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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
Report a noise problem like loud music, noisy pubs, neighbour's parties or barking dogs to your local council
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Report litter to your local council
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
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
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
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 can help make your local area safer in a number of different ways.
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
You can report a dangerous building to the local council
Report a crime by calling the police or Crimestoppers if you want to remain anonymous
Find out the Council Tax band for a property, register any changes to the property or challenge the band in England or Wales by looking up the property's address or postcode online
Contact your council to find out if they provide pest control services to remove pests like wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs
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