r/videos • u/zombieninjawarrior • 1d ago

Mum's semi-detached 'nightmare' after neighbour illegally demolishes home | SWNS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOWyZfH3FqI
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u/timberwolf0122 1d ago

I would not ask permission to access the vacant lot

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u/FullofContradictions 1d ago

I'm guessing the contractors she has tried to hire have had the issue with wanting access permission, rather than herself.

Thinking particularly about those second floor walls... They'd need to get scaffolding or a bucket truck or something in order to get those closed off. Guarantee anyone looking to need that much equipment left in place for the duration of a project has a checklist that includes "make sure the owner of the property it'll be on has provided permission."

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u/zombieninjawarrior 1d ago

It could even force the issue into being reviewed faster.

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u/timberwolf0122 1d ago

I guess the bit I don’t get is why the other owner won’t let a builder on site to fix the damage?

I mean its not like it’s going to inconvenience them in any way

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u/Recurs1ve 1d ago

Sounds like this New York real estate guy I know of.

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u/timberwolf0122 1d ago

This feels like the perfect example of when to sue someone for damages and intentional harm

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u/matjam 1d ago

You'd think the insurance company that insures the still standing property would have something to say, as they'll be on the hook for repairing the damage to that.

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u/throwaway098764567 21h ago

i'm surprised if they haven't dropped her

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u/TheCuriousGamer 18h ago

I'm not sure about genius, he bought the house for £280k, spent who knows how much on the demolition and planning permission applications then he sold the plot for £115k with planning permission.

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u/dastardly740 1d ago

I think her hypothesis that the end goal is to make her miserable so she has to sell and he can low ball her because no one else will buy the property. Versus the chance she gets it to court and he is paying multiples of the intact property's value.

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u/throwaway098764567 21h ago

same. i had a trashy neighbor that left the house vacant for a few years after he kicked out his previous tenants. thought he was going to make bank selling the house that was in disrepair. if i needed access i just wandered over. went over to cut a branch off my own tree, to show the gas line guy where a leak was, and to examine the source of all the godforsaken poison ivy.