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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
Reflects on relationship of transitional justice theory and practice
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications
A Foreign Office research analyst paper.
Make a complaint about rabbits causing significant crop damage on your land.
The CMA has investigated the completed acquisition by Sony Music Entertainment of AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring rights businesses from Kobalt Music Group Limited.
Find out how to get support if you or someone you know is a victim of antisocial behaviour.
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