TLicense Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I'm REALLY angry. 5 month's ago I moved into a block of 9 brand new flats. I was the first person to move in, and have watched over the last few months as people move in. About a month ago a couple move into a flat downstairs, but they only seem to be there during the weekends. Well their teenage son has moved in during the week and is causing havoc with his mates. They just set the fire alarm's off by smoking in the communal area's. They run around the place at all hours slamming doors etc. Tried to set fire to the bin store. I'm blaming them on stealing the badge off the front of my car. I'm definitely going to be having words with his parent's this weekend. little shite's There's two families with small children, one of which are foreign and don't speak very much English. Their now trying to get their kids back off to sleep. This kind of behaviour really pisses me off. I let them know it as I was phoning up the alarm people to find out what the code for resetting all the alarms was. What do you recon is going to be my most productive next step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Move house m8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 find the biggest one and threaten to kill him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 Move house m8. I seriously would think about doing this, but as the last three flats weren't being sold, the building company reduced the price on them by £15K, devaluing all the properties and putting me into negative equity over night. They're building another set of flat's just up the road, again at the reduced price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 You must be the only person in the country with negative equity right now! Christ. Your situation sucks. I wish the housing market would dive then I might be able to afford a half decent property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I feel sorry for you. We had problem neighbours and it got so bad we ended up moving to a tiny village in the countryside. It's the stress caused by the feeling of not being able to rip their pointy, f**cking heads off that gets you in the end. It got so that my girlfriend would have to deal with them because I would have lumped someone. But, yeah, Mr. Richards is right. Threaten to kill one of them. That'd work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 find the biggest one and threaten to kill him A local builder who was worried about leaving his van full of gear outside his house looked for the toughest scumbag in the area and threatened to break his legs if anything happened to his van. It worked for him but it's got to be convincing , maybe find someone else to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 He'll need to sleep at some point, try to work out his pattern and then use the Super dragger to ensure he doesn't settle too much... then threaten to kill him I had a similar thing when I lived in an apartment block, fairly mixed bunch of residents but one of the cheaper ones was shared by an assortment of 30 somethings who couldn't let their raving days go. 4am or so every Sat and Sun morning everyone was woken with techno blasting out from their patio doors for a couple of hours while they danced around in the shared gardens drinking bottled beer and throwing litter around. The police didn't care, the landlord didn't care and most of the other people were too soft to speak up - they were eventually silenced when they decided to leave their speakers outside following a 'rave'. Somehow they got blown into the stream that went by the garden.... it was a strong wind that night, it even took their patio furniture. They moved out a few weeks later but I suspect they were going anyway. These days my neighbours just annoy me by parking outside my house or not pulling far enough over on their side of the drive, strangely they also have a silver car and I have some silver paint level with where their door would hit mine... the situation could get messy soon I'd love to move onto the top of a hill overlooking the sea... no neighbours, no stress... something else would annoy me though, I'm a rageaholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 maybe find someone else to do it! LOL What are you saying? I do have access to the cupboard with their power supply inside. I could go in there and turn the power off to just their flat and then re-lock the cupboard. I shouldn't imagine daddy would have told him where the key for it is. Hopefully he would have taken it with him for the week, leaving boyo and his pals in cold darkness for a few days. What do you recon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I do have access to the cupboard with their power supply inside. I could go in there and turn the power off to just their flat and then re-lock the cupboard. I shouldn't imagine daddy would have told him where the key for it is. Hopefully he would have taken it with him for the week, leaving boyo and his pals in cold darkness for a few days. What do you recon? Perfect, make it happen After the 2nd or 3rd time he'll get the hint - better still wire up a remote switch so you can stay comfy at home and do it from your favourite chair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 set him on fire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 set him on fire! F'kin hell thats a bit strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 F'kin hell thats a bit strong he'll get the message at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Usually finding something they like and ruining it works, but you can't take too much from them and if they don't have much your only option is to resort to physical attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Move house m8. yep, this is the best option in the long term. Threatening (even if done in a way that won't bring cops to your doorstep later) may be counter-productive if you are not an obvious psychopath. If they decide to call your bluff, then you're twice the loser and you'll have a harder time than otherwise. It's a vicious circle: You need to be prepared to carry out the threat, but if you actually have to do it, then you wish you had never threatened them (now they're prepared and know where to point the blame) You're probably in an area with too many people per square mile, it's unavoidable to have antisocial characters near you. If you need more 'space' just move to a less densely populated area - that's what I did instead of replicating Texas Chainsaw Massacre with my former thuggish neighbours. Let them stay back bickering amongst themselves, and thinking "who's laughing now?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hello, if you get in touch wth your local council they will record your complaint and they will ask for you to make a record of each and every incident, with dates and more importantly times. You will then need to do this for a couple of months! The council then have the power to slap an order on them, depending on the severity of the offences (ie noise after 11pm and the like). Hope this might help.... I'm REALLY angry. 5 month's ago I moved into a block of 9 brand new flats. I was the first person to move in, and have watched over the last few months as people move in. About a month ago a couple move into a flat downstairs, but they only seem to be there during the weekends. Well their teenage son has moved in during the week and is causing havoc with his mates. They just set the fire alarm's off by smoking in the communal area's. They run around the place at all hours slamming doors etc. Tried to set fire to the bin store. I'm blaming them on stealing the badge off the front of my car. I'm definitely going to be having words with his parent's this weekend. little shite's There's two families with small children, one of which are foreign and don't speak very much English. Their now trying to get their kids back off to sleep. This kind of behaviour really pisses me off. I let them know it as I was phoning up the alarm people to find out what the code for resetting all the alarms was. What do you recon is going to be my most productive next step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 You must be the only person in the country with negative equity right now! Christ. Your situation sucks. I wish the housing market would dive then I might be able to afford a half decent property. It better bloomin not!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hello, if you get in touch wth your local council... The downside is that you've now made an official complaint against a neighbour. When the time comes to sell the house, you may have to disclose this. That's why many homeowners try to resolve the situation in alternative ways. If none of the parties is a homeowner, then it could end up in a race of who's gonna burn down the other one first, lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Get the folks who don't speak much English to complain... they'll get results quicker than you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Move house m8. bollox to that! get your self an air gun mate, you will have hours of fun trying to hit moving targets. and become a very good sniper in the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewizzy Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I'm REALLY angry. 5 month's ago I moved into a block of 9 brand new flats. I was the first person to move in, and have watched over the last few months as people move in. About a month ago a couple move into a flat downstairs, but they only seem to be there during the weekends. Well their teenage son has moved in during the week and is causing havoc with his mates. They just set the fire alarm's off by smoking in the communal area's. They run around the place at all hours slamming doors etc. Tried to set fire to the bin store. I'm blaming them on stealing the badge off the front of my car. I'm definitely going to be having words with his parent's this weekend. little shite's There's two families with small children, one of which are foreign and don't speak very much English. Their now trying to get their kids back off to sleep. This kind of behaviour really pisses me off. I let them know it as I was phoning up the alarm people to find out what the code for resetting all the alarms was. What do you recon is going to be my most productive next step? I once had a problem with my neighbours when I was living in london.... One summer evening, after a bit of a row with them, I took my shotgun out into the garden (they were in their garden too, and they had a plain view of my garden) and quietly disassembled it on the garden bench and cleaned it.... I never had a row with them again Maybe you could do the same, or invite a mate with a gun over to clean it on the landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Isn't this situation exactly what ASBOs were invented for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 ...Maybe you could do the same, or invite a mate with a gun over to clean it on the landing with the current 'zero tolerance' in firearms, this may be a recipe for a visit from an armed response unit and a criminal record as a bonus. Unless we're talking of toy guns, in which case they may laugh both at you and your 'tough mate' Very tricky situations these, you leave the house unattended, never know what will happen, I'd install a good CCTV recording system if things got out of hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwannasupra Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 if they have a car, if so i guess would cost £50? get one, copy their number plate and go for a nice fast drive... that way the police will actually do something... or at lease if they dont have a car, buy one in their name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Escalating a conflict won't give you back peace and quiet. There are cases where you just can't win, like with 'asymmetric' confrontations (where one party has a lot at stake, while the other has nothing to lose) Best strategy in those cases is to avoid conflict in the first place. I have a similar situation here where I live. It's a very quiet area, all detatched houses, mainly occupied by pensioners. A new family moved in, and their kids with their thuggish friends have tried to terrorise everyone, taking advantage of old people being reluctant to complain. They play football against parked cars, garage doors, petty vandalism sheet. BUT their parents own their house, and they have a nice black convertible SAAB among others. So the 'confrontation' is not asymmetrical (as it would have been with council-tenant chavs for example) A simple visit to their house did the job (bit late too, 22:30 ooops!). Just asked them if they would mind me bringing my friends to play football against their car, garage and rooftiles. Simple really, why don't we ALL have fun!? Guess what, the little sheets found another street to terrorise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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