My nightmare neighbour tried to stop us from selling our home – I got my revenge AND got lawyers involved
WE’VE all had neighbours that like to make life that little bit more difficult for everyone.
Whether it’s parking their car in your spot or blasting loud music all night long.
But when this mum’s annoying neighbour tried to stop her from selling her house he took it too far.
She explained what happened on Mumsnet, saying that they both own 50 percent of their maisonettes and that she was selling hers.
She said: “He didn’t like the person we were selling the house to (based off a brief description) so attempted to block the sale.”
Although he sort of apologised the mum was stunned that we would even try to block the sale.
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The mum continued: “Our lawyer wrote him a letter to remind him that although he was 50 percent freeholder, he was not entitled to say who we sold our 50 percent share to based on personal preference.
“You can’t hold auditions for neighbours!
“He was shocked that we got lawyers involved, it’s almost as if he didn’t realise buying a house is actually quite a serious legal commitment!
Luckily the mum was able to sell the house as intended, but not after a lot of stress from her nightmare neighbour.
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She managed to get her own “very petty revenge” in the end though.
She explained: “Just before we moved out, he put up CCTV on his property looking into our (private!!!) garden and on to OUR drive – presumably, so he could keep an eye on the new neighbour once they moved in.
“It was one of those ones that activates and sends an alert to your phone if it detects movement.
“I am an early morning outdoor exerciser so would make sure to do all of my star jumps and lunges on my drive at 6.30am right in front of the camera.
“I was always very amused to see the little ‘activated’ ring light up, followed by the lights coming on as he clearly checked for an intruder – I hope you enjoyed the 6.30am wake up alarm a few times a week!”