Re: children who play on our estate
We have a similar problem; the one wall of our block of flats runs along the side of the main village car park and despite the fact that there is a perfectly good sports field/facility at the other side of the village, the local youths seem to prefer this car park, and as soon as the evenings begin to draw out they arrive to practice their ball kicking skills. Against this wall!! On the ground floor lives a lovely old lady of 86, she has had both hips and knees replaced and lives in almost constant pain due to arthritis, and frequently goes to be early and reads. This wall they kick against is in fact her bedroom wall!! As indeed it is the bedroom wall for all three flats. Can you begin to imagine what it sounds like inside the flats? The constant double thump of the foot hitting the ball then the ball hitting the wall?Re: children who play on our estate
I've seen "no ball games" signs up on estates, they just don't want to be bothered. We've got new kids round here, they cycle around cars while you try to park & run in the road. I lost it & let rip, pointing out that it will be them that gets hurt. They're just testing boundaries & quite young, so there may be worse to come. I always warned my kids not to annoy the neighbours if they went out to play, even in the garden. There's nothing more annoying than the sound of a ball bouncing repeatedly.Re: children who play on our estate
We are mostly shared ownership residents (and plenty of rentals). Problem is, we need gates at the entrance but we have been fighting the HA for years just to sort out the bin shed area. There are three HAs on the estate, including one for social housing.Re: children who play on our estate
Even shared ownerships will have some sort of list of the HA's responsibilities. Try to find out what they are, if they should be doing something about it and aren't contact The Housing Ombudsman.
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