Moving into a new home is often tricky - from the mix of settling into your new pad, getting used to a new area, but especially getting on the right side with your new neighbours. Homeowners will inevitably want to get off to a good start with those living nearby as it'll make their life significantly easier in the long run.
One woman was left gobsmacked, therefore, when she received a savage note from neighbours after only moving into her new abode earlier this year. In the post, which was shared on popular forum Mumsnet, the woman was shocked as neighbouring residents sent her and her partner a note saying that they were "fed up" with them.
She explained: "We've just had a letter saying that residents of my street are fed up with us and the disruption our work vans are causing.
"There's no name or door number (it was delivered by the postman), so we can't knock and apologise. It's made me feel awful in our new home and I don’t know what to do!
"For background - we moved in earlier this year to a very run-down house down a road of lovely houses. Since we moved in, we've had lots of work done but it's only been one van outside and no skips.
"A few (maybe six) neighbours have commented on how lovely the house is looking and that they've never seen anything been done to it in years.
"During the last few weeks, a few jobs have accidentally overlapped and there have been more vans and a skip on the drive meaning we can't park on it," she added.
"The vans are never parked over driveways, but have occasionally been opposite ones, which can make it difficult (but not impossible) for people to get in and out of their drive."
She continued: "A couple of weeks ago, a neighbour had a go at me for parking opposite her driveway and I haven't done so since despite it being a legal parking space that others have parked in since.
"The majority of the work is now finished meaning there is only one van most days, but the skip is still on the drive for a few more days.
Seeking clarification for whether she was being unreasonable, the woman wrote: "I appreciate that it's annoying when work is being done somewhere but my thoughts are that people should realise it's only temporary and speak to us about problems they may have so we can rectify them rather than shout or send anonymous letters."
Taking to the comment section, users were admittedly dumbfounded by the ordeal and put forward suggestions on how to proceed.
One person suggested: "If they're that bothered, they could put their name on the letter or speak to you personally. Bin it."
Another penned: "Ok, I would write a letter back and either pop it through every letterbox on the road or put it in group chat if you have one.
"Thank them for their patience, say it will be wrapped up by X date, get rid of the skip ASAP so vans can park on your drive and basically take it on the chin. Will be worth it for good neighbour relations."
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