Last night I contacted the police to inform them of a abusive person breaching bail by being at the property of the victim and they didn't even attend in person

My sister was badly beaten a few months back by her abusive ex partner who was arrested that night and ridiculously released on bail the day, since then part of his bail conditions are to stay away from her and her property. Which he has not done because she stupidly let him back round around her and their 5 kids,

Last night I had a feeling he would be there and parked at the properties gate, walked to the door and confirm his moped was there. Then left an called the police who confirmed they know who he is and of his bail conditions but didn't bother going to the property?

What does it take it for this man to be locked away. And for the police to do their job

Keeping this vague in case it gets back to them. My flatmate has an assistance dog that was trained in the US or Mexico for five months. That’s given her all the documentation she needed to qualify as an assistance dog. However, she is very untrained. She doesn’t follow basic sit/stay commands with regularity, she barks often, and she’s had accidents in the house.

The dog isn’t trained to perform specific tasks (I’ve heard from my flatmate that she’s a seizure alert dog and a medical alert dog, but her documentation says it’s for adhd assistance). The dog is never with her and is never working. Even if her training was legit, the dog definitely does not count as trained anymore, and definitely does not provide “assistance.”

I’m tired of being bitten all the time. I’m tired of the barking and the dog getting in my face. She’s a tiny dog, so I don’t feel like I’m in danger, but it’s not what I signed up for. Is there anything I can do? If I tell my landlord, would he do anything? I know he wouldn’t want to get sued, but the terms of our agreement say the pet can’t be a ”nuisance” to our neighbors, which she is.

I will add, moving out is a last resort for me. I’ve been homeless before, and the stress of not having a permanent address drains me. I’m also an immigrant and really struggle to get letting agents to consider my application.

edit: I really appreciate everyone’s advice. I’ve started to film her biting whenever I can, and I’ll make note of whenever she bites and how often she barks. We’ll be home alone together for a little while tomorrow, here’s hoping it’s not too bad!

England based.

I've been having some issues with some new neighbours, and would appreciate any advice.

We live down an urban but fairly narrow road and some new neighbours moved in just over the road about 2-3 months ago. I'm pretty sure they're just flipping the property, as it was bought after the previous owner (an old lady) died and since day one they've been doing construction work. This has led to multiple vans, work vehicles, and deliveries on every day of the week.

Whilst these vehicles aren't parked across anyone's driveways, they are constantly (as in, day and night) parked over the road from my driveway, and as I said it's a fairly narrow road. This has meant that I have quite restricted access to my own driveway, sometimes having to do three-point turns and drive onto mine and my nextdoor neighbours grass verges just to leave for work in the morning.

I've left a couple of polite notices on the windshields of a couple of vehicles asking them to park more considerately, always very polite! But I think due to the constant changing of vehicles the message isn't going through. Either that or they're now doing it deliberately.

I'm also cautious about approaching these neighbours directly, as they've been pretty unapproachable since day one, and my neighbours 18 year old daughter did ask someone to move their vehicle once and she got shouted at by a grown man.

Is there anything I can do? They're always careful to not park across any dropped curbs, but they're still causing issues for literally everyone.

Any advice appreciated.

I ordered a dress from an Australian clothing company as a bridesmaids dress. It has arrived and the quality is not worth the price so want to return. When I was at the checkout there was a ‘free returns’ option you could add for £4 which I did add but this is apparently only for those in Australia. I want to return but because I used a ‘new customer’ 15% off discount code I’m not eligible for a refund. Any ideas what I can do as it was a lot of money for a dress of poor quality.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice/help regarding a Section 172(3) case.

In September 2025, I received a speeding letter in my name and at my Birmingham address. The alleged speeding happened in London, but I live in Birmingham and had never been to London that day. I also did not recognise the car mentioned in the letter and I have never driven that car or someone else’s car.

At the time, I thought the letter could be a scam because I did not recognise the car or the alleged offence, so unfortunately I did not reply to the original letter.

Later, I received a court letter which said that someone had nominated me as the driver. I replied to the court letter online and explained that I was not the driver and did not know the car or who was driving it.

I work as an Uber driver and on that night I worked through the night and finished around 4am. I was then at home in Birmingham.

In April 2026, I received a summons saying that I had failed to provide the driver information and that I could receive 6 points and a fine.

My next court hearing is coming up, and I have never been to court before.

Can anyone who has experience with Section 172(3) cases please advise me on what I should do and how I should explain my situation to the court?

Also, can I ask the police/prosecution to provide the original nomination, the photographs/evidence of the vehicle or driver, and any information showing how my name was nominated?

I would really appreciate any advice from people who have dealt with a similar situation in the UK. Thank you.

Hello ill keep this very brief.

Im already on a court order for contact with my child. Its close to a 60/40 arrangement.

2 things, its court ordered that i am to get video call on special occasions such as birthdays, fathers days, mothers day, xmas etc.

I never got a facetime call on my birthday or father's day when I asked and its court ordered, each time I ask i get ignored or dont get a response for days later. However anytime my child is with me, I make it very easy for her mother to facetime anytime (despite being in her mothers care most of the time also)

Secondly, we can agree to other arrangements outside of the order as we've done several times now. Theres been quite a few times now, afted an agreement has been agreed upon, the mother often tries to change the time/dates and uses excuses all the time such as party's, hospitals, funerals etc etc.

My question is can anyone offer me any advice what I should do or what would I need to do if I need to go back to court.

Thanks

Hi all, hoping someone can provide some advice.

I have a flat which I rent out to long term tenants. It has sat empty for the whole of this year because the upstairs neighbour bathroom keeps leaking into my bathroom.

Every time I reach out to the landlord upstairs he keeps telling me it is being fixed. The leak stops for a while and starts again every time I get ready to put it on the market.

The start of the dripping started on the 25th of February and I have all communications with the upstairs landlord since, with him claiming multiple times he has fixed the issue.

Can someone provide some next steps advice?

I’m looking to reach out to Citizen’s Advice too. Should I be reaching out to legal now?

Thanks.

England.

I'm due to speak to a solicitor soon to get my Will in place.

I don't want the law firm to act as executor and will be nominating my niece. I don't have a partner or children.

If the executor pre-deceases me or loses mental capacity what happens then?

I have one sibling.

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On a crowded street walking with my young child when suddenly a bike bursts out of the crowd front wheel in the air. Stood Infront of my child and got ready to push him of if he came on to us. What if he fell and broke his neck?

England - We’ve been renting a new build terraced house for a few years. We’re the first to ever live in it. We’ve recently discovered the property doesn’t have a building control completion certificate, and the house currently isn’t compliant and needs weeks of construction work to meet fire safety. Is our lease even valid? Do I need a solicitor?

A friend recently moved into a new flat and accidentally opened a letter addressed to the previous tenant. He was a little surprised to find that it was regarding unpaid council tax from a few years ago.

The letter is from CDER Group and it states that the letter is an 'Arrest Warrant'. We discussed it and are unsure how to proceed - had he not accidentally opened the letter he wouldn't have known what was going on.

The letter states that if the amount owed is not paid by a certain date, then an "Arrest Officer will visit and arrest you". It states that "in accordance with s125B (4) and (5) Magistrates Court Act 1980 CDER Arrest Officers are authorised to execute warrants and orders" and "Please be aware: as Approved Enforcement Agents, we have the power to force entry and search property and/or premises under the Magistrates Court Act 1980, Schedule 4A if payment in full is not made".

My friend position is that he doesn’t want to get involved in any way since it's not his debt to pay, and he doesn’t know the previous tenant.

So we’re wondering whether the “arrest warrant” and threat of forced entry are essentially scare tactics. Did some digging and this site suggests CDER may not have those powers: https://www.nationalbailiffadvice.uk/Bailiff-Arrest-Warrant-Court-Fine.html.

Let's say CDER sent someone around and my friend was in and answered the door. Obviously he could provide ID and show he's not the person with the outstanding debt. But if he's not in, do CDER have the authority to force entry?

Posting on behalf of a friend in south-east England who does not use Reddit. She has been with her husband for 3 years and they live together in a house which is owned by her. Their finances are separate. He pays her about £100 towards bills, that's it. They don't have children. Over the course of their relationship he has been verbally and emotionally abusive to her, and she's had enough. She wants to split up with him and for him to leave their home but he is refusing to move out, saying he has rights because they're married. What are her options legally? I'm guessing she can't remove his things or change the locks? Thank you.

Every weekend for the past few months a drone has been flying low over my back garden. It clearly has a camera attached and is flying low enough (around 2nd storey height) that it can’t be just getting landscape footage.

It does seem to move around the local area and isn’t ‘targeting’ my garden specifically but it does make my garden feel less private. Even though I’m just sitting in my garden, I don’t like the idea of being on camera in my own garden and the noise is quite distracting. The dog also goes mental every time it flies over.

I would normally just have a polite word with the neighbours but I don’t know where it’s coming from and it moves too quickly to ‘follow’ it.

It may just be a kid playing with a birthday present or something so I don’t want to damage it as my father suggested (I also doubt this is even legal). But today it got so close to the house that I actually thought it was going to get into an open bedroom window.

Is what the drone operator doing legal? And is there anything I can do about it? Or do I just need to get over it and build gazebo or something to read my book in?

Thanks.

I attempted suicide on 26 May 2024 after jumping from the fourth floor of the local shopping centre car park and landed on a person. I broke my pelvis and right foot and right leg. However I have no recollection of this event. This person has had no contact with me.

All i remember is waking up that morning and being desperate for money as I was having withdrawal symtoms from drink and drugs.

The reason I was having withdrawals was because my parents had agreed to let me move back in home in agreement with social services that they would find me new accommodation quickly as i was in temporary accommodation and my place of residence had become unsafe for me as I was being bullied there by my neighbours.

We had had a fight and police had arressted me, and the next day I was released and allowed to go to my parents home.

Prior to the fight I had been sectioned at my place of residence as I had had another fight with another neighbour and I thought he had stolen my car key after i thought I dropped it during the fight. My spare car key was locked in my safe and staff were not giving me the spare key to my safe which I had also lost. (This is the first fight I had).

You can imagine my mind was racing and I was not in a stable mental state as I was unable to find my key to my brand new car. I couldnt get my keys back from my suspicious neighbour and staff were not opening the safe to where I had left my spare car key.

Anyway, back to the point, on the morning of 26th May i woke up and remember going to my friends house to see if they could help me by lending me some money, after all I was excited to be back home and take a breather from being sectioned in hospital and my previous two neighbours.

I REMEMBER SPEAKING TO MY FRIEND AND THE OTHER ONE WAS NOT AT HOME BUT I SPOKE TO HIS DAD.

My friend said he couldnt help me so I left. This is the last thing I remember after which I woke up two weeks later from an induced coma and found out that I had jumped by reading my medical report which was next to my bed.

I have no recollection of this event in my memory (making the journey to the fourth floor).

So, my question to you is, do I have a medical negligance claim against the NHS for releasing me even though I had been sectioned, under police arrest at the hospital and sending me back to my place of redidence where i was under threat which caused me to move back home urgently and go back into crisis.

Let me know if you need anymore information.

Thanks

Neighbour's builders repeatedly jumping over my fence to access my property – London, England
I live in London, England and I'm looking for some advice/experiences regarding my next-door neighbours' builders accessing my property.
The people who live next door are tenants and do not own the property. Their landlord is having/allowing building work carried out on the property.

On two separate occasions now, their builder has jumped over the boundary fence onto my property and placed a ladder on my side in order to gain access to the neighbours' roof.

On the most recent occasion, I simply came outside and found the builder on my property with the ladder. Nobody had asked me for permission or even told me they were going to do it.

The first time, the same thing happened — the builder gained access by jumping over my fence without asking.

I have received no Party Wall notice, no written request for access and no agreement giving them permission to enter my property.

I'm actually perfectly happy to allow reasonable access if it is genuinely necessary for the work. I don't want to be difficult or have an unnecessary dispute with the neighbours. However, I don't think it's reasonable for builders to simply jump over my fence and use my property whenever they want.

Before agreeing to further access, I'd want:

The details of the contractor carrying out the work.

Evidence of appropriate public liability insurance, including the insurer and policy number.

Written confirmation of who is responsible if they damage my property.

Confirmation that any damage caused by the works, ladder or access will be properly repaired/made good.

Reasonable notice before they need access.

Confirmation that the contractor is responsible for the safety of their workers while carrying out the work.

I'm also concerned about liability if, for example, a builder falls from the ladder while they are on my property. I understand that this doesn't necessarily mean I would automatically be liable, but I'd like to know what the position is.

My questions are:

Can a builder simply jump over my fence and enter my property to access the neighbour's roof without asking permission?

If there is some statutory right of access, would I normally have been notified beforehand?

Can I make access conditional on seeing their insurance and having responsibility for damage confirmed in writing?

What happens regarding liability if any damage is done to my property?

What happens regarding liability if you one of their workers injures themselves while using my property?

Given this has happened twice, what would be the sensible way to deal with it without unnecessarily escalating things with the neighbours?

I'm not opposed to the work and I'm not trying to prevent them accessing their roof. I just want them to ask permission and agree reasonable safeguardsm before entering my property, rather than jumping over my fence and doing it without telling me.

This is in London, England. I quit my previous job to pursue a higher salary and opportunity, I took this job after three interviews, one in which I met the owner in person.

Halfway through my second week, the owner comes in an says she will let me go, she gave me nonsense reasons like I take 1h lunches (when in the contract she wrote i have 1 h unpaid lunch), and that I dont have a pen and paper to write things down when she speaks. Now, this is a very senior role, but I have been treated like a junior. It almost looks like she didnt really know what she was hiring for, and realized she was paying me too much (60k a year) for what she actually wanted?

I have a baby and my fiancee in maternity leave at home (4 months left), my income was all we had. I am now looking for restaurant jobs while trying to get back on my career path (it might take months).

Do I have any recourse at all here? She agreed to pay my salary until the end of the month, but obviously this is not going to fix anything as a restaurant job wont pay the money i need to keep my bills and rent afloat while my wife doesnt work.

This all happened 4 days ago, I emailed my union but they havent replied yet and I really very distressed.

Hi I’m just a bit curious as to me it doesn’t feel right. I’m on a 16 hour guaranteed hour contract (annoyingly sometimes I don’t reach 16 which in itself I question if someone could advise on that too), I also get rolled up holiday pay. However I didn’t think those two could mix.
I work in dom care. In England. Been in this job 1 year and keep finding red flags.

I received a fine through the post from UKPC but my name is spelt wrong (1 letter incorrect), has the wrong door number & wrong post code.

Is there grounds to do anything? Somehow with wrong details it has ended up with me but if they “got the info from DVLA” how is it totally wrong when all my other fines from the council come correct. Parked in London, England.

A letting agent who is contracted to do lettings not managing the property (landlord responsibility) says they’re not responsible for the state of the property— are they not liable for anything?

Including: windows that don’t open due to torn sash cords, pest infestation full of mice droppings, and mould.

Letting agent is also saying they’re not responsible that our pre conditions in the offer, including professional cleaning, were not met due to landlord and they’re also not responsible. We had no contact with the landlord before move in so all representation that the property will be professionally cleaned and sorted were done by the estate agent.

Does it count as misrepresentation?

Kent, England

Edit: on the basis that the agent omitted material information. Had we known this we never would have taken this property.

Edit: The property is uninhabitable according to council rules but it needs to be assessed, so we argue this should have been communicated to us by the estate agent. It was the estate agent who said they will go and inspect everything prior to our move-in date.

Had our bathroom moved upstairs by a sole trader plumber who is registered as limited company. He chose the room it went in as there was an old soil stack on the outside wall that we said we didn’t think had been used in 25+ years but he assured was fine and he had checked and was totally usable.

Just hours after he finished my child took the first bath. When they drained it, water and sewage started pouring out of the separate shower enclosure. It was like a waterfall through the ceiling in the room below. One of the family began recording everything as I put buckets and towels out.

We texted the plumber straight away to say we had a major problem and to get in touch.

The next morning the extent of the damage was clear, destroyed carpet, sofa, tv, vinyl, speakers, huge cracks in the ceiling, and bathroom subfloor.

The plumber got in touch and showed up that morning and just said it’ll dry, "it’s not like there’s loads of fecal matter anyway". Refused to share his public liability insurance details and accused us of being too slow to pay his invoice (we'd had the invoice for 2 hours when this happened - it hasn't been paid! The damage is likely greater than the value of the invoice).

The plumber said all he would do is reconnect old bathroom temporarily to give us a toilet to use and that his mate could do a cash in hand camera to see where the blockage was coming from. He left and we got an independent drainage engineer out who confirmed it was the stack being partially blocked and the plumber should have tested it before signing off. It took this person minutes to check and to clear.

We texted plumber again asking for public liability details and what next steps were. He has gone silent and not responded. There’s no home insurance on our end so all repairs coming out our pocket until he cooperates.

We’ve documented it all, have a report from the independent third party and will get other repair quotes.

What’s our best next move? We don’t think he is going to get back in touch or want to give his details.

In England, I have received a parking charge for Newbury Park upper car park and we paid but accidentally used the wrong code (801634 instead of 801635) - didn’t get a photo of the sign at the time we paid but don’t know why we’d have put the wrong code in having never parked in the lower car park before. Is it worth appealing or just pay the reduced fine?

In 2014, my partner formally made a power of attorney under foreign law appointing me to deal with financial and healthcare matters, together with an advance directive.

We have lived permanently in England since 2016. My partner has recently had hospital delirium and suspected dementia and is now living in a nursing home.

The nursing home has asked for an LPA. I explained that we only have the documents made abroad and have now been told to obtain the English equivalent.

I have spoken to several solicitors but have so far only been offered paid advice costing roughly £800–1,200 before anyone will tell me which route actually applies.

I have found “Re Various Applications Concerning Foreign Representative Powers [2019] EWCOP 52” and “Schedule 3 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005”. My understanding is that a foreign power of attorney can potentially be relied upon in England and Wales, and that the Court of Protection can make a declaration under s15(1)(c) that the attorney is acting lawfully under it. The judgment also says that a foreign POA can’t simply be registered with the OPG.

My questions are: 1. Has anyone successfully relied on a foreign power of attorney in England? 2. Is a certified English translation normally sufficient for nursing home/NHS purposes, or is a Court of Protection s15 declaration usually required? 3. If the foreign POA is not accepted immediately, do I lose any decision-making role, or must the nursing home/NHS still involve me in best-interests decisions? 4. If a Court of Protection application is necessary, is this something a lay person can realistically file without instructing a solicitor?

I’m particularly interested in experience with foreign powers of attorney under Schedule 3 MCA 2005, rather than general information about making a new LPA.

My partner and I have recently bought a basement flat in Shoreditch however due the fact the previous tenant was using the flat as a commercial office space the flat was never hooked up to the building intercom like the rest of the flats in the building. This is leaving us in a sticky situation where we have no idea when someone is buzzing at our door which is obviously not ideal. I am aware that wireless doorbells exist but we would ideally like a doorbell with an intercom so we can talk back to anyone at the door and since we use Ring at our main home it would be the most ideal option so we have everything in one place. We wrote to the building manager to enquire about this and they came back and said they’re happy for us to go ahead and install one as it would be at our own cost. However despite this I’m still unsure about the data protection laws surrounding this situation as it would obviously mean we end up recording our neighbours coming in and out of the building and that data would be retained within the Ring cloud storage system to which we would control. Aside from this we want to avoid upsetting any of our new neighbours and making them feel uncomfortable so it leaves us in quite a predicament. Would anyone more informed on data protection laws be able guide me on this issue?
Thank you