Question for a friend... Birmingham related

[kentjames]

Thank you to everyone who has posted and commented.

 

I have passed on the info to my friend and they are going to try and approach the neighbour once more to find out more details of the council / HA involved, however given the significant language and cultural barriers involved it may well be falling on deaf ears.

 

Thanks again all

James

[HCR]

There is nothing to stop your friend approaching the HA directly - it is he is suffering the adverse effect after all.

 

Is it a HA owned property or a council house managed by one? If the latter, and other approaches fail, he can go to his local councillor armed with evidence of requests and responses.

[kentjames]

Thanks HCR, it may well come to the councillor route since her neighbour shrugs their shoulders due to either the language barrier or sheer bone idleness. So far my friend has been unable to find out who exactly owns the house which is rented apart from its not private so is either HA or council. I will report back any developments but the councillor route sounds likely.

James

[chaffey]

Wouldn't jump straight in with the councillor as this may antagonise and if your friend hasn't spoken to the Housing association involved why use a sledgehammer to break a nut. People think councillors have massive sway, but all they can do is write a letter asking why and what is happening and at the end of the day the problem is between the H/A and the neighbouring property. Ask the H/A themselves. Your friends have nothing to lose and everything to gain!!

[Brick100]

Check with the neighbours see if they rent their home and who from, failing that you can go via the land registry on line. Use the map search zoom right in on the address ensuring the cross hairs are right over the property selected, cost £3 and get the title to the property. Sounds a lot of work, but I can normally do it in 5 mins or less.

[kentjames]

Thanks for the additional comments guys.

 

My friend is now pretty certain its a council rented property and her neighbours don't seem want to come to the front door to talk, let alone discuss a problem with the trees such is the way with modern society I guess.

 

I will update you with any developments but so far its not looking hopeful.