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Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
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If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
Includes neighbour disputes, reporting noise nuisance, pest control and looking after pets
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Reflects on relationship of transitional justice theory and practice
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
Includes how to report antisocial behaviour, like nuisance noise, vandalism or abandoned vehicles, reporting antisocial behaviour anonymously, getting support.
Advice on planning appeals and the award costs.
Report a crime by calling the police or Crimestoppers if you want to remain anonymous
Find out how to get support if you or someone you know is a victim of antisocial behaviour.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
A guide to organising a street party - telling your council, closing roads, getting insurance and licences
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
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