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She comes across as a really nice sweet lady but obvs has issues with people getting work getting done. Objected to the neighbours on the other sides' lofts, which cost them time and money and objected to our extension and insisted on using her own surveyor. Ours was within PD but classed as a large extension because it touched foundations within 3m or something. Its just a side return and not on her side.
She then claimed our new fence was in the wrong place (after 12 months of being fine with it) and then claimed our builders had cut a segment of her patio away (WUT, WHY?).
We know some people cant understand plans so we even got our architects to do some additional renders so she could really see we were not encroaching on her side or light. She played along with everything being fine until the letter came through the door saying she is getting her own surveyors at our cost. She then tried rot deny it was her. She is prob about a cats whisker away from being genuinely crackers, yet somehow works in law.
So:
Cost to replace the fence, again, £1K (tbf it was in the wrong place, I never noticed)
Cost for party wall stuff on her side £2.2K
Cost of party wall stuff on the other side (Tory fan boy) £400.Cost of Party wall on pricks side when we get the loft done £2.5K.
Yeah no worries mate, I burn £50's for firewood in winter in The London (we don't really).
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our neighbours are total busy body xunts - he even took to emailing our architect behind our back to suggest alterations to how the join between our two extensions was resolved. when I told them I was putting up a fence (don't get me started on this), his wife went off and one and started complaining about all the extensions in the neighbourhood, including one that is ten doors down. like... why get your pants in a twist about that?! it doesn't impact your life. she then went on to tell me she has "a real problem with architects and people who come into neighbourhoods and bang up big extensions." lmao fuc off and mind your own business. biggest hypocrites going too - they have an extension of their own! the 'I'm alright, jack' mindset is a trip.
I'm looking forward to their neighbours on the other side moving on - anyone who buys one of these 1920s terraced houses is going to whack up a big extension to bring them up to modern size/standards. I'll be writing letters of support for any plans. suggesting they build a two storey extension maybe
I just ignore them now if I see them - life's too short...
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tbf it was in the wrong place
I wasn't expecting this twist!
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A lot of somewhat dubious surveyors keep an eye on planning documents that are being filed and then contact the neighbours with dire warnings of the consequences of not getting a separate surveyor for the party wall (that surveyor obviously being them).
I was a bit pissed when my previous neighbours went down that route, particularly as their surveyor cost shitloads more than mine, but in the end I thought it was fair enough.
cozzzzzzzz
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aggi
we need to hear more about the prick neighbour imo. (mostly to make me feel better about my own prick neighbour who has also cost me substantial sums of money due to complaining about this, that and everything)