Crazy Neighbours erecting Razor Wire

i really feel for you ruth! It looks like you will have to ignore them! If the fence is 'nt breaking any laws, what can you do!
As for the flooding of the extension...try and get visual proof.

You can get security cameras on your the back garden!
 
As far as I know the Garda will not intervene if it is just a plannug law being broken. I would get photo's with measurements and as much info as possible and contact the local planning authority to see if there is anything they can do....put it all in writing rather than just a phone call. Can you clarify is the fence is 15ft high or long?

You're right that a civil action would be the wrong way to go uniless you have very deep pockets. I know someone who tried this with a solicitor before and he basically told them that he would swamp them with some much paperwork, it would cost them 10's of thousands.

Your neighbours don't sound stable and I reckon you would be best to ignore them as much as possible, but do your best to endevour they don't walk all over you.

Good luck!
 
Do not let the fact that she is a solicitor put you off standing up to these people. The problem is not that she is a solicitor but that she and her husband appear to be somewhat crazy,very unpleasant vindictive bullies.

If the wire fence is dangerous or would detract from your property then as it requires planning permission get onto the county council asap. Remember you have already beaten them over the water issue...just because she is a solicitor does not mean she is right or has greater knowlege on this particular issue than you.For all you know she may specialise in say company law and has next to no knowledge on conveyancing/planning etc...

On the other hand if the fence is merely annoying but does not impact on you do nothing. The thing you must avoid with these people is getting involved in a long running low impact squabbling feud which will go on forever. Just because they are petty maniacs do not let them turn you into the same. IN fact being incredibly pleasant and fair and evenhanded in all your dealings with them will probaly drive them insane
 
RuthS said:
b) she's a solicitor (specialising in dispute resolution!!)
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Talk about needing a dose of her own medicine.

My sympathies, you really do have the neighbours from hell with horns on top.

Given her specialisation try shaming her professionally with a complaint to the Law Society.


They'll say they can't consider it but send it in anyway.
 
Wow I pity your situation they sound very nasty. I have a friend who went trough similar problems with his neighbors and after trying a lot of different advice he took it upon himself to try diffuse the situation by sending the neighbors in question a letter (in an olive branch tone ) asking what exact things are annoying them and that he was willing to try and resolve any problems and make them happy in order to get back to normality. The neighbor sent back a letter telling him of how his new barna shed was casting a shadow on a part of his patio which he paid alot of money to install and also his two sons were kicking ball against their wall every Sunday morning and a few other minor issues ,he replied that all the problems would be dealt with and said he hoped they could let them know if anything was annoying them in the future as they wanted to be good neighbors . it worked and they now live in peace, not best of buddies but living in some sort of harmony .But unfortunately in life there are always that type of person who wont compromise and wont be reasonable and maybe these are that type, you have decide do you want to live with this stress for the rest of your days ? Maybe you should get the razor wire removed by council and sell the house to the council and cut your losses .
 
You could " accidentally" have a black bin bag get snagged on it, say close to their bedroom window. The flapping of the plastic in the wind would sure to drive them crazy. I know its petty but would give some satisfaction!

I really hope it all works out for you. I wonder if RTE is planning a programme on neighbours from hell?
 
Be sure to send them a christmas card & give them a christmas plant or bottle of wine - leave it on the doorstep.
Then see how the situation develops - you've thrown the life line - see if anything develops from there. A big ask (n your pride - in terms of what you have been though).... but life is to short.
 
ninsaga said:
Be sure to send them a christmas card & give them a christmas plant or bottle of wine - leave it on the doorstep.
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When she dropped in misdirected post she got a registered letter telling her not to trespass again.

They're likely to set dobermans on her if she tries that..

Seriously though your best line of attack is getting the fence cut down for breach of planning regulations.
 
rob30 said:
You could " accidentally" have a black bin bag get snagged on it, say close to their bedroom window. The flapping of the plastic in the wind would sure to drive them crazy.
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...until one of them tears it down in seconds flat!

Is razor wire against planning regulations? Back in "Ireland of the 80ies" broken glass was a regular feature of bordering walls and surely this is less kosher than razor wire? Totally ineffective though, your just toss your jacket on it and you're over.
 
I know this is an old thread and this is the first time I have ever replied to one but reading your mails brings back loads of bad memories. We lived beside neighbours from hell for over 5 years. We went through all the hassle and worry about what they would do next, anything from screaming abuse at me days before I was due my second child to playing their car radio as near as possible to my children's bedroom at nite. We sold our house 6 months ago and are now renting while we are building a new one. It is the best decision we made as we no longer have that stress in our lives and our children can play football outside with fear of "losing" their ball. These neighbours will not give up and will think of new ways to annoy you 'cause that it the type of people they are. So you can bang your head against a brick wall or cut your losses. I know everyone is going to reply saying why should you move but sometimes you have no when enough is enough.
 
I remember when living in Dublin seeing walls around back gardens with loads of broken glass sticking out of the concrete on top. Presumably to keep out burglars etc. Even so, I found it very unsightly and unnerving.
 
Seeing as she is a solicitor specializing in dispute resolution, why not book an appointment with her!!

But seriously, escalating the issue as described by many above achieves nothing, the way forward is to state clearly and plainly your point of view through a 3rd party (possibly a solicitor who does really deal with dispute resolution) and give them a fair and even chance to put their point of view forward, resolution does lie somewhere in between................

Surely this unslightly razor wire fence is as ugly to them as you
 
They are Soooooooo JEALOUS!!!!

Pure and simple. You have what I want, I want it, can't afford it, so I am going to make your life a misery.

The "we were here first" syndrome is also likely.

Best way to deal with it is to ignore it as best you can. When it gets bad, go to the door (as I did) and explain that I WILL NOT BE BULLIED!. I think saying the thing that is the elephant in the room might work.

It took 2 years of diplomacy to work for me, but now my eighbours are OK. Not great but a bit like the Peace Process!

PS - can you look into your heart and say that there is NOTHING wrong with what you did at the time? Sometimes people hate the shock of a wall or an extension in front of them if they don't know about it beforehand. etc. etc. I think we all have to work together.

If your neighbour had done the same thing to you, how would you have felt?

Oh dear,,,,, onwards and upwards.
 
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