Neighbour dispute advice

🏡 Neighbour Disputes

We don’t always see eye‑to‑eye with our neighbours 🤝, but in many cases a calm and respectful conversation is the best way to resolve a problem. If speaking to your neighbour hasn’t worked, or you don’t feel able to talk to them, there are other ways to get help ✅.

⚠️ Common Neighbour Disputes

Living close together can sometimes lead to tensions. The most common issues include:

🔊 Noise (loud music, parties, barking dogs)
🚗 Parking problems
📏 Property boundaries
🌳 Overgrown trees and hedges
⚽ Children playing in the street

Most of these issues are not police matters, although there are some situations where you should contact us. Guidance on who to report issues to is outlined below 👇.

💭 What’s the Impact?

Even small disagreements can build up over time and cause lasting damage to neighbour relationships 💔. That’s why we encourage people to raise concerns early and try to resolve them amicably.

Ongoing disputes can be exhausting and may affect your quality of life 😔—especially if you start to feel threatened, isolated, or unsafe in your own home or community. If this is happening, it’s important to take action using the steps below.

✅ What You Can Do

Our first advice is always to talk to your neighbour, if it’s safe to do so, and try to resolve the issue peacefully 🗣️. Where possible, look for a compromise that works for both of you—for example, agreeing no loud music after 11pm ⏰.

👉 More advice on resolving neighbour disputes is available online.

❌ If Talking Hasn’t Worked

🚨 If You Feel Targeted or Intimidated

If the situation has escalated and you’ve been threatened, verbally abused, or personally targeted, please report this to us as it may be a crime 👮‍♂️.

We would always rather hear from you and help where we can, than have you suffer in silence 💙.