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What would you do? Rebekah Send a noteboard - 15/11/2013 07:33:08 PM

So here's the sitch:

We own a flat (apartment) with a shared garden where Evelyn plays and we hang out our washing. We share this garden with 16 other flats, although not everyone uses the garden.

One of the flats has recently been sold and the new owner is changing a window into a door that would directly access the garden, which isn't really an issue for us, apart from the fact that building works will likely be dangerous for a very curious toddler.

The issue is that she is also advertising the flat as a holiday let, meaning that strangers will have access to the garden and potentially my daughter. Strangers who do not have to provide any kind of references, unlike long-term renters, and who won't care about the mess they leave since they'll just be there for a couple of days.

We're not happy about this, and will get in touch with the owner to let her know this.

But what would you do?

How far would you take it if you didn't get a good response from the owner?

*MySmiley*

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
This is the flat, just by the way.
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What would you do? - 15/11/2013 07:33:08 PM 2421 Views
Hrm. - 15/11/2013 08:30:22 PM 1076 Views
Re: Hrm. - 16/11/2013 09:57:02 AM 1105 Views
Don't they need to apply for planning permission to do that? - 15/11/2013 10:10:35 PM 1144 Views
For the door, yes. For the holiday let, I don't think so. - 16/11/2013 09:58:30 AM 1097 Views
Hm. Tricky, that. - 15/11/2013 10:38:57 PM 1168 Views
Re: Hm. Tricky, that. - 16/11/2013 09:59:57 AM 1162 Views
If there is anything you can do to fight it, do so - 16/11/2013 01:25:28 AM 1188 Views
Yes. - 16/11/2013 10:03:03 AM 1137 Views
The most reasonable thing would be to cut a bitch. - 16/11/2013 02:47:42 AM 1201 Views
this sounds fully reasonable, yeah. - 16/11/2013 03:22:46 AM 1194 Views
Quite. - 16/11/2013 10:06:43 AM 1034 Views
Cutting a bitch is always an answer. *NM* - 20/11/2013 02:20:06 PM 763 Views
Tough. - 16/11/2013 10:15:21 AM 1120 Views
Re: Tough. - 16/11/2013 07:41:49 PM 1047 Views
Perhaps I don't grasp the gravity of the situation. - 16/11/2013 03:52:15 PM 1216 Views
It's more irritating that grave, but I do worry about security to an extent. - 16/11/2013 07:47:02 PM 1013 Views
Re: I hear you. - 17/11/2013 03:50:44 PM 1298 Views
Re: I hear you. - 18/11/2013 05:03:15 PM 1079 Views
do you let your child play unsupervised now? - 16/11/2013 06:46:08 PM 1030 Views
Not precisely. - 16/11/2013 08:01:54 PM 971 Views
Uh...isn't the nature of ownership that you can do what you want to with your property? - 16/11/2013 10:27:05 PM 975 Views
Yes, but subject to limitations. - 19/11/2013 07:03:40 PM 1455 Views
I would get the garden monitored with a camera - 17/11/2013 04:00:51 AM 1019 Views
Not a possiblity. *NM* - 18/11/2013 07:17:35 PM 612 Views
I can't see much you can do really... - 19/11/2013 03:01:40 AM 1064 Views
Does the building have a factor? - 19/11/2013 11:38:43 AM 1013 Views
Yes indeed. - 19/11/2013 07:13:06 PM 984 Views

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