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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…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
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
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
You must tell your neighbours if you want to carry out any building work…
You must tell your neighbour if you want to: build on or at the boundary…
You must give notice to your neighbour between 2 months and a year before…
Once you’ve given notice your neighbour can: give consent in writing…
You must appoint a surveyor if you and your neighbour can’t agree. You can…
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…
Report a noise problem like loud music, noisy pubs, neighbour's parties or barking dogs to your local council
Reflects on relationship of transitional justice theory and practice
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
A Foreign Office research analyst paper.
You can report a dangerous building to the local council
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
The local council must keep public areas like parks, playgrounds and pavements clear of dog mess - report a dog fouling problem to the local council
Report litter to your local council
This page provides more information about the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
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