What Can we do About a Neighbour's CCTV Camera?

Ihatecctv 26 Oct 2024

Unfortunately, you CAN INSTALL A CCTV CAMERA ALMOST ANYWHERE. If you own your property and your neighbour owns their property there is little you can do legally if it looks over at your property It is only harassment if something else has occured, the fact there is a camera is NOT harassment. It can only be moved if it breaches local bye laws Police have no power to move it. Providing they follow Data protection laws it will be lawfull WHAT IT CANT DO It cannot look directly into a bathroom. If you live in social housing, or tenanted along with your neighbour, you may be able to asked the authority or landlord of the CCTV owners property to step in. If you are unlucky enough to be in this situation and the CCTV owner refuses to move the camera, unfortunately the reality is you are likely stuck with it.

C4 5 Sep 2024

Domestic CCTV cameras are being framed as a general security measure by some neighbours when really its about surveillance and monitoring the neighbourhood or certain neighbours that don't get on which is an invasion of privacy and infringes dignity. At worse it's a pathetic attempt to document and record petty goings on to get people into trouble with the police. I have such a neighbour and am trying at all costs to leave and move from the area, as my neighbour has positioned a ring motion camera in such a way that I can neither avoid or blind its scope of view when approaching my own home, and its perfectly legal they can do this. i suspect its also stopping me from selling my house as viewers see it as they approach the home. Blinding or touching the camera in any way will lead to accusations of criminal damage, there is nothing you can do in some circumstances to mitigate their effects.

Lexi 23 Jul 2024

New neighbour (tenant) has put up a motion camera very high up on back wall of next door terraced house, I noticed it but didn't think anymore of it until I bumped into him outside corner shop, he was drunk and started tell me watched me and new puppy in garden on his camera the CF! Now feel very conscious in my garden and thinking about putting uo a garden sail so I get my privacy back. Anyone else done this?

mooji 28 Dec 2023

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Jenny 3 Nov 2023

In June 74 old woman moved in next who call mr a nasty nasty f…… ugly fat back bitch just because I said it is polite to ask before parking on my private land . Since the she bangs on the party wall , mows her 12x 12 patch of grass at 7:30 in the morning , put loud music on Sunday, when I visited she hides behind her window listening, and to cut a long story short has put cctv facing my front garden and door area. I sent the picture to 101 but nothing has been done . She has moved several times because she fall out with her neighbours. I hope she move asap.

Agma 26 Sep 2023

Due to a noise altercation back in the early summer with an adjacent family of tenants which have since moved out, my other nearby neighbour (also a family) to my left, who lives about 5 metres away in a detached has put up a what I suspect to be a ring motion sensor camera with sound and night vision. Luckily I have a stone wall separating my garden and their accessway, so have several options to blind the camera via a wooden or closely spaced metal bar fence to raise the height. As soon as I have the materials ready to do the work, the time and weather I will built it. No point in talking to people with CCTV, police nor council will do anything. I won't let it go unanswered and neither should you.

mick 12 Sep 2023

hi I have got a next door neighbour and they have got there cctv camera pointing at my back garden and when I asked them to move ther camera and all they sed that they told me if I don't keep my mouth shut they will get me shot and that is bang out of order my next door neighbour is called dear cunningham and he is 1 vile little man and his son sean cunningham he needs a good hiding

Kemyst 31 Aug 2023

Hi. I hope someone can help me with this it is a tricky one. My neighbours have a right of way through my property. The ROW is very, very intrusive. My whole patio area is only 6ft wide at my back door and they come through quite often. They often now come through the ROW brandishing a camera so they are therefore taking film of my property from within my property. Are they allowed to do this? My impression was that once the terms of the ROW were fulfilled i.e. they are allowed `to pass and repass` and nothing else was that they would have to abide by all other laws regarding private property which includes seeking my permission to take photographs of it when they are standing on the ROW. But I have now been told (not `professionaly` that since they have a legal right to be on the ROW; they have a legal right to take photgraphs of my property when passing through it. Can somone please clarify the issue for me -thanks.

Juls 20 Jul 2023

My neighbour has got cctv pointing in my garden and when I tried to talk to him he got verbally abusive, i feel my privacy has been invaded and i feel like he's watching my every move, surely this is not allowed, i don't even want to stay in my house due to all the threats

Rev. Tchatchamomonim 18 Jul 2023

Seven times seven my neighbour Grbnoiga has installed property protective layerings of camera watching equipments. He delights in recordings of the younger business inclined members of village market traders economy. Walking around the peripheries of his property they are accosted by noises and clickings and investigative whirrings of Grbnoiga's catchcam. Younger members of village market traders economy made petition to village elders, but Grbnoiga did not carings, did not listen and made application to installings more prominent camera, making installings even without permission. Grbnoiga is badman of extreme murmurings in the village. "Look", I say to young Tchoborbi, "I must make warnings against younger members of community passing the house of Grbnoiga to avoid capturings of their daily doings, for Grbnoiga films and films in perpetual high fidelity, day and night and sells upmade footages to Serbian trampfighters". But Tchoborbi takes woodens step ladders and stands upon wooden tyretable making superhigh uplifting device and scrambles upwards towards Grbnoiga's mountainous installation of camera watching equipments. "Serbian trampfighters will not see me now, plus you owes me smoneys for previous uninstugated webcam promotion scheme, foolish Grbnoiga." Tchoborbi makes screamings into window of Grbnoiga. Grbnoiga leanings out of tall louvred window at very top level of staggered balcony, reaching with fishhook on metal pole towards Tchoborbi's eyes, screaming, "Do not tamper, I will blind you! I will blind you!" Torontomoni Is suddenly below camera footage installation with many rags soaked in petroleum. There are warnings, there have been many warnings and Grbnoiga has not ceased or desisted in filming footages of village youngers to sellings to Serbian trampfighters, so Torontonomi flares with great gushings of sound and flame a small piece of lit tinder beneath such pilings of rag soaked petroleum stuffs. Tchoborbi leaps with such fervour away from house of Grbnoiga the trampfight fanatic, pulling stepladder and runnings, screaming noises of rats in distressing circumstances. Two days of burnings melted all evidence of Grbnoiga's camera scam business. The youngers of village economy market traders guild now walk peacefully where Grbnoiga's two tier house of deceit once stood, Grnoiba having fled owings smonies to Serbian trampfighter head of mafia business. Tchoborbi now smakes smonies with lemomaids stall business on remainder of unmelted wooden tyre table.

Jue 27 Jun 2023

My neighbor has installed a ring video camera about 4ft from my back door and I think he can pick up sound in my property.he said he has to think of his own security but I’m not happy about it and my wife is now paranoid of speaking privately outside in the garden.

Very Concerned 26 Jun 2023

After an incident, a neighbour to one side decided to have a wall-camera installed and position it so that it was facing with my mother's back-door to the side of the property. There were further altercations between myself and the tenant and she was hurt as a result. I eventually used Data-Protection services and who wrote to him and reminded him of his duty to use a camera responsibly. The camera following the letter he received is now facing into his own garden Are there any procedures which I can press home with to have him charged for a crime?

Jules 18 Jun 2023

I recently came home to a fence put up on the neighbours side of over 6ft6. The following week came home to metal fencing put up joint drive way, which they have covenent on deeds to druve over to park, then 2 days later camera appeared in there kitchen over looking our drive. Where do I stand on this.

Sony 25 May 2023

I live next door to a family to whom have antisocial behavior they have placed their CCTV camera directly under their 1st floor bedroom window overlooking their rear property and over mine..in between us 6’ ft fence panels… I feel that my right to privacy had been violated as the summer months are with us. I feel I cannot sunbath at my leisure.. I have contacted their house association to complain about this.. NO action has been taken… !

Lisa 18 May 2023

My next door neighbour is video and taking pictures of me and my family and friends wot can I do about it

Tabby 4 Dec 2022

What can I do if someone has a camera looking in your flat from across the street

Jimmy 20 Nov 2022

Hi my nieghbour has put up a camera on the wall above a shared passage that leads to the back gardens of our houses it's one that you can talk to people through it and also hear people through it. What I have noticed is since the camera has gone up the nieghbour has said things that are to do with stuff that me and my wife have discussed in our own home to which makes me think they are listening into our conversations how do I get the camera removed if I ask the neighbour he will not move it also he is going to put some cameras up that they use commercially and how do you know if where the camera is placed is on your part of the wall or theirs when it's a semi detached housev

Asif 25 Oct 2022

I worked for a company called Al Murad DIY ltd, headoffice based in Leeds. I have been working there many years and over the course of these years, spoken to many managers across the group and staff . I have noticed that we all share the same experience in which the Director of the company and managing directors (directors’s sons) take turns to contact members of staff in various stores and question them on their actions within their store after having monitored them first of all on CCTV. The Director resides abroad, in India, but still watches these footages from where he is and calls staff for interrogation. The CCTV footage has also been made available to members of public in the past and shared via social media, in which it shows 2 members of staff in a verbal and physical dispute. This caused the involved parties to feel hugely humiliated and embarrassed to return to work. This is breach of Data. The footage recorded of staff is not safe in the hands of these directors and they are abusing their powers by constantly watching the cctv and then phoning staff asking them to move certain things around or question how many coffees staff have had etc etc. This surely cannot be a feasible way to use the CCTV and goes again basic employee rights. It is being used to threaten staff that if they are caught being slightly relaxed their contracts will be terminated.

Ab 21 Aug 2022

Hi have magenta living and unite union franny joyce using cctv audio taking me small claims court to have us disabled family 4 kids evicted with no police involved all lies on top of lies using audio to causing harassment voyeurism even LABER party let us down well thay or all apart of one Mr franny joyce unite union regional co cordinating region officer abuse of one's hi authority of power for ones personal gain corupton

Unhappy family 18 Aug 2022

I have a neighbour that lives over a busy residential street for me who points a motion cctv camera at my property in my garden & at our bedroom window. I have contacted the police saying we feel harassed & intimidated & also a breach of our human rights. But the police say they is nothing they can do & he's not breaking any laws "really do we have any rights.

help me please 27 Jul 2022

my nextdoor is nightmare form hell he just had cctv put up it on my doors and windows and over my hottub and kid pool I need help

Kristina 5 Jul 2022

I live in a small town and recently have been being harassed by the mayor of the town. I was renting a camper from her and she became verbally aggressive, and being g la bully. I would let her control me, she kicked me out with out warning. In hand written post it note, no names. All and all one week later in the heat of the day she had the power company shut off power. I had just purchased a camper trailor I needed to clean up to move into. I'm having a full knee replacement in a month I need a place with a bathroom witch I didn't have in her camper I rented, she told me to use a bucket.. now I've moved my camper off her property right next to city hall I seen tonight there is a camera pointing right at my front door activated when I open my door.. is this legal major harassment say the least she tryed running me out of town but I didn't go. I have text messages hoe she calls me delusional drug addict. She is asking people that leave my house if they give me drugs, get me hi. I smoke weed. Please what can I do to make see she can't bully me

Ste 2 Jul 2022

My neighbour installed cameras in their garden. They only record when motion is detected, but last night I noticed the cameras started sensing motion and turning on when I was walking around in my garden. They clearly didn't realise that people can see when their camera starts recording, but now I feel like I'm being watched every time I'm in my garden. It sets off their camera maybe halfway into my garden which is A LOT. I can't speak to them as they just threaten violence and have even attacked my mother in the past.

Lewis 11 Jun 2022

Someone complained because I have seizures. Everyone in the neighbourhood is calling me crazy. This is extremely upsetting as I feel my privacy has been violated and I have a family. I feel absolutely broken. There is no doubt there are people talking on mobile phones about my health from which I was recovering. Is there anything I can do?

Just me 17 May 2022

I’m have problems with my neighbour, old lady and making conflicts between neighbours on the little private area. Last week installing Ring doorbell to watching what happened around. The ladys living opposite on my house. The doorbell making 24hours surveillance on me. I’m not happy with that. I’m have two little children. Trying to speak with him, but go very aggressive. Contacting police and ICO to helping to remove the doorbell - but not any not anyone powered to making that. Please for advice. Thank you.

Nabaz 12 May 2022

Hi everyone I have Councill flat me my wife 2 kids my Neighbor his move in Opposite our door we leaving block of flat his not work to many people coming his dealing with drag his giving very hard time to my family kids I involve police Councill that don’t do nothing lat Sunday he come out smashing my cctv outside my door been recorded after he come punching my door saying come out I one Kill all of you I call police they come they take him next day his back I ask police if you release him please let me know they never call or contact me please I really need help someone give me advice please

Macky 4 May 2022

Hi I have the true definition of the neighbour from beyond hell. From her constantly banging on the wall at all hours to trigger my dog barking so she can make anonymous complaints to the council. To telling people of colour that I’m a racist. And I’ve had said person verbally abuse me with vile racist remarks. Now this horrendous neighbour has installed two cameras that point directly into my front and back garden clearly breaching Article 8 of HRA 1998. The police refuse to help me as does the housing council. The latter because next door is a homeowner. I rang the police and initially was told “they are too busy to attend” then when I rang about the HATE CRIME, I was told that …”They’re were not enough police to attend” when I rang back a few days later as the man who racially abused me did it again, I was told…”they didn’t have any vehicles to attend”. I was so fed up I asked, “ who was running Blackpool Police Station “NODDY” and would they like me to place an add in the local newspaper asking for donations of run around cars so they can do their jobs? To which I was told I was being rude. No I wasn’t being rude!! No one will help me! This awful neighbour tried to get neighbours to beat me up last year. The individual that abused me last year apologised and we are now friends, so now the neighbour from hell has gone to neighbours down the road to verbally attack me. I’m trapped in my home, I cannot sit in my garden as her and her son watch me. I’m disabled, the only reason she has installed them is to perve, because I’ve never done anything to her! Help!!!!!

Grahamds 28 Apr 2022

I have CCTV inside my property facing the pavement leading upto my community front door. This is for security reasons as I have a dispute with one of my neighbors. The other day I was looking back at my CCTV footage and caught my neighbor taking photos of my CCTV. Is this allowed. I have contacted the police about this and they say that it's okay as it's a public place however I think she is taking photos for her self and passing them round. What is the law on this. I'm in UK so must me UK laws.

Rotti79 19 Apr 2022

I have 2 cctv cameras pointed out the front of my property one fixed to the wall and one in my front window due to harassment from my neighbours directed towards my autistic son they also have cameras but our housing association have told me i have to move the camera in my window because is gets a small portion of their front yard dispite the fact that with it’s placement where it is i have been able to capture multiple incidents of antisocial behaviour directed towards my son because they deliberately keep themselves out of site of my fixed camera and keep lying about us doing things we haven’t done i have spoken to police and the ICO and both have said it’s fine and that cctv cannot be antisocial I’m just held to data protection laws but housing have threatened legal action if i don’t move it as its antisocial but if i move it I won’t be able to capture when they target my son and housing have done almost nothing towards my neighbours even with evidence and have put a final tenancy warning on us with either no evidence to back up claims or they have tampered with their videos to hide how they have knowingly triggered my son’s autism which comes under protected characteristics and even though i have pointed this out routinely they have never asked to see unedited copies of their videos i now have backing from our local mayor and the head of antisocial behaviour and housing have ignored all of us and at a safeguarding meeting for my son all my housing officer was concerned about was MY camera placement not protecting my son yet they have also done nothing about my neighbours camera at the back of their house which looks into our back garden from under their gutter when all i have asked is that it be lowered because in the summer they can view my children in the paddling pool i need help and advice please desperately!

Unhappy and sad lady 30 Mar 2022

The man that live,s across the road from me has a camera that points at my window, i live on second floor in a flat so don't see how it help,s look after his house or his mobile home or the wife,s car or his taxi car

Gilz 12 Mar 2022

I thought domestic cctv was covered by law General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA18) therefore a neighbour can request a copy their data (audio and visual of them and property) over a given timeframe and then request it’s deleted and for it not to be captured in the future ? https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-using-cctv/

Gita 7 Mar 2022

Hi, my neighbours put the camera which is pointed in my driveway , is it legally what can I do about it?

Phil 13 Oct 2021

I have my naighbour CCTV pointing at my garden is this breaking my Wright to privacy.

Chester 13 Oct 2021

A friend has a neighbor who has a CCTV who records everything that is said on there driveway and is now saying they are being harassed and intimated by my friend incidentally my friend working afternoon this person works mornings they are now trying to get my friend evicted

duuuudewheresmybra 31 Aug 2021

we have had trouble with our neighbour (antisocial) so on advice of the police i fitted a small CCTV camera that only faces our door. today i was told by the housing officer (we live in social housing) that it had to be removed because of GDPR. any advice would be great.

Dessy 16 Aug 2021

I don't get along well with my neighbour they have installed a motion sensor light on their building looking directly into my garden this is triggered once I come into my garden.This makes me uncomfortable that I'm being monitored. Any advice please.

Emzoh 26 Jul 2021

I live in flats. Our neighbour opposite (front door is around 1.5 meters away) has installed a ring doorbell. Every time I enter or exit my property the camera activates and records through my entire hallway. I have 2 children of which run around naked a lot. We recently wrote her a letter as we do not get on and she responded with a letter basically saying she isn’t in the wrong. Any help is appreciated. Thankyou

Lory 25 Jul 2021

My neighbor that we don’t get along well put cameras facing my property. Recently she started to scream at us threw those cameras while we minding our own business, enjoying our garden or backyard. What steps can we take to stop this.

Larisa 25 Jul 2021

My neighbor that we don’t get a long put cameras facing my property. She also screams at us threw those cameras when we mind our own business enjoying our garden and life in backyard. What steps can we take to stop this neighbor bugging into our life.

Kray 12 Jul 2021

My neighbour whom i dont get on with has installed a dome camera under the canopy of a large garden bar.its approx 2 foot higher than the boundary fence and about the same distance away meaning they can see straight into our once private garden.no consultation or anything,it just appeared. I cant put a trellis up to make fence higher..their fence..any ideas ? Dealing with a person who thinks its acceptable to screw stuff to their fence so the points penetrate well through to our side.

Sugerplum 8 Jul 2021

Hi i have put cctv in my council house as i was treated by somone and the treated to damage my cars thats in my front yard so i put camera in my windows but they take images of other people house and they have moaned at the council but the cameras are on the person house that treated me need some advice plz

Micmax 29 Jun 2021

Hi my neighbour has a hot tub which she placed 6 feet in front of her house and next to our fence. It’s directly under my daughters bedroom window. She’s put a marquee over it but has started having s*x in it late at night with her boyfriend. You can hear it very clearly and quite loudly. The Police say when it happens again they’ll come out but it’s likely they’ll just deny it. I’m in Scotland btw. Our local authority is supposed to deal with these issues under anti social behaviour but East Lothian council aren’t good at that. Any tips from anyone on here? When confronted, as you would expect, she’s abusive and vile. I don’t have an issue with her doing what she wants in her hot tub but we don’t want to hear it. I think they might get off on knowing folks can hear so there’s no chance of them moving the hot tub further down the 80 ft garden.

Willow 20 Jun 2021

The neighbors adjacent to me have installed a light or possible camera directly at my bathroom window I have a basic right of privacy am I right ? These neighbours are hateful and have been nasty for a while now. Help me please.

Rudy 12 Jun 2021

Hi good morning I’m very quite disturb and want to cry because this lady across from me has been very strange from the first year of I moved in she instantly would pop out side with her robe when she she my boyfriend and me like every day until we broke up it happened she then put up a camera when he would come by at times then we completely called it quits I recently engaged back in a relationship with my daughters father and now she doing the same thing she continues to change her camer views pointing it directly towards my door I also not sure if she could have a device listening because I mentioned to my grandma how she had the camera pointed over towards me then the next day she put it somewhere else when I get for work it’s like she knows I’m just so tired of it all I’m a very kind person and easy to get along with and it really makes me want to hurt her and I really don’t want to feel that way I feel as if she’s picking and very sick woman its rude frustrating buts a bad feel on me what should I do

Caz plum 12 Jun 2021

Neighbours next door have installed a ring door bell to the front and back of there house which activates a sensor alarm outside the property everytime I walk up my own drive or up the side of my property do I have any rights to make them turn the sensor alarm off as it is loud enough to hear from inside and extremely frustrating

Nicky 31 May 2021

I have been having trouble with my neighbour her son attached me then she spat at me we have told the police now she has cameras pointing at my house so when I step out of my door her cameras come on what can I do about this thanks

donotlikeit 9 May 2021

The man in number 4 Holmere cottages has put up a CCTV that records anyone who is walking on the green and last week moved it higher so I am not able to do anything on my property without being recorded. He is unreachable and unreasonable so no way to express my displeasure. He already stolen some of my land and has made hell for going on two years. I am not sure this is a police matter but know the DPA he is breaking and there is no sign stating he is or has CCTV.

Kat 9 May 2021

My neighbor's cameras to individual neighbors are facing the front of my house where a crime was committed and is being disputed witness word to witness word do I have any rights to make her provide that video for him to provide his video since it clearly documented a crime

Ferg 7 May 2021

Neighbours next to me has camera pointed at my front door 24/7 ! What can I do ? He live nested to me not across the street next door what the hell?

Bigshot 26 Apr 2021

My next door neighbour as installed cctv all round but on my side front and rear they have installed external microphones which I find an invasion of privacy

Bigshot 26 Apr 2021

My neighbour as all round cctv but on my side front and rear they have external microphone is this legal as I see it as invasion of privacy

Annoyed neighbour 19 Apr 2021

I live in an apartment block and our Nextdoor neighbour has 21 cctv cameras on his house including a PTZ. These cameras film us everytime we are driving in and out of our car park, we have a 7 month old daughter who is also being filmed when we get in and out of the car. The PTZ follows people that walk past their property and this can obviously zoom in aswell. The alarming thing is we have a primary school at the end of the road aswell. What can be done about this matter? He has now installed another one in the bushes pointing across the entrance of our car park. This isn’t even covering his property at all.

San 19 Apr 2021

Hello I would like to report a neighbour as I find every time I myself or my son goes out anything they have a cameras front and back at my house they have already sent housing offices to my address as well as police over children playing there is no fences around we’re any of us live so the kids can’t even get a ball with our them shouting this is private property I think I am sick off all this and am now going to seek leagal advice on this matter as I feel like I and my little 7yesr old boy are constantly being watched for some strange reason I do not know but I don’t like feeling intimidated by anyone or harassed kind regards miss s rowson

Ahole 17 Apr 2021

You can go to dollar store but spinners those flashy things that spin you hold or plant when wind blows..these cameras are motion activated. If neighbors cameras are catching spinners they see your area. They will get phone alerts every 5 seconds when wind blows..abd they will adjust caneras..I mooned my neighbor abd he immediately came out so I said if you cant see me on camera how did you know. Perverts mr Mrs bowers. They moved

A 11 Apr 2021

Thanks for article. The act has been updated Data Protection Act 2018. I can have an outdoor camera but it shouldn't be pointing to the neighbours garden. I would have to adjust it accordingly so that it was only filming my property boundaries. Unless of course you've got permission from your neighbours, perhaps there is q common thief who is harrassing more than one neighbour.

Jan 26 Mar 2021

I have caught my neighbours 45 year old daughter ..pearing over the wall a couple times shes not married no kids..and always at her mothers house next door to me ..one day I asked her if her mother would mind me highering the back wall which is below eye level......no she said I like the wall this height ..I told her I wanted a bit more privacy ..no she said I like it I've told you ..... Now this lady has installed a door bell on her mothers terraced house ...were she can record me in my front garden I feel.like I am living in a gold fish bowl.....this doir bells are great if you have a drive way ....but a night mare when you have a nosy neighbour like I do ! I work.6 days a week and can not enjoy one day in my front or back garden with out being watched or recorded ... And it's clear to see this woman is getting a kick out of it ..its soooo wrong people should have rights to.privacy in there own home ... It should be a basic right ..and you shouldnt have to pay solicitors £300 for advice

The Green 26 Mar 2021

What more proof that people don't have enough space to themselves, AND have too much CCTV available but not enough police to be a deterrent to crime, than all the above stories?

Tilly 20 Mar 2021

Hi my next neighbours have put a security camera up really high and its recording all the time he watches it on his phone but 2 days ago he has put another security camera up in the back so he is recording me when I go out the front and he is recording me when I go into my back garden is there anything I can do it is really stressing me out im a private person and suffer with mental health issues and they no it they are doing everything that they can so will move i love it here its very quiet but they are driving me suicidal what can I do

nic 19 Mar 2021

I stay across from sheltered houding and inside there land they have camera but it goes round and points onto myself and neighbours Windows we feel that's invasion of privacy is thereanything we can do .

Pat 7 Mar 2021

I'm having problems with my neighbour's Cctv I have a,camera that points straight at my property and side window of my property I have to keep blinds closed as it's straight through my living room side window And on my driveway not on hers. I've called the police but they said it's a,civil matter It's a,housing association property Shes saying its a shared drive way When it's not There is as a,pathway that leads up to the back of 4 houses back gardens That breaks the driveway up Shes saying that's why she can point it at my house as she recording the shared drive Is so distressing I have bioplar and ptsd is making my life unbearable. She has front Cameras as well which doesn't bother me but they are on motion and follow cars people in the street. It's so intrusive as she won't point the ip cctv camera on her own drive. It's directly on my property I have grandchildren. How can I find out who owns the path And what is classed as a shared driveway...

Anna 26 Feb 2021

I am the ground floor owner of a converted house, split into 2 apartments with my neighbour occupying the upstairs flat. The land in the front yard belongs to us, though the upstairs owner has right of way on the footpath leading from the pavement/street to the shared entryway that both apartments use to gain access to each respective flat. Due to recent criminal activity on our road, I am concerned for the wellbeing of my family and overall security of my property. I have bought a camera that I have paced on the window sill (behind my living room window) - in full view of everyone - that looks outward in the direction of the street and has been angled towards the footpath and shared entryway. I have placed this camera on motion sensor between certain hours at night. It does not record sounds. The issue is that my neighbour has claimed that we are 'spying' and are infringing upon rights to privacy. As mentioned, the camera does NOT view the up stair's flat in anyway, but only looks out at the shared entryway and the 'right of way' footpath leading up to it. He as instructed us to remove it immediately. The intention of this has never been to snoop, but only to act as a security measure and added deterrence. What are my rights regarding this - do I need to remove the camera?

Annoyed neighbour 15 Feb 2021

I live in an apartment block and our Nextdoor neighbour has 21 cctv cameras on his house including a PTZ. These cameras film us everytime we are driving in and out of our car park, we have a 7 month old daughter who is also being filmed when we get in and out of the car. The PTZ follows people that walk past their property and this can obviously zoom in aswell. The alarming thing is we have a primary school at the end of the road aswell. What can be done about this matter?

swa 15 Feb 2021

Usually CCTV cameras are use for surveillance but its should not disturb others privacy.

Violated Neighbour 10 Feb 2021

Hi, my neighbours have had cctv installed today all around their property including the passageway between our houses. This is positioned in the overhang of their extension and so possibly overlooks the private seating area in my back garden and the whole of the passageway leading to my back door. The passageway is approximately 2 metres wide and so there is no doubt that the passageway is viewable on the camera. We do not have a good relationship with these neighbours and feel like this was done deliberately to spy on us. We were not informed by them that this was happening. I did challenge the installers when they were fitting the camera and they spouted some data protection nonsense. I’ve read about the possible violation of article 8 of the human rights act but not sure what the procedure is with regards to reporting it. Is it a police matter, or a civil matter? Do I contact my useless council or environmental health? Any advice greatly received.

Missy 21 Jan 2021

Hi my neighbour 2 doors away has cctv with microphones on, which points into my back garden. The tenant constantly watches her cameras n I feel like my privacy is completely invaded. The police and the housing have told her to move the angle of the cameras but she refuses point blank....

Law Enthusiast 19 Jan 2021

With the greatest of respect, the Human Rights Act does not apply horizontally. This means that individuals are not bound by the European Convention of Human Rights. This only applies to a "Public Authority" (see s.6 HRA 1998). That said, if you bring case to ocurt under Harrassment, the court will be obliged to have regard to ECHR. So in a nutshell, a breach of ECHR will not give you a 'legal claim' (cause of action) against your neighbour but once you get to court you are free to complain of the breach of Article 8 and the Judge must take it into account.

Bent 17 Jan 2021

U can delete certain areas of the camera view

Billy 15 Jan 2021

My neighbour has installed a cctv on her front porch which I feel is looking into my porch lounge area,This happened straight after she made a noise complaint about me,I had a friend over one weekend then on the Wednesday I receive a noise complaint letter that I was up all night being loud using foul language yelling slamming off doors etc, Basically over reactions and lies and all to get me back because I made a complaint about her barking dog a month ago,She knows I suffer mental health issues and when I went to try calmly talk to her about the camera she stormed off rudely and angrily,I have told the H.A, and they have sworn to me the cctv can't see into my lounge area but yet won't give me proof,I feel intimidated and feel my moves are being watched and seeing when I'm coming and going from my place,I have lived here almost 10 years and she's only lived here 2 she is a nosey gossiper and I really feel as if she's picking on me because I am a single divorced male and suffer mental health issues,It's horrible living like this,People have said just move and I really want to but I don't know where to go and I feel as if I move I will be giving into the bullies

betty 1 Jan 2021

I asked the police direct as i have neighbours from hell. He advised me as long as it is pointing in my garden as i would look. it is fine if it sees into other people gardens and properties. You can't point it into someone's window or door. Hope that helps some people.

Basri 1 Jan 2021

I am in the fourth floor of the building consisting of 40 flats. The main door of my flat is facing towards the steps leading to terrace/roof top the building. Since there are chances to culprits to enter my floor through terrace /roof top( as the door of terrace is kept open Always) I installed CC camera covering both the lift door and steps leading to terrace. Which is a common area of the building. Please let me know am I wrong. More over myself and my wife stay alone and we being the senior citizen, from safety point of view we installed CCCamera to view the culprits entering our floor. Please inform me the legality of my such installation.

Johnny 21 Dec 2020

CCTV is there to protect you and a deterrent so unless you have concrete evidence to show your neighbours are using the camera for another purpose then you haven’t really got a leg to stand on. Maybe you’re overreacting/paranoid. Maybe you’re up to no good or your children and don’t want to be caught Clog. Your neighbour with the camera has every right to protect herself/himself.

Clog1085 29 Nov 2020

My neighbour has a ring door bell, in shared pathways, She watched sus go to garden,bins, comk g and going, weve been told she also love links to listen into convos sat Her sensor always goes off when we get to our front door her door is about 10ft away from ours, she also got her fmaily linked up to watch it and god knows who else, The neighbour across from her asks for video footage as he got issues with above him, so she could also be sharing Our kids dont want to go outside to play anymore as they being watched, Police said she allowed it, as she protecting her proeprty, but surly we have rights if she filming us coming and going at our door, she refuses to remove it, Apparently you can film any where as long as you have property there including the street you park on of your car is there, not sure that's true,

Pat 27 Nov 2020

My neighbour had cctv camera fitted on his childs property to look at his garage, but this also overlooks the garage/parking area and the ends of people's gardens so you can see who is coming and going all the time , we feel wrare being watched what can we do ?

pat 17 Nov 2020

my neighbour has installed c c t v that covers my garden so when i asked for it to be moved he told me hat my garden is blanked off on his hard drive. is this right can you blank of a certain area.

Vic 5 Nov 2020

My nieghbor was summon me in our brgy., My cctv installed last april 2018. But now they complain my cctv for violation of right of privacy. My cctv pointed in my perimeter fence and the angle of my cctv camera cover the vacant portion of thier place. What is my possible answer or idea about this case?

Lizzy 2 Nov 2020

My neighbour who live opposite of me have their CCTV Camera facing directly on my property over looking in my garden. I find this very uncomfortable, intridiating and breaching my privacy. I told my housing officer who work for Cambridge Housing Society (CHS) and she won't help me or deal with the situation. Alot of the residents has complained about the housing officer who can't seen to do her job properly. The whole situation with my neighbour and their CCTV is affected my health. Please can you help?

John 28 Oct 2020

I was thinking about getting cctv cameras the price ranges from a few to astronomical hundreds of pounds probably even more and provider charges more than another I know some are rip off theives and chancers just like some so called plumbers are definitely that and theives and scoundrels. I don't really want to get them put in but their are scumbags who go into next doors property and throw garbage into mine and the cur next door allows the scum to do it he even fired it at my window when I threw it back and even came around to my door she or he even put the rubbish on the hedge like she did with a tile. I've had vermin pelting the brand new windows with eggs that my Father got installed.There was even a big bags of human excrement placed outside my fence. I have also had to put with non stop constant noise at my home that's being going on for years by them next door nearly 24 / 7 also abussive remarks and ridicule from them and the verminous scum outside I have also been physically assaulted and threatened. Even by from him next door an attempt was made of violence. The police and council and environmental depth have been absolutely useless I've been ridiculed by them also and abbussive remarks made against me infact a so called pcso who gave that abuse thought that he had the right to enter my home and even barged past me and then on other occasions gave abussive remarks outside my home and was supported by the rest of them one even said that I couldn't stop him from entering my property even said that he had carte blanche to do whatever he wanted and would never be accountable for doing so. Another from the council she thought exato do so ctly the same way after giving me abussive insults and derogatory haughty replies and also had the support of her obnoxious colleagues just like him and he's so called colleagues and a sgt. They even broke into my home after I was assaulted by some scum and was in the hospital breaking doors that were expensive which Inhad to pay other sharks to fix it. So if I had cctv pointed in the direction of where that verminous scum throw the garbage I wouldn't be in my rights to do so but they're right to carry on doing whatever they want by doing what they are doing.

Mazza 25 Oct 2020

The Human Rights Act only applies to public authorities breaching it, not individuals.

Ron 23 Oct 2020

Hi scared I sympathise with you I'm in the situation. I had a neighbour complain about my CCTV that it was pointing directly at her house but it is mainly looking at my garden this has made me feel afraid to go in my garden as well

LegalS 22 Oct 2020

It’s a violation of HRA article 8 and it is covered under the right to privacy. Also if your perception is that you are feeling harassed by this and they have not informed you that they will do this and they do not have a reason (reasoned excuse) they are breaking the law

light77 8 Oct 2020

I have a neighbour in the street who harasses many people, he has CCTV on the outside of his house but its been noted that he has a camera in his living room on a tripod facing the street surelt this is against the law?? And against regulations to privacy???

blueboy123 28 Sep 2020

my neighbour has put a camera in his garden but it one of these ones that has a 360 view also ot about 10ft up his wall do he gets a good view of everything i do in my garden his there a hight restriction I thought it is at the most 8 ft am I wrong

andurilmat 21 Sep 2020

I install CCTV for a living and the general guidelines installers go buy is that the centre of the cameras field of view has to be on your property - this can flow over in to public areas or neighbors houses. Secondly you can't tell from just looking at a camera on a house what it can see unless you work with them routinely. some cameras have a very narrow field of view and cant actually see a lot. and unless they are spending 4 figures they are only going to be using HD cameras and you cant pick up much detail after 10 meters, a common set up is two cameras at the front of the house on opposite sides covering the front of a house, to the neighbors opposite it may look like the cameras are aimed at there house when in 90% of cases their field of view stops at the road. im not saying you don't get some people who are spying with their cameras but if they been installed professionally they wont be. also PTZ's (the cameras that move) generally they are programmed to move on their own either following a pattern or reacting to movement, - don't assume some one is sitting their following you

Whats the point 20 Sep 2020

You say - Ask for Advice or Share Your Story... Whats the point? There's no reply for anyone to offer help and no indication that you as the website have even contacted these people who are asking questions as surely it would help everyone to see the response. What a waste of time.

Mill85 8 Sep 2020

Have have CCTV camera inside my window of house. I was advised my the police too get this after my car damaged. My camera covers my garden an over to the foot path to my car. ( Does also cover my 3 neighbors cars too my left. They don't have a problem with it being there). Also long that you hav said. Too the people who property it's covering and there fine with it your grand. I hav a neighbor on the right side of me an he is recording everything I do an the camera is on my car. He hasn't asked me was it okay for him too do this. In this situation he can be asked to remove it. As it's falls under Human Rights Act under your rights to privacy. Article 8 of the Act entitled “The Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Home and Correspondence

Deepu 29 Aug 2020

My neighbor installed CCTV cameras opposite of my house and covering my balcony and room is it legal.

Sasas 5 Aug 2020

I live in a two story block of flats 6 flats all together on my side and 6 on the other side I have one neighbour who has a recording monitor in his living room and cameras up that whatcha all visitors in the car park also on all front doors so he can see all comings and goings to everyone’s flat there is even one in the shared wash line area so you can’t even hang your washing out without him watching you in his front room Iv reported this to my local council who don’t seem interested this is surely against the law

Scared 3 Aug 2020

Can I place a cctv camera in my bedroom window.. I live on my own I'm 64 and frightened to do anything in my garden because my neighbours moan... If I answer back they phone the police and they come out straight away because he used to work on the desk at the station... The last visit I had from them was last week because I put a piece of wood in my fence because of the gap in it.. And 1 nail was sticking out to far that's it... I want protection from my neighbours because they bullying me. If I had a partner thy would not say anything..

Javicjo 24 Jul 2020

Hello The house as you drive in to the Close where I live as a camera in the bedroom window, with views all over the close and everyone house. is it anything that can be done to make them take the camera down? I feel that they are being nosey and watching what everyone is up to. I mind my niece and nephews and feel they shouldn’t be looking at them.

Emz 23 Jul 2020

So my neighbour has got a CCTV camera on the front of his house, we have only just seen that it points out onto the public foot path not down towards his front garden or front door. Is this a breach of privacy laws.

Nettie 23 Jul 2020

We have had to call the police out regarding my next door neighbour a few times now regarding cctv being faced on me while doing anything in my back garden, last year he was flying a camered drone and hovering over my back garden,, now he has put up a different camera which is 3 feet away from our property, it is a domed camera and attached with the base flat to the wall.. The policeman that came out about the drove went to see him, and when the officer came back to see us his exact words were he is not a very nice man at all and is concerned that he is constantly being a nuisance. What can be done about this.

LiveWithRespectForOt 18 Jul 2020

Hi, My neighbour has a camera a 360 outdoor camera. On the side of his porch facing my front door. He can see straight into my front living room window as well as my bedroom upstairs. He is a very eccentric person. He never opens the door and even when he knows he is in the wrong, he doesn’t care. Can’t seem to make him understand that he is either delusional or very entitled. Recently we had another issue for which it is escalating with the law. What are my next steps? Thanks

Toby 18 Jul 2020

We have just installed a ring camera looking onto ours cars. Since then I have noticed my neighbour put 2 cameras in their windows. One is the back and one in the front. The front one as since been removed, were the back one still seems to be present. I have noticed it will be taken down but then put back up ( I’m guessing it’s because it a phone so needs charging) once I had my phone popped while FaceTime my mother but they accused of recorded them and started shouting pedo at us. It find it hypocritical that they are doing what they accused me off. What’s even worse is my son is autistic and as a sensory issue with clothes so often naked and sometimes escapes outside. What can I do? I have read that it’s against the law to have a camera overlooking someone’s garden and then I have read that it isn’t.

Avi 16 Jul 2020

Dear My neighbor has installed a cctv towards my gate.. And they regularly watching us and putting questions if someone visit my home Stupid neighbors called us and put question every time that "who was she and who was he? For what they came? This type of questions they are putting us and making us irritate Can i take legal action against the neighbors? Pls suggest me?

tellbert 14 Jul 2020

i have camera,s up and one keep getting blow by the wind and show is it was pointing in my nabours garden buts it not .but he keeps hitting it with a long piece of wood to move back what can i do in case he breaks it.i din,t speek to him

A concerning problem 10 Jul 2020

A neighbour across the street recently fitted a security camera above their front door. It’s unclear whether or not it captures other parts of the street apart from just directly below their door, but going by the look of the camera I suspect it does. Their house faces mine and I don’t want their camera capturing my house. I feel I can’t say anything to them because I don’t know them and I don’t want any disputes, and I don’t think it’s illegal what they’re doing. I just think it’s wrong. I don’t have a problem if people just have it capturing under their door and nowhere else, but other neighbours shouldn’t have to put up with someone else’s camera recording things when they have no say in it. Something about that doesn’t sit right with me. I understand people want to prevent crime but if the camera records parts of the street other than directly below their door I think it’s simply unacceptable. Companies are also marketing lots of these types of things like “smart cameras” and things to make your home “smarter” to make money from people who don’t care or know any better and personal privacy is going out the window.

Demo 5 Jul 2020

Our neighbours watch and listen to all kids playing in street to find out if anyone is not being nice to their son .. kids are aged 7 - 12

Yadwinder singh 3 Jul 2020

My neighbor has two CCTV cameras and face of those cameras towards the main gate of my house and I have asked them many times to change the faces of cameras. What legal or police actions I can take about it

Bonny 23 Jun 2020

Hi the flats next door have installed security cameras I seen the view and it is pointed also on my front door my bedroom window and my living room window and my neighbour upstairs bedroom window and living room window I've talked to them and ask them to move it and nothing has happened what can I do to deal with this matter who do I contact to complain

Hazzz 22 Jun 2020

I live in a flat above a garage and I have someone who lives next door. He has a camera in the middle of the stairway and it captures my family and myself etc. The stairs are to get into our property (communal). I have a neighbour who has had it damaged by myself which he has decided to take it to the police. He hasn’t had permission to have the camera from our housing association... so am I still in the wrong and can I be prosecuted for the damage?

Skid 18 Jun 2020

My neighbour has installed a CCTV system 5 cameras in total they are the ones that swivel my neice and nephew won’t bring there children round anymore we have noticed a few times my neighbour has moved the camera in the direction of my partner hanging washing out we have a gym in the back garden but no one will use it because the neighbours cameras I feel anything I am doing he is watching us he lives with anther male in the house and has other males visiting time to time can anyone give me any advise by the way I have CCTV my self only on my property boundary

Sue 17 Jun 2020

Hi, my next door neighbor has bought their house over a year ago but don't at the moment live in the property. They have been making excessive noise from 7 am until 11pm with kangoing etc. We asked them to stop as we have 3 kids under 3 and both work so have to get up at 6am. Anyway this must have caused a fuss as they put CCTV cameras all around there house. We live in the country in a semi detached cottage and they can visibly see into my front garden and who comes to my front door. Considering I have three small children who can often run out to the garden not fully dressed they are a handful. Is there anything I can do about this? I am also not sure if the are motionless... Or audio.

Viney 9 Jun 2020

Has my neighbour's opposite who have got children themselves and kids will be kids been round this area 40 years may I add) and had no bother before . Anyway she has had it in for my son playing in our street and been CCTV on him is this allowed she could be a wrong n for all we know I thought it had only purpose for there property only as I want it stopped

Chats 8 Jun 2020

Hi, I have a neighbour who is against my children playing out on the street and is currently installing CCTV cameras to capture video footage of my children playing incase they do any damage to his car, can you please confirm if this is legal

Sweets? 1 Jun 2020

I was making pancakes until when i turned around i saw my neighbour videoing me from his kitchen window to mine. Him and his cousin have also been shouting my name all day and i find it embarrasing. We are both minors what can i do?

Spy neighbour 20 May 2020

My neighbour who lives over the road has a camera ,motion one that points at my front door ,front window and bedroom windows , I have asked him to move it as I have 2young children and my wife is a mental health patient , as yet it's not moved , been well over a month since we asked , what do I do plz

Dr m t 18 May 2020

My neighbour has cameras pointing in front and behind their house, both on bottle neck roads. They both point at their own property but prevent me from leaving my house without them potentially knowing I'm not in. This makes me uncomfortable, is there any standing I have with this?

Gina 16 May 2020

My next door but one neighbour as 4 cameras (we only knew about 2) he now rents his property out but new tenants have access and have shown you can see all of my back garden and half of my yard have spoken to them saying not happy but what can I do legally as doubt he will do anything

Talus 16 May 2020

My neighbour over the road had his work van broken into and all his tool stolen. I dont know why but he thinks it is me that did the burglary. So he has installed CCTV pointing straight into my garden and onto my side door. The vehicle that was broken into is at the other side of his house. So I think he is spying on me. He also thinks I'm having an affair with his ugly wife.

Ali Graham 7 May 2020

For many years I have installed and looked after many town center CCTV systems south of Scotland and north of England And know the laws regards CCTV my problem is a neabour who is intent of causing problems with the last few years being called a pedo from both her and her kids which has spread around , kind of stupid considering I work in schools have security and government vetting and two of my own daughters but as they say mud sticks Some work around's offered her to see the system where she said no , not interested ! After all what the CCTV see's it records ! No cameras cover her house or garden but intent that they do also the 5yrs of trouble including her family damaging my car's ect main reason another two cameras went up My system is registered , signage up and police have used my footage whereby last year it was on all the Scottish news when a young lad went missing , now that's someone that has something to hide I can see more looking out a window than looking at the cameras CCTV is here to protect not to spy , ask to see it , ask if it's registered and within law , get the police involved after all it's recording and no system should point in someone's windows as that is a breach of privacy , also most modern systems have a mask facility where you can blank out areas in view or record when movement After getting police involved regards the slanderous remarks I am now going to take the woman to court via legal action for slander after many attempts to speak to her regards it failed even police requesting her attend a mutual meeting

Ali Graham 7 May 2020

For many years I have installed and looked after many town center CCTV systems south of Scotland and north of England And know the laws regards CCTV my problem is a neabour who is intent of causing problems with the last few years being called a pedo from both her and her kids which has spread around , kind of stupid considering I work in schools have security and government vetting and two of my own daughters but as they say mud sticks Some work around's offered her to see the system where she said no , not interested ! After all what the CCTV see's it records ! No cameras cover her house or garden but intent that they do also the 5yrs of trouble including her family damaging my car's ect main reason another two cameras went up My system is registered , signage up and police have used my footage whereby last year it was on all the Scottish news when a young lad went missing , now that's someone that has something to hide I can see more looking out a window than looking at the cameras CCTV is here to protect not to spy , ask to see it , ask if it's registered and within law , get the police involved after all it's recording and no system should point in someone's windows as that is a breach of privacy , also most modern systems have a mask facility where you can blank out areas in view or record when movement After getting police involved regards the slanderous remarks I am now going to take the woman to court via legal action for slander after many attempts to speak to her regards it failed even police requesting her attend a mutual meeting

sasha 6 May 2020

we live in cottage flats and my neighbour up staires is a bit of a nightmare he keeps reversing in to my car and when i go out to check it turns into a a screming match. so i have got indoor camrers looking out side pointing at my car . the council said im breaking the law as you can see the public foot path is this true i have cctv stickers in the window so people no we have them . theres is other problems going on as well that is why they are making a big thing about the camrea because they are breaking the law but im clearly useing the camera to check on the car

Lilly 4 May 2020

My neighbour has got 4 camers she had 2 shining on my front door was told By council to move them she did for a short while now they are back I have politely told her that I dont want them on my bungalow or garden as they are on my car to so she no's when I'm in and when I go out and I'm feeling very uncomfortable with it

Chezza 3 May 2020

My neighbour has moved hers up so she can now see into all the gardens surrounding her ,not only that put she will make life hell for everyone around her

Joey 29 Apr 2020

My neighbour has 3 cameras facing my property plus ring door bell facing my front door I have complained to council for past year nothing has been done the person won’t speak they record me on iPhone when ever I approach them Louise O’Brien 40 Tavistock Road acocks green is person doing this

Tim Linsell 1 Apr 2020

Myu neighbour has installed x3 cameras and we share a driveway but i know he has placed these up to spy on me and my wife. surely its against my Haman rights and is invading on my privacy plus its very intimidating when i come home to my own privately own property. we had issues a few years ago where this person ( being very polite here) pushed my wife against my house wall and verbally attacked me. We went to the police but all they said was stay away from him and they would pop round to see him about it ( which they didn't). can i go to the police about these cameras as surely he should have got permission by his neighbours first, which i would never have agreed to as its pointing at my car , my driveway and more importantly me and my wife. if nothing dose get done about these perverts i will just have to remove them myself. I need help on this from someone and the police would be a nice touch !!!

Pat 21 Mar 2020

The owner of the property next to me has installed cctv. We have had issues in the past regarding parking. ( I recently politely asked him to remove his b.m.w from under my front window) today a man appeared who I didn't know accusing me of bad behaviour. AND he had cctv of me pushing a note through his door. I felt very intimidated by this . And he fact he had unknown to me the said cctv. What should I do.?

Alybop 29 Jan 2020

Neighbours have set up a huge 360 motion sensor camera in their back garden. However, this camera senses every move I make in my garden, kitchen and bathroom. Additionally, the neighbours the other side of the camera have a 14 year old daughter using the back bedroom and this camera turns to her bedroom every time she walks in it, surely this is illegal!!

Kev B 11 Jan 2020

My neighbor has installed what looks like a night view camera but it is steering in to my kitchen window, but also moves down his path which fair enough, but directly in to the kitchen, does anyone know the law in this. Meny thanks. KB

Ftt 4 Jan 2020

Trigger you are wrong. Remove your camera and dont record the street

Khan 13 Dec 2019

My neighbor setup camera front of my door and nothing property of them near camera and my house is opposit the road and camre fixed front of my door they are harassing us and captured every moment of us what should we can do for that please suggest me

macduff 12 Dec 2019

We were in the process of having an extension built on our property. After much opposition from neighbours both sides it was passed to go ahead. We are now on our third set of builders due to harassment by neighbours including removing our boundary fence and killing the Clematis that formed part of it. The other side, who have an extension built on our boundary have had cctv camera installed pointing directly onto our rear extension. With no time left, or money to fit the proper roof we contacted the planning officer to get permissto fit a temporary flat roof for the oncoming wet season. The neighbour was away at the time but her son came round to inspect the works and reported us to the council for the flat roof. This was witnessed by the builders st the time as the son was heard to say 'can you see it on the camera'. We have now just been issued with a notice that Environmental health is visiting to check our multi stove which was reported as smoking. Smokeless fuel and it's took the 8 years to report it. We've had enough and feel it's time to hit back or just make them look stupid. Could someone please point us in the right direction for any advice or help on any of these problems. Kind regards.

Wally 20 Nov 2019

My adjacent neighbour has several cameras on her property however 1 faces directly at my front door and window I and other family members have actually seen her looking through her blinds at us including my sons bedroom window it feels like she is constantly watching us and as such feel I need to move out of my home ASAP

N 27 Oct 2019

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01803/SN01803.pdf Just released for help with unjustified unlawful cctv. harassment is a crimson offence

Big Jay 22 Oct 2019

Hi , I am at my whits end with my neighbours constantly harassing me and videoing my every move. Further to this they are audio recording all my private converstions, which take place in my garden, driveway and outside my house. They have CCTV cameras pointing at my garden and driveway and monitor our every move, coming in going out and working in the garden. They are following us with their vehicle and today the police came to my house to say they had recieved conversation recordings which mention a dispute over a boundery that had some bad language from me... and the neighbour felt threatened by it. I simply cant leave my house or conduct private conversation without this person recording everything I say or do. The police said the voice recording is a civil matter and they could not do anything about it.. Surely this is harassment ?

Trigger1 22 Oct 2019

Ive just put a dog cam to use in the bedroom window aiming down at the road in front of the house as we had the car scratched not long ago. Just caught the neighbour taking a photo of the camera which really is a picture of our bedroom window. Who's in the right?

Trigger1 22 Oct 2019

Ive just put a small dog cam in the bedroom aiming down onto the pavement outside as we had a car scratched? Are we entitled to do this as the next door neighbour took a photo of it so hes actually taken a photo of our bedroom??

Sally 17 Sep 2019

For 2 years now, the next door neighbours have been slamming shut 2 external doors, outside my bedroom, of my detached house, causing me to lose sleep every night as it is anytime in 24 hours. The police won't do anything, neither the council as there is no proof. I now believe it is pure harassment and bullying as it is 4 of them, and toileting a dog endless times a day/night plus barking. I am 71 and quality of life is zero. I am getting 2 cctv cameras and microphones, to pick up the noise, and possibly view who is causing this harassment out of the 4 of them, for proof to the authorities....do I have rights to do this?

Deb 17 Sep 2019

My nieghbour admits camera are looking in my garden. I am worried about grandchildren as they seem weirdo's how can I stop this

willow 15 Sep 2019

i live in flats my next door nieghbours are horrific they have had to sign numerous anti social behaviour orders i got my self a small cctv camera to put outside my front door that is on a communal landing the housing association said this was a good idea i came back from shopping and decided to see what the activity had been when i checked it showed the next door neighbour at 6 am signaling to her boyfriend then she strolled over staring in to it and then moved it can she do this i did confront her but she said she hasnt touched it i said what part of it being a camera dont you understand but she still denied it this is why its been put up cos she just constantly lies is this ilegal for her to touch it

Sir Galahad 22 Aug 2019

My neighbour has reported me to the local PCSO, (who is only just out of nappies) . I have a CCTV camera, INSIDE my property on the 2nd floor bedroom pointing out over my garden. There is a bunker in my garden, and parfof it sits in the neighbours garden. He and his inlaw, has made numerous attempts to vandalise. As he doesn't want it in his garden. The bunker is shown on the deeds, as always being there. He has also threatened my wife, on countless occasions. The PCSO is not aware of the deed layout, and has said my camera, cannot point at my property.! The neighbour is saying it is pointing into his garden. But it isn't. Am I entitled to protect my property and fence?

luckylady 21 Aug 2019

i am writing to ask how i stand i dont speak to my neigbour we have had a few issues over the last year and she had some issues with my other neighbouur she has now but a cctv camera up on the corridor directly on my door and my neidour on the other side of me the gengle uest to come to my door and talk to me now he feels uncomfortable and we both dont want to come out because the rumours and we are stating in our flat can i do anything about this i getting very depressed and paranoid please can someone help me

Claire 20 Jul 2019

Hi there.I have a problem with my neighbour. She said to me that she took a pictures of my private area, of my inner environment of my flat, as we are on ground floor. She exactly describes what we have in the bedroom. Please help me what I can do. I think is not legal, this is voyeurism. I’m frightened, I can’t sleep, I still think somebody watching me. I don’t know what of everything she made a picture. We could be in intimate situation or she could recorded my valuables, jewellery, whatever.... I really not feel safe anymore in my home. Please help my what to do. Thank you very much in advance.

Rollsy 30 Jun 2019

A garage opposite me just had new CCTV installed but I think the camera's are watching my bedroom window because in the night I can see the inferred lights through my phone camera from my bedroom window am I right or wrong I thought if they weren't watching my window I wont be able to see the inferred ??

JamJam 30 May 2019

I live on an end of terrace property. I have just purchased a Ring Video Doorbell 2. When I installed it, I realised that the doorbell obviously mainly records my own path, on my property, and my garden, however it also captures people on the public footpaths outside my property boundary (as doorbell cameras are set level and not pointed downwards). The camera only starts recording when there is movement on my own footpath and the recordings are approximately 31 seconds in length. Do I need to register this with the ICO or other parties?

Unhappy 28 Apr 2019

My neighbour who we have had problems with over the years has installed cctv at the back and front of the house on the wall between our two houses. The cameras look as though they are pointing at our fence but are the same height as the second floor window. Can we ask the police to check it as it feels like they are invading our privacy. We have a 6foot fence at the front which the camera can see over and 7 feet hedges at the back and that camera can see over these too. Before they installed it we were sent a letter asking if we had problems with our plants as theirs were dying. They have a huge overgrown Jasmin which is against our fence and growing beautifully in their garden but against our fence (as there is no sun) is so overgrown it’s not sprouting leaves so we think they are insinuating that we are killing the bush. Can we get them to move the cameras?

Prof 6 Apr 2019

Hi, I have a right of way over my neighbours driveway that allows for unlimited crossings on either foot or vehicle. The neighbours have recently installed a cctv camera which watches us as we use the right of way. They are watching everyone who visits us and us every time we leave the house. What are my rights regarding this?

Lauraw 20 Feb 2019

My neighbours have verbally abused me for years and just recently it has turned physical which the police are currently investigating. I put a camera up inside my house that shows my drive way and cars and the path way and some of the road outside the front of my house none of there property. The reason for this is I'm worried they may vandalise my car etc as I've been complaining to the council and reporting them to the police. Every time I step out my front door there in the windows watching my every move. I've had enough of being made to feel uncomfortable so I put a 6ft fence between my house and there's (semi detatached) they complained tried to get the council to make me take it down but I have permission so I've been allowed to keep it up. I've came home tonight and noticed they have a camera in there upstairs bedroom window pointing straight on my drive way and property. So because I've stopped them spying by putting the fence up they have now done this. Is there anything I can do please? Any advise would be brilliant thanks.

Jesse 5 Feb 2019

My neighbour has cctv cameras on his house. One is pointing over the fence into my back garden and another camera is pointing at my drive and the front of my house. I contacted the police who came round and agreed that the cameras appeared to be pointing at my property. They went round to the neighbour who pretended he wasn't at home. They have tried several more times, but without success as my neighbour will not allow them into his property to view his cctv monitor. What can I do?

alix 29 Jan 2019

Hi guys I need some advice. so to run through quickly- 1. Had a neighbour- he died, left the house(private owned) to his daughter. 2. She gave it to the council for 4 years- bad tenants 12k worth of damage 3. Shes repaired it and given to an estate agent 4. Estate agent (hunters) has rented it out to what he said was a family- mum dad x2 kids 5. Whoever passed the tenancy has sublet to different people 6. Past year has been hell- noise, running a catering business from 5am (yep they're Nigerians), suspecting a prostititute is in there. Banging of everything into late hours. never open the doors to anyone they are not expecting. Dont sign for deliveries left to the neihbours to do it. 7. Im not sleeping my wifes not sleeping- contacted the estate agent- he isnt bothered. 8. Knocked on the door 3x and emailed estate agent 3x include head office.no reply. 9. Last week knocked on their door at 1130pm. Was told to not knock on the door again and its just the begining of problems! So now i dont feel safe ( im 1 man 3bed terraced house) 10. Now the noise is the same but is now deliberate to annoy me at late hours. so now constantly anxious 11. Emailed the local council- they sent a letter to me, them and the estate agent. 12. Emailed the neighbourhood police- they are coming to visit me at mine. Please has anyone been through similar or can offer advice. im going through hell. Not sleeping calling in sick a lot now. Dont really feel safe and dont want to leave my house. Got a dummy CCTV as a deterent. Saw them taking pictures of it today. hence the urgency in this email.

Jackie 30 Dec 2018

My neighbour has just installed a "device" which seems to have a lens and in low light conditions has 2 red lights on it. This device is supposed to be guarding their oil tank from intruders. Unfortunately their oil tank is only about 1 foot away from my sitting room wall , so the device is directed at my wall. This wall of this sitting room is only 4 foot high , with a sloping ceiling. The ceiling has a velux window, located just above the oil tank. Consequently, the device appears to be looking into my room . It just so happens that I usually sit under this velux window. so possibly this device can see me sitting in my room. My problem is 1. I do not know what this device is. I happened to see a man installing it ( unmarked van) I asked him what it was and all he would tell me was that it was to guard the tank. I cannot ask my neighbour directly as I am in the midst of a noise dispute with him ( me complaining). So how can I tell if it is a camera or something else? 2. If it is a camera, is there anyway I can find out whether (possibly inadvertently) it can see into my room? 3. If it can see into my room is there anything I can do?

Tomo 10 Dec 2018

My next door neighbour has bought the other house at the other side of us. He has installed a cctv camera at the top of the garden looking at his new property. Not sure if it catches ours but the bathroom window is on that side. Also he has put a camera on a wall facing up the shared path that crosses our back yard. I let the dog out at night. The camera turned blue and heard a voice saying what you looking at??? Is this 1 illegal?

Alice2018 8 Oct 2018

Hi, I have two acquainted neighbours from same country of origin who placed surveillance camera 2 feet from both my windows. The neighbours could have placed their respective cameras between their bedroom windows, I.e 6 feet away from my bedroom windows. The other neighbour placed surveillance camera into direction of my door entrance rather than the other way. Again that neighbour catches all my privacy. The surveillance cameras 2 feet away from my bedroom windows record purposely all my private conversations. I also noticed a covert camera into neighbour's car towards my direction (drive in path). I strongly believe the neighbours' action is based on prejudicial views about social tenants. I retire from professional life following chronic illnesses, regarded as disability. I lead a quiet life with my 7 year old child. My family has never been known for anti social behaviour. I view the neighbours' action as intentionally invasive. I am petrified of having neighbour dispute about this. The neighbours are not reasonable people, prepared to remove their surveillance cameras away from my property. Please advise if what neighbours are doing is legal and how can I counter such flagrant privacy intrusion. Thank you

Goose 17 Aug 2018

I have a cctv camera that can move 360 degrees and I have it pointed down my drive and I make a point of not moving the camera over to any of my neighbours areas but one of my neighbours has complained about the camera breaching her human rights. So my question is where do I stand legally?

Bran dee 3 Aug 2018

My neighbor will stop @ nothing to cause my families eviction I have low income and already dislike the conditions she has a lot of illegal activity and is using anything I do to cover hers up she has a camera pointed @ my walkway it’s obvious it’s not to protect her property it’s to watch me and my kids the most unsettling part is supposedly the fees is live which nobody is comfortable with I hate it and I have children and her convicted child molester father watches it with her sadly she sends her kids with him for nights to get some space and he has a lifetime restraint against children what can I do it’s pointed @ me I want to move anyway there’s a lot of shady charecters here whom she tells inaccurate information too about myself I feel very violated and she’s dealing hard drugs and had an overdose and a domestic assault against her baby daddy whom she regretted putting in jail and went to admit she made it up I already worry about my kids seeing her company nodded out with a needle stuck in his arm she was supposed to be evicted but discarded his cell phone to cover up her sales of the substances the sad part is I mind my own business and try to not cause problems and been getting in trouble for petty things from her going out of her way to put two kids and there Mom on the streets to satisfy her quiet drug dealing lifestyle everything I have done which is have the father of my kids visit us throughout the day and the management is more worried about that then what she does however they don’t know she’s had multiple men live in her house she puts her phone car everything in somebody else’s name she even goes to see the father of her baby with her sisters I d because she is not supposed to besides the fact they have tried to evict her in last 4 years @ least twice a year because her house is the most disgusting unsanitary dwelling you can imagine but she knows the law and pays people in drugs to clean she also paid a new neighbor whom we don’t even know file a harassment order on us and she admitted to the neighbors who disagree with her actions that she only records us and calls cops because she was given morpheine they want the father of my kids gone because he knows the law and defends our kids and us unfortunately it’s working for her she even threw something @ my truck as I was driving it was @ my sons window I didn’t know what it was so I swerved it was a cupcake but I didn’t know that so I had enough and went to the police and they laughed @ me and told me not to be so petty it’s only illegal to have my kids dad live here he does not but she claims otherwise so the management broke my shed door and barges in to tell him while he’s here watching our kids they told him he’s trespassing and harassing I need help and want a new place I never likes it here to much drama and drugs as well as people mislead of my character so I got a lot of incorrect rumors about myself

ProblemNeighbours Editor 22 Jun 2018

Ask if you can look at the footage to see where the camera is focused? If you're not happy then get your local police to have a word with the neighbour.

Jesse 21 Jun 2018

My neighbour has his drive fenced in by large wooden gates - he has a short drive that leads up to his gates that is parallel to my drive which is open and not fenced in. He has put up cctv cameras on the outside of his gates which he says is to monitor his short drive, but in reality the cameras are pointing at my open plan drive and side on to my front door so that he can see my every move - is there anything I can do about this?

Nosey neighbour 8 Jun 2018

What can l do when our neighbour has positioned a cctv camera on the upper wall of his house directly facing our house, bedroom, living room and garden. I'm having to keep my curtains closed. l asked him to move it. He said he would do it. But he still hasn't moved the angle to his own garden. What can l do ?

bellymust 27 Apr 2018

CCTV i have cctv fitted on our property because football game on my street and damage to my wife car by neighbour kids. i made sure my cctv is register and i pay a fee every year. cctv is a very good thing in a neighbour wood, it made people think twice before they break the law, if one dont have notting to hide, then they wont worry a bout cctv. bellmust.

Natty 28 Mar 2018

We have recently objected to an oversized and overlooking outbuilding that our new neighbour is proposing. The local planners have yet to decide on this issue, however we have installed a new fence to limit being overlooked should the office/storage unit get approval. Today the same neighbour has installed 4 CCTV cameras (he does not reside at the property it is tenanted). The two rear cameras are clearly visible from our patio and our garden. I would suggest given their 180 degree capture they are capable of filming my entire rear garden and our coming and goings from our rear access and onto our patio. This feels somewhat in retaliation to our planning objection. Ultimately this neighbour will now remotely be able to monitor our own activity and coming and goings as well as his tenants. What would be the best way of tackling this?

Tilly 11 Mar 2018

My next door neighbours have a camera on the front of the house. Whenever it goes dark, it picks up the slightest movement and shouts loudly... WARNING YOU ARE BEING RECORDED ON CCTV CAMERA WARNING WARNING it makes you feel like a criminal when you just want to get into your own house. Its a nuisance and now i hear it all day long in my head wether im in work or in bed i hear it what can i do

Yoyo 1 Mar 2018

Hello. I am receiving police support over a harassing neighbour. I have footagecand photos of them being harrassing which the police are going to use for the Cps possibly. Now these nightmare neighbours have fitted a CCTV and correctly so but sit in their front doorway out of camera shot taking pictures of myself and my children and filming us when we are just going about our daily life. My issue is this if I film them on my phone doing this or take a picture of them doing this (as they live opposite me) I’m I doing something illegal if it is to prove what they are going?

App 13 Oct 2017

Hi all, I too have lived in an ex council flat for years without problems. However 2 yrs ago we had new neighbours who work from home and despite requests to stop the banging of heavy boxes. The problem escalated to using domestic noise to annoy me . Despite contacting the council and hoping for support i was targeted by the rest of the neighbours ( some new residents moved in at the same time and have grouped together. I own my property and i have come to the conclusion there is no prptection for those that follow the law. I am targeted and seen as the problem for not tolerating her behaviour). This couple are on benefits and the council did decide to put recording equipment into my flat but they sent them a letter advising them. The neighbours have placed cameras up and i feel that whatever they do the council accepts. I am being forced out my flat by the majority who dont work and are claiming some benefit or other. The neighbours dont live under her so im really shocked at the conclusions being made. I own my property so i am proactive in raising issues if i was also having my rent paid maybe i wouldn't care either about what is happening on the estate. The council are not bothered about my health, the footage i showed about boxes being delivered has been met with contact the DWP yourself. This has been going on for 2 yrs.

Tbone 25 Aug 2017

My neighbour is a child minder and has installed CCTV to monitor the kids in her front garden, I do not have a problem with that, however the camera on the side of their house that faces my house, has the camera pointing straight at my house, this became more evident yesterday when my grandson looked over the party wall to wave at the kids, and my neighbour came out straight away to tell her wards off for climbing up my wall to speak to my grandson, so the camera is clearly filming my property, my view is that the camera should be sited on the corner of their property facing back on the their own land, and not facing my house, am I being unreasonable.

Big Harry 24 Aug 2017

About 6 years ago,we got new neighbours next door,knowing this guy'sn reputation,i told him point blank,that i wasn't going to put up with his nonsense, " BIG MISTAKE ".Two weeks later they held a house warming party,which was a nightmare for my wife and i.I asked them politely to keep the noise down a bit," Politely" ,i was called all the names you can think of. They started setting smoke alarms off,etc.This behaviour went on until it was so bad,i got the police to stop it, " would've been better with a shotgun" However,eventually they were told by their Landlord to stop or be evicted. I was out one Saturdaywhen he took his temper out on my wife,and terrified her,so badly that she would shake when she heard his voice. They stsrted to knock on our doors,or bang on adjoining wall,to waken us up during the night. Him and his pal got banned from fishing a local Loch where i was a baliff, so they decided to force me or frighten me into giving them a permit to fish. After some arguing and shouting,i stepped forward,and can't remember if i hit him or not,but there was no blood from him,But,when he arrived at the police station to tell them,i was charged with Assault. Since then it's got progressively worse,my beloved wife,has gone into residential care,and i'm alone in this house which is bought and paid for. I thought they would think " He's got enough on his plate, "but no,they're not finished yet,this i know,and all this is over fishing. How can a person be so Petty ?.

DeathWishPaul 3 Jul 2017

I live in an area of social housing where the majority of residents are on some kind of benefit and do not work. However they are surprisingly fit and competent enough to be anti social, have parties, arguments, drug deals, shouting matches, door slams, fight with other dealers, create damage and so on. I have reported their activities to the council, the local police where necessary, environmental health and so on. All that is ever done if anything is that they will log it and send a letter, maybe visit once a year. So basically they are just ignoring the behaviour and abuse of the system. Although I am shocked and disappointed at this response what galls me is the flagrant misuse of our tax payer money on people who do not deserve it and the tolerance of this from those in power. It is obvious that they do not want to go through the hassle of warnings or eviction because they have an easy cash cow. How do I get serious people involved to take action? My MP and local Benefit fraud agency do not respond either. Should I go to he Secretary of State?

?? 23 Jun 2017

Three years ago I bought an ex council house which is lovely everything was fine until our council tenant nneihdecided to cut down the border fence between the properties with out asking me which leaves all our gal

ralpher 21 May 2017

Hello, My neighbours son (who doesn't live there and is an adult male) has been prosecuted for indecent behaviour towards me however since this has occurred they had installed a cctv camera pointing down at their front door and drive way (I can only assume as an intimidation technique and to be annoyed at his prosecution) , this made me feel extremely uncomfortable as they were the ones who were in the wrong so I felt like why are they putting this up?! After a few months they've took it down but now it has reappeared directly across the street on their relatives house, so that they can aim it towards my house from across the street. I feel it's looking at my house and driveway so they can see as I enter and leave. What can I do that's not going to make the situation worse without having to be involved at all with them as they are horrible people I could not have a conversation with ? Thank you. I worry of ringing the police and getting them to check in case I'm wrong and it makes life harder. Thanks so much!!

ralpher 20 May 2017

Hello, My neighbours son (who doesn't live there and is an adult male) has been prosecuted for indecent behaviour towards me however since this has occurred they had installed a cctv camera pointing down at their front door and drive way (I can only assume as an intimidation technique and to be annoyed at his prosecution) , this made me feel extremely uncomfortable as they were the ones who were in the wrong so I felt like why are they putting this up?! After a few months they've took it down but now it has reappeared directly across the street on their relatives house, so that they can aim it towards my house from across the street. I feel it's looking at my house and driveway so they can see as I enter and leave. What can I do that's not going to make the situation worse without having to be involved at all with them as they are horrible people I could not have a conversation with ? Thank you. I worry of ringing the police and getting them to check in case I'm wrong and it makes life harder. Thanks so much!!

Teepee 30 Mar 2017

I've had cctv covering the front of my property drive and the road immediately outside my house where a second car is parked. It doesn't cover anyone else's property. If neighbours choose to park their car closer to my garden then the cctv will cover their car too. Initially I had neighbours calling me for it but as soon as one of their cars had damage they came running to me for footage. Of course I was glad to help and this seems to have calmed negativity. I have had problems with abuse from the neighbour directly near me and have checked with police on the legality of cctv with audio for my back garden where the neighbour puts his head over the fence to verbally abuse us. They have advised that this is fine as long as cctv is only covering my garden so I'm waiting on a 6 foot fence to be erected round the edge of my whole garden then will get the cctv up. I've asked police to inform them that I will be getting audio cctv not to catch them out but to prevent and deter future attacks.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 23 Mar 2017

The police can make the owner of the CCTV show them the footage. They can also check the siting of the cameras to ensure they are not invading others' privacy. So get back in touch with the police and ask them what they're doing about it. We think you can also ask for footage yourself under data protection rules...see this government page for more details.

Randmatt 22 Mar 2017

Our Neighbour has recently installed six CCTV cameras two of which are positioned on the top of hi property looking over all of the other residents gardens. He refuses to talk to any of the neighbors about these cameras. We live in a row of small two up two down terraces. We are all concerned that he will be recording footage of each family in their gardens. A number of us have small children. Several of the neighbors have contacted the police but the neighbour with the cameras has refused to let the police see what he is filming? Has anybody got any advice about what we can do??

Immy 19 Mar 2017

I have had a similar problem where my neighbour has installed cameras to the front and rear looking at our property. I didn't pay much notice at first but then she commented on stuff we do in our garden and also showed footage to othere when a theft occurred. This got me worried and I called west mids police on 101. A community support officer did come out the next day, but he was in a rush and done things very briefly. He told me that my neighbour had accidently put the cameras facing my property, but 3 days later 1 of them was still facing my property. I called 101 again and the cso has not updated anything on their system. I have now told them that I would like to make a complaint of harassment and they have called me for a interview tomorow. Lets see how it goes.

BLUE 5 Mar 2017

2012 nieghbour 2 away put cctv on to my gate..each time I opened my gate I saw her light go on. police ignored me. she is a friend/worls with the croydon council and that is like talking to a briackwall. seems they are behind her installing the cctv. I am white immigrant and non stop harassment from her and her 30 recruits, 99% jamacian. I am not techno. so I battle and have a small camera on my window sill they dont care, they break my gate/broke 3 locks and taken my small slar light from fence and lot more. the man who does this is a boyfriend of one of the "pack" and he does what he wants. AS IS THE RULE HERE . no rules, no idea of LEASEHOLD. now his car has been standing on the DELIVERY section WITH A cam to watch me..NO ONE ELSE just the white lady........

ProblemNeighbours Editor 24 Feb 2017

Contact your local Police or PCSO (non-emergency number 101). They should be able to go and take a look at the neighbour's CCTV and check where they're focused.

anthony 21 Feb 2017

Hi, my neighbour has at least 3 cctv cameras and one of them looks across my front door so she sees who goes in and out of the property. The camera also looks onto the public footpath I have checked on the ICO register and there are no cameras registered with them at that address 21/02/2017. She has inadvertently told me she has stored several recordings of me parking my car close to hers! She also complained that I park outside my own house to prevent her from parking there as its where the Camera looks. In my mind this camera is being used illegally and its an invasion of my family's privacy what should I do ?

ProblemNeighbours Editor 9 Feb 2017

Yes you can ask for this, or you can ask your local police if they will take a look at the cameras to ensure they are only pointed at the car parks.

Frog 8 Feb 2017

I am a childminder working from home. We have CCTV installed around the outside of our Home for the protection of the children and our property and are registered with the ICO. Recently our 'neighbours' the local angling society have installed CCTV cameras into their car parks due to recent vandalism and theft. I am sure that one of the cameras points towards our garden and home and are worried that the camera could be recording images of the children. Unfortunately they are not very friendly neighbours, can i ask them to ensure that their cameras are turned away from our home? or to see evidence that it is? or to ask for a letter confirming it is? Many thanks

cctv man 28 Jan 2017

I like the way neighbours cry about cctv

Mel 25 Jan 2017

I have CCTV fitted on the advice of the Police after my male neighbour grabbed and threatened my wife, my neighbour has made a complaint over 3 years 4 times and I have been visited by Police to show the position of cameras. My cameras (3) stay, regardless of complaints, they have paid for them selves over and over after catching my neighbours father setting up a £100K fraudulent claim in our garden.....there's not a magistrate in the land that wouldn't see it my way.

Gen 25 Jan 2017

I have, for 3 yrs now, seen the flicker on my walls from my neighbors cameras. I've reported this to authorities only to be viewed as someone who is afraid to live in my own home alone. I have a brinks system I don't use....that's how fearful I am. What can I do to prove this?

Friendly suggestion 24 Jan 2017

Dyke, perhaps if you listened to your neighbours and allowed them to show you how little is actually covered by the CCTV you would see that you and your family, nor your property, is actually being "watched".

dyke 22 Jan 2017

My neighbour has instalked cctv one of the cameras points directly out onto all our neighbours parked card they can see who comes into and out off out road 24/7 I'm not happy about being filmed nor my family is there something I can do I feel this is invasion of my privacy ... I have askexyhem about it but they don't care I and my neighbours are not hapoy at being watched ... advise please

Gonnagetcha 28 Dec 2016

We have a self employed builder with a criminal record in the Trentham area, done for assault and cautioned for it, realigned a camera to view our property and watch our kids. Police were sent round and he refused to show them the footage proving he has no other reasons for the CCTV other than to harass and watch our children. Council can't be bothered to get involved as they're pretty useless and he's refusing to move his camera. We have been advised we can take him to Civil court under grounds for privacy and harassment, but you'd think the Police would have more authority in dealing with A-Holes like this.

I keep greg in line 27 Dec 2016

People who complain about cctv are normally doing something they shouldn't be... I have 3 of them. There are trouble makers on my street who dont like us having them.. why not? Because they can't get away with their illegal activities anymore. Imagine urinating in the street and public intox while fighting with golf clubs and being seen and having that shown to law enforcement.

John55 17 Nov 2016

It is not true that domestic CCTV is not covered by the dat protection act, it is. Contact the ICO for more information.

Gaz 22 Oct 2016

I have just spoken to my elderly mother ands they have just noticed that the next door neighbour who has always been troublesome, has CCTV cameras pointing into their back garden. The main problem we don't know how long it has been there but my younger brother has been building annexe so that hew can move back home due to his arthritis condition so it is possible it has been there while building has been going on and I think she was one neighbour who objected. I advised my mother to contact CA first thing Monday morning or should she ring the council first also should contact a solicitor too? any help/advice asap I can give when I see her tomorrow would be gratefully accepted

matt 14 Oct 2016

I have been thinking of getting an action camera to wear while doing a newspaper round am I breaking the law filming on private property and possibly in peoples property if a door is open while I am working

TC 21 Sep 2016

Planning permission is also required if: • any part of the camera would be less than 250 centimetres above ground when installed, altered or replaced; • any part of a camera would be less than ten metres from any part of another camera on the same building; • where there would be more than four cameras on the same side of the building; • where there would be more a total of more than sixteen cameras on the same building. If any of these are true then you can contact your local planning department.

TT 14 Sep 2016

Hello I have a question I lived on a shared property. I live in the upstairs flat and my neighbours live on the ground floor below us. Now we have different front entrance to the property, but the path to the back garden is shared. I noticed that the neighbours have put up 3 CCTVs on the property. one on their side at the front , one over their door which is the path to my garden. they have also put CCTV in their back garden, which I have to cross before reaching to my back garden. I am very troubled by this and I feel that my privacy is be violated.

Kaur 2 Sep 2016

I have a neighbours who have a CCTV cameras facing ward my house number 32 Barrett's street Smethwick she looks in people house and street her CCTV camera show a light flashing on it can this be legal she cause so much troubles her CCTV camera causing problem what can l do l all ready told the police they not doing any think she have lot of things go on

Bash 18 Aug 2016

My my neighbour has cameras front and back of council property. The front camera is in the inside of down stair window looks out right down the right side of our street where we all park our cars. He parks his out the back on the street. The back camera is in the up stair window which looks out above his garden hut which is right next to our fence. He has eye ball cameras which looking in sitthe houses facing us and the square out back where the kids all play.if I go 5 steps out my back door to my garden I am on camera. He has moved the cameras in the past to watch what has been going on in the street. When we were putting up a 5:8 fence to stop them watching in our kitchen window all the time. The camera was derected down watching the fence being put up. I want to be able to put out my washing. To go to my bucket and to let my 3 year old granddaughter to play with out being on camera. He is happy just now moving it from the gate or the hut as he can watch the new neighbours build their extension. I would not mind so much if he put it in his down stair window where he could still see his hut and all his garden.

Beanie 21 Jul 2016

Iv lived in my house for 4years now and never had any problems with my children playing out the back. Where I live we all have children and from day one they have all played out there together with no trouble. We have had a lady move in she lives in a flat and all she do is tell the kids off and stare out of her window at them. Nothing has ever happend to her car or anyone else's in all the years we have lived here! But she has reported the children for playing out there and is now getting cctv put in. She has her own drive but her sons car is parked in a visitors space she is getting cctv on both cars! Children are always playing out there I don't think this is right. Can she do this? and she also lives in social housing do she need the go ahead from them? Can anyone give me some info on this please.

Tilerbox8 15 Jun 2016

I've had my CCTV installed to look over my car night and day. My space is 77 but I've had it positioned so I can see anyone who may do criminal damage. I can see from 75-84 behind my car about 30 foot and unfotunitly it over looks someone's back garden. I've recently had criminal damage done to my car which the culperate can be identified but because of the way that the CCTV is installed the police have said to me its not valid evidence as I'm looking at other people and breaching their privacy! It will cost me £300 to have the damage put right. How do I stand thanks Keith

bernard 12 May 2016

Hi it's come to light that my neighbour is recording every think we say and do in my back garden is he allowed to do this and if so can he repeat what he hears and sees we feel we have to whisper in our own house

shazza 5 Apr 2016

My neighbour has cameras and they hav told me in an argument that they new what i was doing in my kitchen on saturday nite at a certain time. The police wont do anything. This cannot be right.

charlieboy 11 Mar 2016

I have a relation living in a block of 17 flats and the freeholder has allowed cctv cameras to b e erected and one is pointing at the front door of one flat where 80 year olds live . I have mailed THE POLICE AND THEY SAY NOTHIN G TO DO WITH THEM BUT CITIZENS ADVISE are they right or should they be advising the freeholder to move the camera, is it harassment and contravening the human rights act

j1969 7 Mar 2016

Hi I am a registered childminder i work in my own home which is a domestic premises.. We have had a spate of burglaries in the area.. i cant to install cctv in the house for crime prevention, but because i am a childminder do i have to register with the ico under the dpa 1998?

getitright 3 Mar 2016

Just pointing out that the law as it applies to domestic CCTV has in fact changed. Need to check the most recent ECJ ruling. Significant outcome of this is residents with CCTV need to comply with the provisions of the DPA, previously they did not. The law allows a person to survey their own property only. Unless they can show the ICO just cause for capturing images beyond their boundary they will be in breach of the DPA. Having just cause means that they must comply with all of the principles and practices of the DPA, in the same way as any business or organisation must.

mj 28 Feb 2016

To who it may concern Im staying in a council flat my vehicle and my wifes vehicle was broken into alot of times scratches on our vehicles was done many times At the washing lines many times our clothing was stollen from the line I then installed 3 cctv cameras outside 2 facing the parking entrance and 1 cctv camera to the washing lines

ProblemNeighbours Editor 16 Feb 2016

Is your property rented? If so you could try asking the landlord to take action. There may be CCTV that provides evidence. If they are continuously banging/knocking at your door and pressing your entry button, you might want to contact the local police for advice (on non emergency number)

Tommie 15 Feb 2016

I have problems with one neighbour and they keep banging the wall and booting my door and I have a buzzer entry system and they keep pressing it in The early hours of the morning and its starting to frighten me plus they keep rapping the letter box don't know what to do???

Seq 8 Feb 2016

Hi If the CCTV films any part of a public road, or someone else's property, then the they are subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. There was a case last year which states that the householder exemption does not apply if the CCTV covers areas that do not belong to the owner. CCTV does not require planning permission if there is one camera (see GPDO) if it is for security purposes. Human rights act only applies to a public body

Kaur 19 Jan 2016

Nieghbour have CCTV camera facing in private area of property she have her CCTV Camera facing her door way she has been causing lot trouble with neighbour please confirm only take silly picture of her house she has been telling neighbour and watching them and causing lot trouble any neighbour will causing with her she so rude lady

Woods CCTV Systems 15 Jan 2016

We have recently fitted a CCTV system at a resident's home. The cameras we fitted do cover the street and are very high resolution cameras, but we informed the all of the owners of the areas covered and they had no problem with the cameras pointing where they were. One of the cameras was an Axis Communications Q8665-E, the Q8665-E is a HD 1080p PTZ with a powerful lens. We set up Privacy Masks (Basically digital covers) over all of the windows in sight so no matter what the owner does with the Q8665-E, they won't be able to see into anybody's windows.

shazza 30 Dec 2015

My neighbours have cctv pointing on my garden and my back door the police are aware of this and are doining nothing. What can i do ?

Theboysmum 27 Dec 2015

We rent our home of a private landlord, which has residential parking. Our car has been knocked numerous times, and my car was wrote off earlier this year due to someone reversing into it but yesterday woke to a huge dent in the back bumper of my partners car. Spoke to a resident in the road whose car was parked next to ours and convientiently has a dent in the back bumper' but is adamant he never hit our car!! Where do we stand with placing cctv in our front bedroom window so it is focused on the carpark?

110110 22 Dec 2015

I have pre approached cctv but since the dvr packed up, i bought a new one with comes with a ptz camera. Yes, the camera could be pointed at someone's window but its preset to the area i need covered which is on my car in a communal car park with a square foot of a public pathway. Is this allowed because there is potential to to peep on people? Its a council flat that im potentially buying.

Schulzie 26 Nov 2015

I live in an independent living flat., My neighbour has installed 5 cameras on the front of his house. I contacted the DOEH and they sent the police to investigate.The cameras were pointing into public areas as well as his own . The police said they were satisfied he was not breaking the law but one camera is still covering the car park and 2 into the public area. I have spoken to fellow residents and they were unaware of their existence. Should there not be signage indicating the presence of private cameras as a deterrence to the potential and to make those concerned about voyeurism?

justice for all 9 Oct 2015

If you believe someone has a private cctv camera pointing into your property; and you have tried appealing to them to point it elsewhere, then try this. Buy a lazer pen and some kids pastercine ( both will be less than a few quid) point the lazer beam at the camera and use the plastercine to make a prop to hold it in position. I will guarentee it will get relositioned.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 30 Sep 2015

CCTV should be focused on the property only...not any public areas. Your local police will take a look and advise re-positioning if appropriate.

louiedog 29 Sep 2015

can my council tennant neighbour use visual and audio cctv on his vehicle which is parked on public pavement outside his and my homes.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 18 Sep 2015

Write to the Housing Association and aks them about your privacy. You could ask to see how/where the cameras are focused etc. If you won't contact the police, then there's not much else you can do.

jacqui 16 Sep 2015

i live next door to a housing association who are putting up security cameras as I type there has been some vandalism to cars on the road ours included but they're now installing cameras round the back directly into my property, this can't be legal surely, I won't contact the police as they do nothing, we have no faith at all in them, what's the next step? any ideas

craigsman 12 Sep 2015

Hi, my neighbour has pedestrian access over my land. Does this prevent me from using cctv over this land (not covering his land)? Thanks.

debs 20 Aug 2015

hi , im in shock as to what my next door neighbour's just told me , she moved in a good few years ago & was asked by the housing association we live in , if they could install cctv to capture the people who used to live in the house opposite her , she declined but i was wondering if our housing association were breaking the law by doing this

Shani 3 Aug 2015

Hi I could really do with some advice I have a neighbour that lives accross the road from me he has a camera which points straight into my house I have 2 young children which are frightened he has caused numerous upset to all neighbours with children also ive contacted the police and keep a log council are aware off this he turns the camera off when any authoritys go to his home also he's placed a further 2 cameras into his partners home a few doors up which is very strange he tells police etc that his device is broke when they go to his own nobody is doing anything about it its got to the stage ive had to put window tints on my windows

bono 14 Jul 2015

I have cc tv all because three have my cars have been damaged resulting in them being scraped I have lived here for three years with my children never encounter such malicious people in allmy life housing association are not at all interested Thanks

Roger 19 May 2015

My landlord son who as a renter upstairs from us installed a video surveillance camera around the house and directly pointing to our front door and laundry area. Is he violated or privacy?

nash 10 May 2015

my neighbour down stairs thinks im dealing from a quiet street hes put a camera up above his kitchen window hoping to see people back and for nobody calls to my home at all i get on with all the other naighbours hes clling me this and that that doesnt bother me its all the other naighbours i think of what can i do its like im being stalked by a block

ProblemNeighbours Editor 30 Apr 2015

@Kath. The answer is pretty much covered in the article. There's also more information here.

kath 25 Apr 2015

what rights do we have about a neighbours CCTV - if it is pointing into our garden? he has erected them all around his property & I dont like the iodea of everything I do being filmed- on a daily basis

ProblemNeighbours Editor 22 Apr 2015

@greengo. It may have been put up to control antisocial behaviour etc - note, there should also be a sign in the locality informing you that CCTV operates in the area. There's a chance it could be a police camera for monitoring traffic or APNR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) for detecting road tax dodgers & stolen vehicles. Try both the police and your local authority for more information about it. If you're still concerned you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office.

greengo 19 Apr 2015

Hi. I have a question. I just mooved in to my new house. And noticed there is a camara next to my front neighbours house on a light post, it looks like it is pointing to my driveway but it might just be pointing to the street. Now, what is it doing there?, who put it there? What is the purpose of that camara being there? And who placed it there ? Any idea of what these cameras are for? Or is there a place or number I can contact to find out about it? Seriously, I feel like very uncomfortable when I walk out the door or come back home. I feel like they are violating my PRIVACY RIGHTS. please send me your comments and what you think about it and any advises or any help will be greatly appreciated.

blighty 11 Apr 2015

I have a pervert of a neighbour that has a few cameras pointed towards my home perhaps he has a thing about me? So my reaction was to place cameras looking over his garden and back door and now he feels like he is a star in big brother what goes around comes around do to others as they do to you. You will feel a lot better for it.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 26 Mar 2015

@cantsleep. What have the police said?

ProblemNeighbours Editor 26 Mar 2015

@davey r. Not on their own property. If their CCTV is focused on your property or a public you can request that it is re-positioned.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 24 Mar 2015

@joanne. Why would you want to film the part where people park?

cantsleep 24 Mar 2015

I have a neighbour who has a cctv camera up a 80ft looking in to about 30 bedrooms and in to a school, and the police won't do anything about it??

davey r 23 Mar 2015

Our neighbour has cctv with audio. Do they have the display a sign stating that they have cctv and does the sign have to confirm that the cctv has audio.

joanne 21 Mar 2015

Hi i live in a corner house .Its a council property im wanting to put a security camera up at the side of the house.People park there cars at the side of the property behind some tiny bushes a few feet from the property.Theres basicaly the side of the house tiny bushes then the road which is wide.im wanting to put a camera up on to the side of the property facing on to our council property.Can the council refuse permission with it been the side of the property.We have had a camera before at a diferent council property for our back garden and needed permission of both neighbours to do so even though it was to be facing on our property We dont want to have everyones permission who parks there s permission.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 11 Mar 2015

@lulu. Your answer is in the article but there is more information here, if you want to read further.

lulu 7 Mar 2015

Can you help me please...my neighbour over the road from me has got a camera hanging through his upstairs window it points straight at my sitting room and it's starting to make me feel very uncomfortable as he can she me and son at all times. Is there anything I can do about this?? As am starting to freak out about the the way he act towards us..

ProblemNeighbours Editor 3 Feb 2015

@Makdav. If you're really bothered by it you could try contacting the landlord or management company to see if they will ask for it to be moved.

Makdav 30 Jan 2015

I live in a block of flats with 8 flats, the neighbour, with whom I do not speak to nor get on with, on the ground floor has installed a CCTV on her front outside door, which leads on to her garden, and it has been there for approx two years,this camera also looks over the entrance door of the building, even although her garden is in front of her door and the building entrance of is on the far left of her garden where she watches everyone coming in and out of the building. I feel this is an invasion of my privacy as I don`t think the camera is there for a justifiable reason, as the building has a controlled entry system. Do I have reason for complaint. Many thanks, Makdav

ProblemNeighbours Editor 29 Jan 2015

@rosenyaz. You will need to check with the police about the legalities of this if you do it yourselves. However, perhaps you could ask the management company/landlord of the block of flats to erect CCTV. They could do so as long as the relevant notices were displayed.

rosenyaz 27 Jan 2015

We park in the communal car pack as we live in a block of flats. Our car is being targeted by ournneighbour. We have reported to police and have crime reference but they are unable to do anything unless we have cctv evidence. I have bought cameras. I am allowed to install a camera that would be facing the car park at our car or is this an offence? It will capture people unfortunately because of where it is located. Thanks

ProblemNeighbours Editor 23 Jan 2015

@stan. You've certainly had a tough time - good luck with it!

stan 20 Jan 2015

I experienced vandalism several years ago. One Saturday I left a web cam on from my laptop while I was at work. I came home to view the guy nest door throwing wood onto a pile he made right on the property line. My truck was parked 6 feet away on my property. He had a number of pieces of wood bounce off the pile and land in my yard near my truck. After that I stopped doing favours for him. 6 months later, I asked him when he was going to move the woodpile. He started swearing and calling me vulgar names. At that point I told him I'd run his illegal fire wood business by code enforcement. He said, if I did, I'd "have problems". I responded by saying go ahead, there's cameras all over this place. Needless to say this resulted in a war still going on for 4 years. My cameras watch my yard but they are wide angle and caught him doing a number of illegal activities. I reported every one. He filed a complaint about the cameras but the police viewed and okayed them. Now he has put cameras in his window pointing directly at my house. He even constructed a partial "spite fence". We ended up in Court and he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass but only got a suspended fine. He keeps putting his house on the market, but overprices it and has ridiculous stipulations. He then takes it off the market. I'm hoping I can wear him out as I spent a good sum setting this place up for retirement.

gen 20 Dec 2014

I've been dealing with a freak neighbor who has placed the small cameras throughout the wooded lot between us. I caught him standing at his camera on a tripod aiming. At a third floor bathroom. I read to use a mirror and it reflects back on him. He lit up, an electric. Type light. If I'd known what to expect, I could have taken a pic.. There would be my evidence. Now he's at his Computer ...going from camera to camera, set on high. I bought one camera for my third floor window which stops him from aiming. There, a camera finds a camera. Since he's stayed off that area but still has it aimed on my 2nd floor kitchen. He knows o caught him so he does everything he can to harrass me. Police don't. Help, you need evidence! I lIVE to expose his sick habit.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 29 Oct 2014

@JAGAN. You should ask the police (on a NON emergency number) to take a look and assess this for you.

JAGAN 27 Oct 2014

I have installed cctv camera outside my flat, at the left upper side of my main door crossly covering my main door and staircase. but it also covers main door of neighbor's flat who is residing clearly opposite to my flat. But he is objecting to my camera, claiming that my camera covers main door of his flat and he feels that it breaches his privacy. Please let me know that whether installing camera as above is legal or not ? As it covers main door of neighbor, shall I continue or remove the camera?

ProblemNeighbours Editor 13 Oct 2014

@muneka. If the CCTV camera is pointed at your property, you can ask the police to take a look and if that is the case they can request that it is moved.

muñeka 11 Oct 2014

My front neighbor in front house havent paid rent for three months.they harass me all the time because I'm on probation so the call the police anmyomously and report that I'm selling drugs.they have came to my house and search four times already but never find anything now the landlordis getting restrain order against them he is afraid of them and now theyre saying the reason they dont the rent is because they are afraid because of me selling drugs but really they dont have leg to stand on they have placed a camera on the side windows which faces where I live is this legal?????

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17 Sep 2014

@boris. If CCTV cameras are at a residential property then that's where they should be pointing - i.e. not onto to any publicly used areas or other people's property. If CCTV is in a public place like a car park, signs or other means must alert users to that fact (under the Data Protection Act)

Boris 15 Sep 2014

I park in social services club car park when I go to work for which I pay a quarterly subscription. There is a house next door with a cctv camera pointed at the entrance gate. The owner can see vehicles and people entering and leaving the premises. He is like me a member of this club, probably one of the secretaries and works at the same place as I do. Unfortunately it's a condition we have to pay to be a member of the club to have a parking space. When the gates are left open by staff either going home or parking he reports them to my place of work and they are being threatened with cancellation of their parking space. There is no signage visible to say there is cctv in operation. Is it legal for him to point his home cctv camera at the club gates to view people and their cars entering and leaving ? It's nice to know our cars are being watched while we work but shouldn't this be observed by cctv on the clubs premises ?

Chris 31 Aug 2014

We've been stalked by a mad neighbour for 2 years. He's been doing it for at least 10 years. He has also attacked me twice using weapons. We think he poisoned our dogs. He has had warnings from ASB team and police but still shouts abuse and threats daily. I checked and double checked about cctv and weather it can look over his land and yes it can. Now the cameras are up he's complaining about his human rights ???

ProblemNeighbours Editor 27 Aug 2014

@gen. If you feel your neighbours have trained their CCTV cameras directly onto your property for the purpose of monitoring your son's or your family's activities then you should go back to the police. Mention that you are concerned about the intrusive nature of this and also ask them whether there is anything that can be done under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. They should have at least visited your neighbour and looked at the cameras to see where they are pointed and for what purpose.

gen 26 Aug 2014

Our neighbours are making an accusation in reference to our son 18months ago and have placed cctv at the front of their house and the back garden. The police have been involved but are unable to do anything? Comment " it is a grey area" since our last complaint they have now installed a bigger camera at front of house and 2 next to each other in the back garden. We know these cameras at front are directly on our property "street door" "drive" "path" the reason we have confirmation is that 3 neighbours in our street have used the cctv for there own purpose with the police and have confirmed it is on our property clearly. We have tried to get a solicitor but have not managed to get anybody that is able to help. We feel they are breaching privacy and are feeling very intimidated by this situation. Please can you advice what we could do next. We did write to them asking them to remove from our property but they went to the police and said we were causing stress to them. We have never spoken with them as advised by the police. We are nearing beaking point.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 4 Aug 2014

@gg. If the camera is pointing into your property you can report him to the police.

sam 3 Aug 2014

We have had 2 camares facing us for past 4 months 1 watching our kids on our garden police seem to brush us off is this right

gg 31 Jul 2014

have had a dispute with back neighbour re fence and he has now put a video camera in top floor bedroom on lamp looking into my back yard. it is invading my privacy and is rather intimidating.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 23 Jul 2014

@bonbons. Whose cameras are they? If they are the neighbours and you feel they are pointing at your property then contact the police as the article says.

Bonbons 22 Jul 2014

there is 2 camaras faceing my driveway, what can I do about it

ProblemNeighbours Editor 9 Jul 2014

@Vani. Your neighbour's CCTV cameras should not be pointing towards your property...the police can take action to get him to re-position them.

vani 8 Jul 2014

hi my neighbour seems to always invade on our privacy since we moved into the new home we had high edges giving us privacy from our property and his from view of our pool he said the hedges has alot of snakes and told us his garderner will trim it we agreed when we got back home the entire edges was taken out and he had complete view of our pool and property we then erecteda high fence he then stood on something and looked over the wall we then installed bsrb wire which helped he now installed cctv cameras good thing my high wall covers the pool but he had his cctv cameras facing to our bedroom part of our house we then put someboards on the fence to block the cctv he caught up we were offended and dropped the cctv towards his own yard what can i do if he lifts it towards our bedroom again as my wife thinks he is a pervert

ken-spanner 30 Jun 2014

if you dont like a cctv camera get a high powered infrared lamp and aim it at the cctv cam this will blind it ,or a 500watt halogen lamp - cost more electric or get a paint ball gun and shoot paint at the cctv cam thats what i think people should do

unsure!! 5 Apr 2014

A neighbour of ours has had cctv installed purely because he hates children....4 cameras on the 4 corners of his house. He claims to protect his property yet there has never been any burglary or theft in the street since it was built. We have 4 working police officers living on the street too. This person calls the police out to any child playing out in the street....he has done it to as young as an 8yr old. He threatened it on my Son the other day because he was in the street with a friend.....he was watching them on cctv. My question is...they weren't on his property so he now has recorded images of my Son...is this legal???

gina 23 Mar 2014

My freinds neighbour has installed 4 cctv cameras and made it obvious he was recording their conversations by repeating part of a conversation they had on their garden while the neighbour was out and could not have possibly overheard, my freind recently went on holiday and when he returned the neighbour had installed a 5th camera and its obvious its not overlooking his own property from where its situated. My freind and his wife are at their whits end and dont know what to do, they tried police and was told it was leagal and that if he swore at the cameras he could be prossecuted. Please help

bill 8 Feb 2014

My neighbour has a camera that points straight up the road and see s all traffic coming in and out of our street. Is this legal?

joco 24 Jun 2013

Why shouldn't one be allowed a camera on ones own property even if it sees houses in front of ones house, its exactly the same as me stood looking out of ones window/door and that is not a problem right? People are odd when it comes to cameras. If its not inside your house, private back garden then really get over it.

xjudex 5 Jun 2013

Hi I need to know asap if there is a legal distance required inbetween two cctv cameras , i heard it was 10 metres but not sure. and also , my neighbour is right now putting a camera up beside my back garden which will more than likely have sound, is this a breach of privacy?

Joe 26 Mar 2013

My girlfriend and I made a complaint against a neighbour, as they have two CCTV cameras facing our property, the police were telephoned last week about another matter from another neighbour about filming their daughters being filmed. The police went round and saw the CCTV and witnessed that the CCTV was pointing in the direction of our property and looking into our property, and didnt say anything until we made the complaint about these neighbours seeing one of our children in the bathroom. When the police finally came round, they said to the neighbours to move the position of the CCTV. We feel this is not good enough, as when the police leave they can move the CCTV back to facing our property. Is there anything we or the neighbours can do to get the CCTV taken down as we all feel threatened by these neighbours, and unable to carry on with our lives properly, and our children or the neighbours children cannot play out in the street without being watched and feel threatened by these neighbours, please advise on what we can do about this matter.

maggie 28 Feb 2013

I live in a block of flats we all have our own front doors but have to share a bridge going from our car park to the flats the lady who has a bottom flat has cctv and can see who goes in and out all the time, my daughter wont bring my granchildern to see me cause of this. why should she be allowed to have cctv on the carpark into the entrance to our flats.

jeanie 28 Feb 2013

its a private thing why should people be allowed to put up cctv when other people live there

Rob 11 Aug 2012

My son's girlfriend rents a private house where she lives with her 3 year old daughter.The next door neighbour has recently installed 4 security cameras two of which are able to cover 180 degrees. One of the 180 degree cameras is situated high on the back wall of his house and which has a total view into my son's girlfriend's rear garden. My son's girlfriend likes to sunbathe in her rear garden and her young daughter likes to play in her paddling pool usually without a bathing costume. She is now reluctant to sunbathe or to allow her young daughter to play in her pool as she is worried that the neighbour may be watching and filming. She is frightened to approach the neighbour as he is very aggressive. She does not want my son to approach him as she fears that this may result in a terrible argument or worse.What can she do about this camera. She cannot afford to pay for legal advice.

Jay 2 Jun 2012

i am planing on installing 3 CCTV cameras on my property. i live in a block of flats but we all have our own entry doors. there is an archway throught the building to get to the carpark where we all have a private space aswell as there being 2 visitor spaces. i want to point one at my parking space which will also point at other peoples spaces, one pointing at the exit of the archway which will also point at other parking spaces and will have a side view of the back of the building, and one pointing at the entrance to the archway which will also point at my entrance door and other peoples entrance doors, but will not see into there flat (i.e will be looking at there door from a side view). the reason for installing these is for theft and criminal damage prevention. all 3 cameras will be on a 30 day recording loop. would i be breaking any laws if i was to do this?

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