My girlfirend and I have just bought a flat in the south of London and its a complete fixer-upper. We are a young couple and have had to buy a place in need of lots of attention in order to get on the ladder. The place is comletely gutted and we're starting from scratch and undertaking most the work ourselves as we can't afford to get people in. We work during the week so the weekends are the only opportunity to do DIY never starting before 10am and finishing by about 5pm; however, one of my neighbours is not best pleased and the relationship is slowly breaking down. She feels its unreasonable for us to work at the weekends while she relaxes, we have been living out of one room for the past 6 months and I can't see anyway around it but to continue and ignore my neighbours calls to stop. At the same time I fear I am seeing the issue from only my side of the table. Am i in the wrong morally as well as legally?
2006-11-27 01:57:36 · 4 answers · asked by The Beast Of Bodmin Moor 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
i see nothing wrong in what u r doing , your nieghbor is just going to have to get over it , u have every right to fix your home when evru like within a reasonable time which u say u r doing , ask her when would it be convinent for her for u to work on it,and explain to her the weekend is the only time u have, and what u r doing is perfectly legal
2006-11-27 02:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by cc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are totally in the right. You are working during reasonable hours, not when you would disturb people who are trying to sleep. Tell her that you are sorry but this is the only time you have to do the work. Tell her you'll invite her over for a celebratory party when the work is finished. The ignore her. She is a crank.
2006-11-27 02:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe as long as you start after 7AM and quit by 10PM you are legal. Marally you just do what you feel is right and how you would like to be treated. Abviously the place needs to be repaired so
2006-11-27 03:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try approaching her with your plans and how long it might take to finish them and offer to take her or him to lunch or try to explain how it will improve her value in her place as well as yours at the same time. Its obvious it needs to be done, maybe u can offer to help him or her fix there when your done or at the same time even if your going to be there awhile.
2006-11-30 22:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by e32thomp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋