Recent content by Smileyhelen

Thanks for the replies. We're not keen on the ladders either! We've been here about 18 months and the previous owner let him keep them there. The rendering seemed OK before it started having the water tipping down it from that guttering. But difficult to say that it wouldn't have happened...

Hi Our neighbour has put up some guttering that comes over on our side above our conservatory and we're trying to get it removed. He's screwed the guttering into the rendering and you can see rust and green marks where water is getting on the wall. Were getting water damage on the...

Thanks Harry. I'm at my wits end so really appreciate your response. The water board told us that they'd only get involved if it was something about the drains and not a civil issue. The council Environmental Heath dept said that its a civil issue and not something they'd be involved in. Do you...

Also, attaching pics of what they have done. (if the attachments have worked!) Their solicitor has picked apart the surveyor to discredit their assertion that it is a Torte of Nuisance. They debate that its causing the internal damage, saying that could be due to our glass roof. But also that...

Hi all. Thanks for all your advice. We're hitting dead ends at every corner, council, insurance and water board aren't interested. We're now getting letters from our neighbour's solicitor where they are saying we don't have right of drainage. There's everything in there thrown at us, turning...

Thanks Catlad. Our guttering was compently replaced and we've had it checked out by an independent surveyor. The work they've done to add the new down pipe causing the damage was done themselves. It does seem that when the water stopped pouring down the back of our house out the leaks and...

Thanks Woody. Environmental Health had not occurred to me at all for water - really appreciate this suggestion. I'll definitely contact them - any free help and avoiding legal action to get it removed would be perfect. And nothing lost if they can't help. Its likely we'll just take the costs...

I'd not thought of that - presumably they can afford a solicitor! We haven't had the letter though yet though.... They are vulnerable though, we saw inside their house recently because of another issue and it was truly shocking that someone was living like that. They do own their own house. I...

Thanks for your replies - reassuring to hear that it really is as shocking and out of order as I think. Today I've written a document that summarises everything and includes the supporting evidence such as pictures and title deeds to send by recorded delivery. Its a last ditch attempt before we...

Hi I'm new to the site. I'd be grateful for any views on this. I feel like im going mad- or stuck in a Kafka novel! I bought a victorian semi 18 months ago. It had leaking original cast iron guttering which we replaced like for like. At the rear, it joins to our neighbours guttering to flow...