What to do if your Neighbour is intimidating you?

Remember: if your neighbour is aggressive or unreasonable, leave the discussion. if you think you're in danger or your neighbour threatens you with violence, contact the police and report it to us. if the police are involved, always ask for the crime number - this is important when we carry out further investigation.

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What you can do will depend on the type of problem you have. If you are not sure what to do, contact us. The following advice gives you some ideas on how to deal with a dispute with your neighbour. Disagreements with neighbours can arise over everyday things like badly behaved children, car parking and uncontrolled pets. It is often difficult to resolve problems without those involved talking to each other.

Speaking face-to-face with your neighbour

This is usually the best approach, as most people are reasonable if approached in person. It is certainly better than banging and shouting, which will generally make matters worse. It is also better than putting a note through their door, which can seem unfriendly. Remember, people are often unaware that they, or someone in their household, are causing you a nuisance. If you do not think it is safe, or if you feel uncomfortable approaching your neighbour, talk to your tenancy enforcement officer first.

Preparation – before approaching your neighbour

Think about what you want to say before approaching your neighbour.

Have a clear and simple message in mind and don’t stray from the main issue.

Be clear about what the problem is and how it affects you.

When you speak to your neighbour

Try to stay calm and friendly - being aggressive is not going to help.

You should also:

explain what the problem is, how you feel and how it affects you - often people may not realise that a problem exists listen to your neighbour and think about what they are saying - they too will have a view, and better results can be achieved if people listen as well as talk

try not to interrupt your neighbour when they are talking

try not to shout or use bad language, even if your neighbour does - it will help if you keep in control avoid bringing up incidents from the past, especially if they are not relevant to the present dispute - try instead to think how you want things to change for the future.

Remember:

if your neighbour is aggressive or unreasonable, leave the discussion

if you think you're in danger or your neighbour threatens you with violence, contact the police and report it to us if the police are involved, always ask for the crime number - this is important when we carry out further investigation. If talking to your neighbour doesn’t help, or is not an appropriate way to deal with the type of problem you have, contact us or report it to us.

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