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Neighbour law: The local authority’s role in limiting nuisance on neighbouring properties

19 June 2019,  Dave Pennington

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How to quieten that barking dog?

09 November 2016

My neighbour’s two dogs have been barking incessantly the last few days at all hours of the day and night.... My wife and I as well as our young toddler have been getting no sleep and its taking its toll on us personally and at work. Is there anything that we can do legally?

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What to do in case of illegal building by my neighbour?

12 September 2016

My neighbour has recently started building a new double-storey extension to his house which has dramatically impacted on my view... as I now look directly into the back of his double storey from my main living area. I was not aware that he would be building and am worried about what this could do to the value of my house. Is he allowed to just build?

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Noisy Neighbours? Keep them quiet – legally!

20 May 2013

It’s the third night in a row that the pesky neighbours have been partying it up into the early hours... of the morning. It may be the festive season, but with kids crying and dogs barking continuously for three nights, your cup of neighbourly patience has run out. Yet, when confronting these neighbours with a reasonable request of reducing their nightly disturbances, the laughter by your neighbour only adds to your growing anger and frustration at your impotence to stop the noise. But must I just accept my fate, sell my house and move, or can I legally address the cacophony?

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