Reply to: Neighbour has totally flipped……

[TinTrump]

Another time community support officer reported that I had a branch overhanging the pavement (it was but 15 feet up. The next day while I was working the city council using anti terrorism legislation (no court order) broke into to my house with a team of six people and changed the locks. Their excuse was that it was an emergency and they needed access to the back garden. (They could have used the back gate).

I am truly shocked by that tale. Disgraceful misuse of powers. The council concerned needs a severe .

[wobbegong]

How is it one can always tell a Wilmslow post just by the thread title?

Good, aren't they?

SAS, you must be so proud.

[Bagpuss]

Where can I get a hit man in Cheshire??

I think Pete Waterman lives near Warrington

HTH

[BrilloPad]

<canned laughter>

[sasguru]

How is it one can always tell a Wilmslow post just by the thread title?

Good, aren't they?

[dx4100]

CCTV... Disputes with more than one set of neighbours... Complaints from government/local authority staff...

Feels like there is more to all this

[DiscoStu]

If it did, I never noticed

(and on the thread summary page it doesn't show the O/Ps name surely, once anyone has replied)

Yes it does, just under each thread title

[daviejones]

If you're looking for a hitman, try Salford.

Or Catford....but I hear that has gone to the dogs...

[Sysman]

Another time community support officer reported that I had a branch overhanging the pavement (it was but 15 feet up. The next day while I was working the city council using anti terrorism legislation (no court order) broke into to my house with a team of six people and changed the locks. Their excuse was that it was an emergency and they needed access to the back garden. (They could have used the back gate).

They left a letter pined to the front door saying that although the branch was not dangerous; it would be a good idea to cut it. PS you can pick the keys up for the new lock at the council offices between 8.30 am and 5.30pm. I was 7pm and I had to drive to my other house 50 miles away to bring tools to drill out their crap lock and find a new one.

That's an outrageous abuse of the legislation.

I had a long running battle with the Electricity Board over 20 years ago. They were threatening to get a warrant to read my meter and I was trying to wring a firm appointment out of them. They wanted me to lodge a key with them. Stuff that - I hadn't invested in high security door and window locks just to give my key away. Long story short - I lost a day's pay waiting for them to come, only to find that they had left a card without bothering to knock on the door.

But at least they were going to get a warrant...

(I ended up collaring an Electricity Board worker who was in the area and asked him to read the meter - problem solved that time around)

[OwlHoot]

Coz it say his name below the title?

If it did, I never noticed

(and on the thread summary page it doesn't show the O/Ps name surely, once anyone has replied)

[Mailman_1]

How is it one can always tell a Wilmslow post just by the thread title?

Coz it say his name below the title?

[suityou01]

Have a look at your house insurance policy and see if it includes a legal helpline

Yes, and engage them before ANY legal paperwork gets filed. As soon as the first legal letter is sent from your solicitor if it is not through them, you are nackered.

[OwlHoot]

Friday evening I lopped some of a tree at the front of my house as requested by neighbour – Saturday morning she beats my door down insisting I immediately cleared up the mess left behind. Yep, three leaves and two twigs that must have got blown into the drive.

She then waffles on about the back garden trees stating she will remove the drainpipe from my house that overhangs into their drive if I do not remove all branches that are into their air space, despite this not being in anyone way, just doing what trees do. I was going to sort, but, not after this encounter!

She is clearly bonkers – reported the threat of damaging my house to the police.

Where can I get a hit man in Cheshire??

How is it one can always tell a Wilmslow post just by the thread title?

[xoggoth]

Take it you lot have looked at gardenlaw and neighboursfromhell.

[Paddy]

Have to ask... where the hell do you live? Are you on the same street as Wilmslow? The fact you have CCTV says a lot in itself...

Use one of those sleazy no-win-no-fee services?

Beware of “no win no fee” If you loose a case although you do not pay your legal costs the court will order you to pay the opposition’s costs.