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Next door renovated an entire house including the addition of a loft conversion in late 2020/early 21 which he claims severely impacted his recovery.
What a dickhead
Howard-
I'm genuinely more sympathetic than that. Despite appearing physically ok he used to be a very good runner but has been reduced to short daily walks, so I certainly don't doubt that the long covid thing is real and that he has genuine symptoms.
However - planning permission and freeholder faff aside - as the owner of this flat I feel I have the right to go ahead with it, and the expectation of me to simply abandon the whole thing is totally unreasonable.
I increasingly feel like the onus is on him to find an alternative to being there while work is happening. It's not like the place will become unhabitable, just a bit noisy from 8am to 4pm for a couple of months.
Brun
Next door renovated an entire house including the addition of a loft conversion in late 2020/early 21 which he claims severely impacted his recovery.
Even if planning decided in my favour, trying to do something like this without a cooperative neighbour feels like it'll be a right pain in terms of access etc, even if he's legally obliged to permit it. Things like putting scaffolding at the rear, and stop-cock for the property being in his basement.