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When my neighbour uses the right of way around my property he looks in my windows. How can I stop him from doing this?
My neighbour has right of way around my property, although he has absolutely no need to use it. I am informed there is nothing I can do about this. However, each time he walks around my property he looks in the windows. He does not stop to look but it is a most unnerving feeling and I consider it to be an invasion of privacy as he walks within a couple of feet from the windows and he laughs out loud as he goes by. Despite this, the police have said there is nothing I or they can do as he is doing nothing criminal. As far as I am aware, a right of way is to get from point A to point B and users cannot stop in this area. When I bought the property I was aware of the right of way issue, though the seller did not make me aware of any problems. When I first moved in, he did not use the right of way on a regular basis, but he now uses it on a daily basis - he also tells any visitors to his house to use it. I would very much appreciate your advice and if you know of any action I can take against him - such as an Injunction or ASBO?
If he has a right of way for himself and his vistors then there is nothing you can do to stop him.
If the right of way means that he passes close to your window it is unfortunate. If he presses his face to your window to look inside then he is abusing the right of way and his actions may be actionable, however any injunction proceedings will be fraught with difficulties and expensive.
Try exploring whether some form of mediation is possible. Without wishing to belittle your concerns, the cheapest solution would be to buy some heavy duty net curtains.
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