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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 2201 Views
Hrm. - 15/11/2013 08:30:22 PM 888 Views
Re: Hrm. - 16/11/2013 09:57:02 AM 908 Views
Don't they need to apply for planning permission to do that? - 15/11/2013 10:10:35 PM 956 Views
For the door, yes. For the holiday let, I don't think so. - 16/11/2013 09:58:30 AM 907 Views
Hm. Tricky, that. - 15/11/2013 10:38:57 PM 982 Views
Re: Hm. Tricky, that. - 16/11/2013 09:59:57 AM 970 Views
If there is anything you can do to fight it, do so - 16/11/2013 01:25:28 AM 996 Views
Yes. - 16/11/2013 10:03:03 AM 944 Views
The most reasonable thing would be to cut a bitch. - 16/11/2013 02:47:42 AM 1008 Views
this sounds fully reasonable, yeah. - 16/11/2013 03:22:46 AM 1013 Views
Quite. - 16/11/2013 10:06:43 AM 859 Views
Cutting a bitch is always an answer. *NM* - 20/11/2013 02:20:06 PM 634 Views
Tough. - 16/11/2013 10:15:21 AM 924 Views
Re: Tough. - 16/11/2013 07:41:49 PM 866 Views
Perhaps I don't grasp the gravity of the situation. - 16/11/2013 03:52:15 PM 927 Views
It's more irritating that grave, but I do worry about security to an extent. - 16/11/2013 07:47:02 PM 836 Views
Re: I hear you. - 17/11/2013 03:50:44 PM 995 Views
Re: I hear you. - 18/11/2013 05:03:15 PM 908 Views
do you let your child play unsupervised now? - 16/11/2013 06:46:08 PM 842 Views
Not precisely. - 16/11/2013 08:01:54 PM 790 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 787 Views
Yes, but subject to limitations. - 19/11/2013 07:03:40 PM 1153 Views
I would get the garden monitored with a camera - 17/11/2013 04:00:51 AM 861 Views
Not a possiblity. *NM* - 18/11/2013 07:17:35 PM 497 Views
I can't see much you can do really... - 19/11/2013 03:01:40 AM 883 Views
Does the building have a factor? - 19/11/2013 11:38:43 AM 830 Views
Yes indeed. - 19/11/2013 07:13:06 PM 807 Views

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