MAGAZINE: Advice on what to do if you live next to a nuisance neighbour

Millions of homeowners say their life is being blighted by a nuisance neighbour, new research has revealed, with two thirds of Brits say they are living or have lived next door to a nuisance neighbour.

Boisterous children (13 per cent), noisy pets (15 per cent), loud music (21 per cent) and rows over parking (15 per cent) were just some of the most common causes of rows, with four in ten admitting they had bickered with a neighbour in the last year.

Nearly one in five had resorted to calling the police and 20 per cent contacted the council because of an issue with a neighbour with many citing criminal damage, vermin, trespassing or noise issues as the reasons why they felt they had to escalate the issue to the authorities.