Neighbour 'feud' Dilemma

[porteous]

I agree with posts that say they are trying it on. Your landlord's chain of contact with you is either personally or through his agents, not through neighbours. Keep calm and carry on! (It might be an idea to wipe off any marks you make if you can)
If unsure get advice from a solicitor (Look for the sign that shows two people sitting opposite each other, that means they will give you initial advice free). Or try C. A B., also free.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Surely the hall's communal and if you want to carry your bike through it, it's got nothing to do with them. If you clean up after yourself I can't see what the problem is.

 

[Fnaar]

I think the woman is pregnant but is not 'ready' to have a baby. The guy is also not ready, and will leave the relationship before the baby is born. The woman will move back to her parents house in Cheam, before becoming a born again hippy and going off to Morocco, leaving the child to be brought up by its grandparents.
As for the hall, I agree with 3BM.

 

[XmisterIS]

Just a thought, but seeing as you're living in a rented place, could you just move to another place that can accommodate bikes? Perhaps somewhere that has a garage in with the tennancy?

When I was a tennant (a while ago now, I might add!) the standard contract was a 6-month rolling contract with a 1 month notice period. If I didn't like where I was renting, I would just give notice and move somewhere else. There was always somewhere suitable and affordable to go - the market was a little saturated with buy-to-let places and accommodation was plentiful and cheap. I recall that when I wanted to get a windsurfing kit, I just moved from one two-bed flat to another, the second of which had a garage thrown into the deal. The difference in rent was all of £25 pcm! I think I was paying £300 pcm on the first flat and the second one was £325.

As I say, I don't know what the market is like now, I've been saddled with a mortgage for the last 10 years!

 

[david1701]

Just a thought, but seeing as you're living in a rented place, could you just move to another place that can accommodate bikes? Perhaps somewhere that has a garage in with the tennancy?

When I was a tennant (a while ago now, I might add!) the standard contract was a 6-month rolling contract with a 1 month notice period. If I didn't like where I was renting, I would just give notice and move somewhere else. There was always somewhere suitable and affordable to go - the market was a little saturated with buy-to-let places and accommodation was plentiful and cheap. I recall that when I wanted to get a windsurfing kit, I just moved from one two-bed flat to another, the second of which had a garage thrown into the deal. The difference in rent was all of £25 pcm! I think I was paying £300 pcm on the first flat and the second one was £325.

As I say, I don't know what the market is like now, I've been saddled with a mortgage for the last 10 years!

to slightly ruin your day we rent a 3 bed flat for nearer 8 it does have exceptional views though

 

[XmisterIS]

to slightly ruin your day we rent a 3 bed flat for nearer 8 it does have exceptional views though

£800 pcm?? ...... *clonk* (sound of my jaw hitting the floor!)

 

[Arch]

Just a thought, but seeing as you're living in a rented place, could you just move to another place that can accommodate bikes? Perhaps somewhere that has a garage in with the tennancy?

My boss has recently been looking for a flat to rent with a mate, and looked at several 2 bedroom places that were nice, but had absolutetly nowhere to store a bike - over shops, parts of terraces etc. He's struck lucky at last, and is moving in this weekend. But that's in a city with a very high rate of utility cycling, where many tenants must need bike space.

I'm lucky with my landlord. No objection to me leaving my daily use bike downstairs in the lobby - there's only one flat down there, and I'm on good terms with the lady in it, so I know it's not blocking her access - I'm even able to leave the trike there overnight if I need to, it's small enough to only occupy a similar footprint. I do occasioanally carry bikes up and down, but I'm just about able to do it without scuffing the walls. Other tenants upstairs cause more marks - but the landlord just gives it all a coat of magnolia everyso often. I think he's happy to have a long term sensible middle aged tenant. I did come home the other day to find that he was replacing the bath in the flat next door and there were bits of plumbing all over my doormat, I just stepped over them....

 

[Crackle]

Is it the wheels that cause the marks, then make yourself some wheel covers from cushion covers and slip them on before you go upstairs.

 

[Jezston]

Thanks for the advice and support guys, made me feel a lot better.
I'm going to pop in to my agency in a bit and ask if there was anything the landlord had been attempting to contact me over, and the upstairs neighbours had apparently got some issues, and avoid explicitly stating what it is about just in case. I'll also ask what the deal was with the hallway repainting and ask if it affects our deposit.

Not sure if I mentioned in my previous email, but last night I had a look around the hallway/stairs and did notice a grey mark that was quite likely caused by me.

I was able to wipe it off with my sleeve.

If it's that easy to keep it clean, I am seriously pissed off with the guys above for not even giving that a chance.

Worth mentioning we had some new neighbours move in the flat on the ground floor a month or two back, really friendly guys, similar age group to myself and the two upstairs, and they invited us all to their housewarming party a few weeks back. Put on a really good spread too, lovely couple. The couple upstairs didn't turn up.

 

[david1701]

£800 pcm?? ...... *clonk* (sound of my jaw hitting the floor!)

yup, it is nice though, by good views I mean 3rd floor and as the crow flies maybe 500 yards (at a steep downwards angle) from the sea with nothing in between, big bay windows facing it, gorgeous place to be in a storm

 

[david1701]

they sound like peanuts tbh, if it wipes off wipe it off and look reasonable landlord will likely tell em to shove it

 

[vernon]

yup, it is nice though, by good views I mean 3rd floor and as the crow flies maybe 500 yards (at a steep downwards angle) from the sea with nothing in between, big bay windows facing it, gorgeous place to be in a storm

Just noticed where you live and I'm not surprised by the rent that you pay. Five years ago when doing a LEJOG I was asked for £28 for one night at a camp site at Bude. I told the owner that I only wanted to rent the pitch not buy it.

 

[3narf]

I've had issues with neighbours over the years, mainly because I can't tolerate any kind of stomping about, doors slamming, music or tv noise through the ceiling or walls...

It's funny; however well you get on with neighbours they're never really friends. People are fond of trotting out 'an Englishman's home is his castle,' as if that's a good thing.

We thought our neighbours (an older couple who's kids have migrated) were great friends; they were at our wedding, took care of my pregnant wife while I was working in London, looked after the kids overnight so we could have a trip away. We watched their place while they were on holiday, and helped out when she was upset because he had a climbing accident on Ben Nevis, etc etc.

We thought we'd always be friends 'til we built our extension a couple of years back (they actually talked us into staying rather than moving to a larger house!). Anyway, as soon as the vent pipe was put on the gable end for the new downstairs toilet, they got straight onto the council complaining of the 'eyesore.' Didn't even speak to us first.

They're just neighbours, now.

 

[Over The Hill]

As I see it they have got a case to insist that the newly decorated hall is kept nice and so it is fair enough to point this out to you.

What they cannot do is dictate the solution for you. This is up to you not them. Be it by taking more care, buying a more compact bike or ensuring that any marks are sorted out, this is down to you.

So split the problem away from the solution. They are lumping the two together. Keeping them seperate means you accept the fact there is an issue but that they cannot dictate the solution as long as it deals with the problem.

 

[Over The Hill]

Oh and if they are above you, have a look at their flooring. Most flats have a requirement to be carpeted. If theirs is not then they will soon shut up if you point out their breach of regulations.