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I am really heavilly stressed at the moment, just seen my neighbours in my back garden. I have told them explicitly I don't want them there. When they first moved in they did it, and I called the police.

I am really angry and upset, really puts my stress and anxiety to maximum. Just to put you in the picture. I live on corner, in a detached house, with fences around my garden. Next door is and end terrace, which had an access way beside it. Many years ago, the previouse owner decided to extend in to the access way.

What has been happening is when neighbour wants to move stuff in/out of his garden. Instead of going through the house. He dismantles the fence to gain access to my garden and uses that.

I have mentioned it to my landlord, who conincendly also owns and rents the offending neighbours property.

I have to rent a large house for just me, because I need to have some private space, as this causes me a lot of distress. It has been a struggle financially, but I need to do as I know I would not be able to stay somewhere where you are very close to neighbours.

Just feeling terrible, on a Saturday when I need to take a breath to relax with all the other problems recently.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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  • Thanks for all the replies and advice. I did go out to try and confront him yesterday, but I know that would have ended up with me getting abuse thrown at me, which is what happened the first time they appeared next door.

    I now recall they had not actually moved in the first time this happened, it was for tenancy viewing. I phoned police, who called round while they were there, and I was told they made a genuine mistake and confused the door number.

    That didn't stop them from doing it again that same afternoon. I phoned the Landlord who assured me he would contact the letting agent, and would tell them not to let it out to those tennants.

    Roll forward 2 weeks, I get knock on the door from same person, with a great big grin on his face and asking to use garden to move his stuff. I was furious and told him no, three or four times, but I felt intimidated and in an awkward situation, so I caved in, but it was on explicit instructions, just this once for a brief period in the afternoon.

    I have discussed with my landlord who apologised and the tennants had signed the contract when he phoned the letting agent. He let me down, left me totally in the dark about situation until the bloke knocked on my door.

    I did check it out with citizens advice, they checked my contract, there is no rights to access. There are no historical rights to access either. They mentioned that I had a right to "quiet enjoyment" of the property, and because the same Landlord owned next door, the fact that his tenants are causing the problem makes it his responsibility. 

    But Citizens Advice warned me of section 21, and strongly advised not to antagonise my landlord, as he needs no reason to evict me under section 21, and they have seen increasing abuse of this clause as Landlords see that as their easiest option to resolve the problem

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  • Thanks for all the replies and advice. I did go out to try and confront him yesterday, but I know that would have ended up with me getting abuse thrown at me, which is what happened the first time they appeared next door.

    I now recall they had not actually moved in the first time this happened, it was for tenancy viewing. I phoned police, who called round while they were there, and I was told they made a genuine mistake and confused the door number.

    That didn't stop them from doing it again that same afternoon. I phoned the Landlord who assured me he would contact the letting agent, and would tell them not to let it out to those tennants.

    Roll forward 2 weeks, I get knock on the door from same person, with a great big grin on his face and asking to use garden to move his stuff. I was furious and told him no, three or four times, but I felt intimidated and in an awkward situation, so I caved in, but it was on explicit instructions, just this once for a brief period in the afternoon.

    I have discussed with my landlord who apologised and the tennants had signed the contract when he phoned the letting agent. He let me down, left me totally in the dark about situation until the bloke knocked on my door.

    I did check it out with citizens advice, they checked my contract, there is no rights to access. There are no historical rights to access either. They mentioned that I had a right to "quiet enjoyment" of the property, and because the same Landlord owned next door, the fact that his tenants are causing the problem makes it his responsibility. 

    But Citizens Advice warned me of section 21, and strongly advised not to antagonise my landlord, as he needs no reason to evict me under section 21, and they have seen increasing abuse of this clause as Landlords see that as their easiest option to resolve the problem

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