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Hm. Tricky, that. Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/11/2013 10:38:57 PM

View original postThe 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.


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


View original postBut what would you do?

Not sure I'd do more than expressing my concerns as you will do, largely because it's hard to see what else you can do. Unless perhaps you have some sort of regular meeting of the building's inhabitants to discuss the maintenance shared spaces, and others share your concern.
View original postHow far would you take it if you didn't get a good response from the owner?

Honestly, from what you said, the chances that she agrees to drop this plan of renting out the flat because of your concerns don't seem very good to me. (Unless it can be legally blocked by the local authorities as Avi argues, of course.) So if that's your definition of a good response, it may be a bit optimistic.

But if she expresses understanding for your concerns without agreeing to drop her plan, you could at least reach some agreements about what she is to tell her guests about the garden, and get some reassurances from her regarding screening of guests. By the way, possibly relevant question - when renting out the flat, where does she intend to stay herself? Anywhere nearby from where she could intervene in case of any incident?

If it just turns ugly, and you can't win either through local regulations or through the support from most of the other inhabitants, then I guess in your position I'd just try to make the best of it, and resign myself to simply watching Evelyn more closely and having possibly some occasional small discomfort from the presence of the guests. Going to the Justice of the Peace or something like that is a last resort if the discomfort turns out to be neither small nor occasional...

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What would you do? - 15/11/2013 07:33:08 PM 2289 Views
Hrm. - 15/11/2013 08:30:22 PM 966 Views
Re: Hrm. - 16/11/2013 09:57:02 AM 996 Views
Don't they need to apply for planning permission to do that? - 15/11/2013 10:10:35 PM 1037 Views
For the door, yes. For the holiday let, I don't think so. - 16/11/2013 09:58:30 AM 989 Views
Hm. Tricky, that. - 15/11/2013 10:38:57 PM 1057 Views
Re: Hm. Tricky, that. - 16/11/2013 09:59:57 AM 1049 Views
If there is anything you can do to fight it, do so - 16/11/2013 01:25:28 AM 1076 Views
Yes. - 16/11/2013 10:03:03 AM 1028 Views
The most reasonable thing would be to cut a bitch. - 16/11/2013 02:47:42 AM 1087 Views
this sounds fully reasonable, yeah. - 16/11/2013 03:22:46 AM 1082 Views
Quite. - 16/11/2013 10:06:43 AM 930 Views
Cutting a bitch is always an answer. *NM* - 20/11/2013 02:20:06 PM 672 Views
Tough. - 16/11/2013 10:15:21 AM 1014 Views
Re: Tough. - 16/11/2013 07:41:49 PM 947 Views
Perhaps I don't grasp the gravity of the situation. - 16/11/2013 03:52:15 PM 1007 Views
It's more irritating that grave, but I do worry about security to an extent. - 16/11/2013 07:47:02 PM 916 Views
Re: I hear you. - 17/11/2013 03:50:44 PM 1084 Views
Re: I hear you. - 18/11/2013 05:03:15 PM 980 Views
do you let your child play unsupervised now? - 16/11/2013 06:46:08 PM 925 Views
Not precisely. - 16/11/2013 08:01:54 PM 870 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 869 Views
Yes, but subject to limitations. - 19/11/2013 07:03:40 PM 1229 Views
I would get the garden monitored with a camera - 17/11/2013 04:00:51 AM 915 Views
Not a possiblity. *NM* - 18/11/2013 07:17:35 PM 528 Views
I can't see much you can do really... - 19/11/2013 03:01:40 AM 961 Views
Does the building have a factor? - 19/11/2013 11:38:43 AM 909 Views
Yes indeed. - 19/11/2013 07:13:06 PM 880 Views

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