RUBBISH

    If your neighbour chooses not to keep his garden as tidy as you might like him too, there is little you can do about it - unless the untidiness is extreme. Mounds of decaying rubbish can prove a health hazard, and may encourage rats and other vermin. This is unacceptable.

What you should do
If you are concerned about health or vermin, contact the Environmental Health department of your local (borough, district or city) council.

If the mounds of rubbish are causing damage to you property, by bearing against your fence and damaging it or because liquids discharging from the rubbish are decaying your fence, your plants or your soil, then either talk to your neighbour about the problem or discuss with your solicitor the possibilitry of a claim for damages as a result of nuisance.

This page was updated on 22 February 2001

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