zjp87 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Hey, So I am from the states originally (please don't hold that against me), so I do not know what I can do to resolve the issue I am about to describe. Two of my neighbours are restaurants. The paths that access my flat take me past these restaurants. One of them is very clean and respectful (I saw one of their staff clean up a spill he made, despite no one witnessing he spilled). The other... The other has a laundry list of issues. 1) A few years ago (before I moved in) they did some sort of repair that damaged the roof of the buildings (this is known to everyone in these properties). But said damage caused water damage in my flat (never repaired) and damp (all but one room is clear of this). 2) I have witnessed ant infestations in their kitchen (they leave the door open so I can see in when I walk home). 3) I have witnessed pigeons walk/fly into the kitchen (again, they leave the door open). 4) I have seem them leave containers of hot prepped food to cool, without lids on, on windowsills that I have witnessed homeless and drunk people urinating on (this was the first thing I actually noticed about this place). 5) At times, especially in the morning, they utterly reek and I can smell it certain areas of my flat (not a real issue but just icing on the cake). 6) A few weeks ago, they over filled their rubbish bin. Instead of fixing this, they continued to put trash in their neighbouring restaurant's bin and in the residential bin. For three weeks, no one collected the bins because they were overflowing, to the point where one of the paths to my flat was inaccessible. (Council refused to do much...) 7) Shortly following that experience, I found industrial kitchen rubbish directly in front of my flats front window along with over 14 broken eggs just left on the car park and road (and the ant trail that came from their restaurant to the eggs). 8 ) Kind of forgot this one, I witnessed one of their people spill mashed up avocado on the stairs outside the flats and restaurants (slippery stuff) and not clean it up. In addition to this other food items, have been left out (while I haven not witnessed it, usually it does trail directly back to their kitchen door). 9) they leave other industrial and kitchen waste on the path by their doors. 10) and yesterday they ordered a skip, parked in the car park directly in front of my front door, overfilled it... and today there is now rubbish piled against my door. Outside of the smell and people rummaging around through it, really can't get out my front damn door (and the skip company says they can do nothing until after dinner). What can I do? Edited April 30, 2015 by zjp87 fixed it so the that 8 wasn't showing up was a emoticon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffvlad Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Move.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I should firstly complain to your landlord. They may have a mechanism for sorting it out. Council environmental health would be a good start also. Take photos of the infestations and cooling stuff and waste etc. An audit trail of proof would be a help. Persistence with the council is the key - take notes of dates and times and to whom you have spoken. If they know they are having their names taken they may just do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I should firstly complain to your landlord. They may have a mechanism for sorting it out. Council environmental health would be a good start also. Take photos of the infestations and cooling stuff and waste etc. An audit trail of proof would be a help. Persistence with the council is the key - take notes of dates and times and to whom you have spoken. If they know they are having their names taken they may just do something. in a good world, I would agree. But those who run this restaurant may be unsavoury characters who may resort to further intimidation and who knows what. Be careful. If it were me, I would be putting in my notice to move out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Also, you are allowed to speak to CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) and they can help you as well (letter writing, assist with phone calls and the like) regardless of your visa status. They can be a lifeline when youre in need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazndave Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Take photos and video evidence on your phone!!! Then take to environmental health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Take photos and video evidence on your phone!!! Then take to environmental health. Now there's an idea! Why didn't I think of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scozzie Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Ewww, please name and shame. I eat out a lot and would hate to think I might eat there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Environmental health are the ones to get onto, they'll be able to enter and tear the place a new one. If you suspect they are employing illegal workers then speak to customs and boarder protection agency (or whatever they are called now) Personally I'd be inclined to start tossing all their rubbish back in through the open door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Hey, So I am from the states originally (please don't hold that against me), so I do not know what I can do to resolve the issue I am about to describe. Follow post #2 or buy a trap and catch a rat. Take into environmental health and slap it down on reception desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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