told my husband to keep it at a lower level. However, it seems like we are not welcome here, and it has gotten back to me that we aren't "the right sort" - today someone has hung a bag full of dog excrement in our front door. I can only assume they thought it came from our dog, which it didn't. I don't want to move, as I love it here, but I am feeling increasingly more unhappy and unsettled - any suggestions would be welcome

Mona Leeza 30/06/2015 at 7:14 pm

Why are there such violence in society neighbours should be friendly and help out each other in all countries, can each one make a start
Where is the love?why this long faces and acts of violence
We are just ordinary people, help each other be kind, smile for your neighbours they should be like family. Do a good turn

ProblemNeighbours Editor 03/06/2015 at 2:40 pm

@del. This is criminal damage to your property which you could report to the police. However this will not get you your trees back. You could try a civil claim for the cost of replanting etc?

Del 01/06/2015 at 5:21 pm

Today I could hear a chainsaw and on going upstairs to where my garden level is my neighbours son had chopped all my trees down in my garden with my permission.
They said the trees were blocking out the sattelite signal. Any advice would be grateful.

Shelly 16/03/2015 at 6:37 pm

Thank you - I will do just that. The police has blatantly refused to do anything - I have also complained to my local MP but she has not done anything either (it's been two years!).

And now she no longer takes our calls, all we get is a receptionist.

The neighbours have now started harassing our guests, chasing them in thier car and threatening them.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 27/02/2015 at 11:23 am

@Shelly. The police would not refuse to take action over physical violence like this. If you are sure of all the facts and the police repsonse has not been satisfactory you could complain to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Speak to your MP first.

Shelly 24/02/2015 at 6:34 pm

My neighbours for the past two years has verbally abused me, my children and my elderly mother.

She and her friends throw things in our garden and threaten us. We have reported every event over the two years to the police, her landlady and the council. But no-one has bothered to help us.

over Christmas the neighbour and her sister assaulted me and threatened to kill my children. They broke my nose and I needed nose surgery. The police refuse to take action as the only witnesses were family members. we no longer live a happy life as my children are scared to go outside.

What can I do? I'm at my wits end after two years of abuse and now this physical assault.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/02/2015 at 10:54 am

@R. Oh dear that's a bit difficult if the behaviour is not annoying your mum in the same way. Read through some of the approaches to neighbour problems on this site. It may be that there is some kind of solution that both you and your mum can agree to try with your neighbours.

R 15/02/2015 at 11:28 am

I'm 17 and live next to a really chavy couple in their 60s. They have 5 small dogs who are always yapping and barking and the woman's always shouting at them. The guy is ALWAYS doing DIY things to the garden and house and makes so much noise. He always has all of his chav relatives over to help and they make so much damn noise! I'm going insane!!!! It doesn't bother my mum though and she said that I'm not allowed to do anything about it.

May Editor 07/02/2015 at 11:33 am

@rabbitteeth and @mona lisa -Thank you both for your help and kind words. Just to let you know that Citizens Advice Bureau can't help and I finally got helped by the Local MP.
Recently, I invited friends for dinner and moved back to my bedroom. My son invited friends and able to have some fun in his own home for the first time in 2 years. Feeling lot better due to our MP's helps. Thank you all for advises and especially our local MP.

Siege 04/02/2015 at 12:21 pm

My garden wall fronts a footpath, It is being vandalised. They knocked off the top to mmy wooden gatepost. I nailed it back . They also pulled away some of the metal mesh to which the external render of the wall is mounted, leaving it hanging. He has to be doing it when walking his dog. Proof is a matter of time. Someone is already aware of roughly when the second incident happened. As I have previous experience of this man's intimidation I am fairly sure who it is..

hydene 07/12/2014 at 6:03 pm

I live in a converted housing association house, I am on ground floor andwe share with two flats above. I very suffered five years of abuse, harassment and noise, by stomping, jumping on bare flooring and also jumping their communal stairs. Our car tyres have been sliched and flatten twice. whenever I use my front room where I noticed lots of different kind people entering their properties and leaving shortly after I became suspicious, now wh as unbearable and out of fear.never I use my living room they put loud music or jump heavily, so I stopped using that room. They tried to reduce us to silence. If my washing machine is on they retaliate with more noise, or if I use my juices again they make noise. I complained so many times to my housing but nothing as not enough evidence. They intimidate us, both flats are doing it, occupied by young black males, one flat had just been renovated after eviction of another young male who was arrested last year, we had after him months of repairs noise no apologies from the landlords, then they placed a new young black male in a new refurbished flat who suddenly befriended the other tenants. Is this how housing association are supposed to operate? when there are many vulnerable girls or single mums out there waiting for a flat. We, my husband works and we have no benefits at aol, we struggle to pay the £118 weekly rent and concile tax for the neighbours we indirectly pay our taxes for and Association say they cannot do anything. What world are we living in. Help as I really don't know what to do., They were placed by the housing, they look fit. I am disabled and dont know what else to do. Housing suggested to me to move out but they cannot help. I know there are drug dealings and I fear for my life. Any suggestions to help would be very much appreciated. Thank you for reading my plea. I am crying every day.

Mona Lisa Editor 06/11/2014 at 8:37 pm

@May
May are you certain you are not a victim of gang stalking, it looks so, please do a research
Or it can just be your neighbours are trying to show off and uses low tactics to do so instead.
They do not sound like those classy ones, it does not matter where you are, humans should be afforded to be able to not be forcefully stripped of their own dignity by other humans

Making a complain should make no difference who you are. I feel for you, maybe they already complained about you that's why no one is bothering with you this is what spiteful neighbours do , if you had reacted to them at anytime, they do not expect that.
They are not thinking right at this time as everyone is more angry than the other

If you believe God trust in Your God
Read your Paslms : let them be brought to confusion that seeks after you
This sort of people you described will even laugh if they see you flying a plane
Instead of congratulating you.
They will tell you, you think you are making progress but you not
Your neighbours are malicious people
You are not alone there are others just like you
Don't let nobody wipe the smile from you face
We are humans we are alike

Now it hurt the most when I find out some of the people doing it to others here were actually friends or aquaintance before, I understand that, and this is the first thing I does wonder when I read these blogs

Neighbours who harasses a person together are really cowards who have studied their victims carefully before they behave that way towards them together most of the times, they work with others supporting evil and harsssment
Now give us a smile! Lol

rabbitteeth Editor 16/10/2014 at 11:31 am

@Maywhy not go to your Citizens Advice Bureau? They may be able to speak to the council on your behalf.

May 15/10/2014 at 10:08 pm

I am a victim of noise, threaten, racism from my next door neighbour for over 1 and half years now. Sad thing is Council housing office and local police, Anti-Social Behaviour office, kept telling me to log it down still nothing can be done about it, even that I got plenty of evidences and witness. On the street they threaten to hit me and someone heard it, CCTV recorded it but the police said not enough evidence. Neighbourhood's witnessed how they shouted at me on the street and of course nothing have been done after reporting all this to all different departments. I can't even invite friends due to that they would start shouting to each others or put on loud music so that we can't talk in our own garden. Noise department said that they aren't loud enough when they visited at 1:45 a.m because they turned down as soon as they saw someone parked in the street. So I give up and moved to my living room for 1 and half years. I need to lie when friends visit me ( always short visit) only by telling them I feel more comfortable in the living room while I got 2 empty bedrooms. I never retaliated because I thought they would get bored and stop but it is now getting worst. My guess is that I am not white.

Robbo 07/08/2014 at 9:34 am

I have lived next to a school field since 1972 . In 1980 the school planted a hedgerow along the boundary with my premises. It was maintained using a tractor unit fitted with cutters and kept to a height of 6ft. A few years ago the school planted extra trees just within their boundary and split the field using a wooden fence. The result is that the tractor unit cannot access the hedgerow. Attempts at hand cutting by the maintainance team have proved unsatisfactory and we have over the past four years had the hedge grow to unacceptable heights and has overgrown our property. I am not getting a proper response from the parties concerned who pass the responsibility from one to the other. I maintain that the Local Authority is responsible as it's their ground. They say that the arrangements for budgeting gives the responsibility to the school. I am getting no where being passed from one department to another. I have lodged a complaint an am waiting for a reply . What is he legal position.

Polly 14/03/2014 at 9:25 am

The neighbour in front of my bungalow is saying that he has no "T" marks on his property plans to denote whose fence it is that requires maintenance due to the recent gales. My plans do not show a "T" either and the "posts" of the fence are on his side, he is now saying that if the fence is his then the land which belonged to the developer and on which they had planted ugly shrubs with no membrane to prevent weeds is also his. I gained permission from the builder for his landscape team to replace these shrubs with a membrane, 3 cherry trees and pea shingle, the cost of which I paid. He says that as we say the fence belongs to him then this land in front of the fence is his. I would mention that some owners of property on this development have grassed frontage which they maintain but which do not belong to them and are not shown as theirs on their deeds. Would you think then we should share the cost of maintaining the fence, which I am quite prepared to do but we are dealing with somebody who has an obsessive disorder and it is difficult to reason with him. I don't want to go to court as this will obviously cause financial suffering to both myself and him.

Julestules 06/03/2014 at 11:28 pm

Can you do anything when a neighbour has maliciously called social services with ludicrus accusations but has done it anonymously .

maggie 24/07/2013 at 4:49 pm

We have a neighbor that insists on collecting his urine and then when it is really warm then throws it out-side his house, which we have to walk pass every day, and as you can imagine it absolutely stinks. This has gone on for yrs ,but after not having much luck with environmental health when we complained he stopped for a while,and his excuse was he was keeping children from his garden. I am at my wits end , what can we do ?????

celest 07/01/2013 at 4:05 pm

We are just 3 houses with no trouble till we got new neighbour, because they was told that we could not give them a lot of our land, they started to compain if we had a dinner party, talked to loudly any argument with my partner ect, ect. All these was very rare and not on a day to day or monthly bases. They have done everything they can and we have never retiliated, we just hope they would get fed up.They waste the Police time and money also the Councils time and money. I feel that this law should be for real problem neighbour and not for people who have lived peacefuly for years with their neighbours until the new neighbour came along.

Watch 12/08/2012 at 3:12 pm

I find it very frustrating being a victim of noise from some neighbours who disregard the Law & the law of common respect for the well being of others. Why do we have to be refused action by our local Police. Who are very willing to hand out fines for speeding in the car. But refuse to take action against clear breaches of the peace in neighbourhoods.Why not on the spot fines for those who commit audiable offences up to the small hours when it suits them. Why not take away amps & speakers if fines are not paid on the spot.Last night we had a riotous group of eastern European's shouting loudly plus rave music until 3pm the Police told us they can't do anything to stop it [So what must we do?]Why should respectable peace loving neighbours have to make records to imform authorities who we pay to do their job, when the laws are being broken

jim 22/03/2012 at 2:49 am

I got an issue with kids age 10 and 15 years old being cheecky with my wife and toddle daughter, throwing water bombs with alocohol in them, what can I do their parents are not intrested? I got a video of them in the act.

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