Build A Better Relationship With Your Neighbours In 5 Easy Steps
Seeing as you live right next door to your neighbours, it’s best to try and build a workable relationship between all of you. Sure, you don’t have to be best friends with them – you don’t even have to like them that much, in fact – but it will stay pay off if you are always friendly and pleasant with them whenever you see them in person. Not only that, though, but it would be beneficial for both of you if you establish a “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” kind of deal.
Do you think that you could do with working on the relationship between you and your neighbours? Here are the five steps you need to take!
Keep Things Quiet
One of the biggest annoyances that some of us have to live with is noisy neighbours. But what’s worse than having noisy neighbours? Answer: being the noisy ones! This will keep the people next door to you up all night, and they will only end up being very angry with you. So, it’s best to keep noise down to a minimum. If you have a baby that cries through the night or a dog that always barks, you might want to take a look at the Soundproof Panda to see how you can soundproof any rooms that might be problematic.
Always Be Pleasant
Whenever you bump into your neighbour, it’s always best to be pleasant and say a friendly “hello”. At least them your neighbour won’t worry that you actively dislike them! It could also open up the communication between the two of you and, you never know, you might even become firm friends.
Understand Your Boundaries
It’s important to clearly understand which neighbour owns which outside boundary. Then you will know who is responsible for maintaining them. The boundary will be either a fence, wall, or hedge, and the upkeep of these always falls on whose land they are officially part of. Usually, a house will own one of its side boundaries. If you aren’t sure about this, take a look in your home’s deeds. That way, there’s no chance that you will ever fall out with your neighbour about this.
Help Them Out Whenever Possible
There are a few small things that neighbours often help each other out with, and it’s a good idea to carry out these gestures yourself. If you get a piece of their mail through your letterbox by accident, do the friendly thing and take it around for them. If they have their washing out but it starts to rain while they are out, then nip over to their garden and take it in for them. These acts will certainly put a smile on their face!
Keep An Eye On Things
All good neighbours look out for one another. So, if you know that your neighbour has gone away on vacation, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on their property. If anything seems suspicious or you see someone snooping around, don’t be afraid to call the police.
It’s always good to be friends with your neighbours!
1 Comments
Dave Pearson
November 16, 2018 at 6:39 am
Oh, when I saw this blog title in my inbox I had to comment!
We’ve had some really problematic neighbours over the years. In our first home together we had a terrible bloke next door who was just nasty. When L came along, and let’s face it babies cry at all hours, he took to DRILLING the walls at 2am! No amount of being nice was going to work with him! But revenge is a dish served cold. We sold the house to a lovely couple. It just so happened the couple were BOTH Police officers. We heard from friends on the street he tried his nasty, bullying behaviour on them and soon got into a heap of trouble. It’s a shame the Police weren’t as proactive when we called them about him though.
Our current next door neighbour is an old(er) lady. When we moved here she seemed to be okay, just your typical lives-on-her-own-nosey-old-lady. Not long after we moved in O got a call at work from Helen. The lady had made our girls cry after telling them off for playing on her land and garden. I thought it was odd, so paid her a visit on my walk home from work. It’s not her land at all, its a grassed area the develops left for future developments and whilst it’s not ours, it’s certainly not hers either. What she seemed most upset about what the sounds of children playing. I told her in no uncertain terms to leave my children alone and next speak to them again and if she has a problem to speak to me or Helen. Things have never improved in 4 years. She’s painted fences with anti-burglar paint, reports anything she can to our landlord – my favourite being that we’re growing potatoes!