Council neighbours have broken the fence

[MarillionFan]

It kinda does in a way ....

When I was young, I claimed jobseekers and still feel horrible when I think back to having to attend the jobcentre, hate it so much, I only claimed once ....

Only benefit I was ever allowed. Once tried for incapacity when I was young and had a leg injury that put me out of my job at the time. Since I went to A+E and not my doctors, jobcentre wouldnt acknowledge my condition as it wasnt properly documented. Instead I went to a crappy backstreet diner and waited tables, hopping between them, earning slave wages, but the bills had to be paid.

Even walking near a jobcentre nowadays makes me feel filthy. They stop genuine people in asking for aid to see them through a bad spot and instead fuel sloth and trashy people, standing in the dole queue.

Many never even try to get a job or work, it's quite sad and trashy really ....

WHS+1

[xoggoth]

Darn it, after I retired I should have pretended I was looking for work and claimed. Can one backdate it?

[minestrone]

I dabbled in jobseekers over course changes and when my second job went tits up. Personally I enjoyed the wind up with the staff (no surprise you might say) "so you are saying that I am not eligible for selection to the Bolshoi because I am Scottish?" "I thought I would put down cosmonaut as I know they are doing more manned space missions these days, otherwise I would have put down astronaut, I am trying to tailor my job expectations to the current market" and such like.

First couple of times signing on was on the posh side of town where they went easy on you, had to do it once on the scummier part of Glasgow where they have fat angry women on you with anger management problems, brought out the real wind up skills. "I vote Conservative, I am not working for less than 70 thousand, that kind of role is for people less able than I, you understand I am sure" sure she wanted to punch me.

I have been a good cog in the machine, put in many times what I have got out and best try not to argue with them with that, get to their weakness which is self importance.

[Paddy]

The lodging next door neighbours (who are benefits/council trash) have somehow managed to destroy the back garden fence at the old girls house. The side they have damaged is their responsibility to maintain/repair. We have spoken to the council who have stated they have no jurisdication in ordering anyone to repair the fence.


Is there anyone we can pursue this with to force them to get it fixed? We've even spoken to the owner of the property who hardly seems bothered. Now we are at a point of paying for the panels to be replaced ourselves.

Yes, but it will cost you ten times the cost of the fence in legal fees. Had a similar problem years ago. Next door was let out, tenant knocked down the wall a sold the bricks. Police said it was a civil matter. It was the landlords obligation to rebuild it but it could only be enforced with costly legal action.

The easiest and cheapest way in these situations is to go for a injunction against the neighbour and council to force them to rebuild it (done by yourself at a cost of about £100).

[SueEllen]

The lodging next door neighbours (who are benefits/council trash) have somehow managed to destroy the back garden fence at the old girls house. The side they have damaged is their responsibility to maintain/repair. We have spoken to the council who have stated they have no jurisdication in ordering anyone to repair the fence.


Is there anyone we can pursue this with to force them to get it fixed? We've even spoken to the owner of the property who hardly seems bothered. Now we are at a point of paying for the panels to be replaced ourselves.

1. Tell them to fix the fence
2. Get a dog that likes barking and looks menacing to visit you. Let it go into your garden and then wander into theirs.
3. Put a temporary fence your side of the fence i.e. one with plenty of holes in it like a wire fence. Get the dog to move in and to stay in the garden. Make sure the dog is one that likes launching itself at the fence and barking when it hears them go into the garden.
4. Tell them to fix the fence as the dog is living with you for the foreseeable future.

You can waste money on legal fees and solicitors letters but there are loads of tricks that they can employ to hold up court proceedings.

Unfortunately my one of my brothers' old neighbours have moved but they had a suitable dog. The neighbours themselves were fine but their dog was just a barking nuisance with a nasty character.

[minestrone]

2. Get a dog that likes barking and looks menacing to visit you. Let it go into your garden and then wander into theirs.

A dog is for life, not for an argument.

[wim121]

A dog is for dinner, especially at Xmas.

Chow mein?

[Mason Boyne]

I'd be going around to have a word.

Why? Are the neighbours under 13 or are you going to take your mother with you to hold your hand?

[MarillionFan]

Why? Are the neighbours under 13 or are you going to take your mother with you to hold your hand?

meh.

Are all Scottish posters as queer as you?

[Mason Boyne]

meh.

Are all Scottish posters as queer as you?

Queer as in strange or queer as in homosexual?