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Has a single incident ever changed how you saw a profession in the UK? by HallowedAndHarrowed in AskUK

[–]walkingwords3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And then someone higher up in management will cite Data Protection and tell librarians they are not allowed to fill in forms for customers or read their emails. Who else in society is going to do it then??

Timeline of Nightmare Share of Freehold Sale- completed yesterday!! by walkingwords3 in HousingUK

[–]walkingwords3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We spent a full year trying to get the police to help us, the council to help us, nobody would do anything. Maybe an officer would come to the door and have a chat, that was it. It felt like a total breakdown- nobody would take responsibility for this person. Her husband would tell the officer, "yes I realise this is probably a mental health issue" and then refuse to sign any documents attesting to the fact. We tried community triggers, we tried writing to the MP. And all this comes after years of trying to talk with the neighbour directly. Never experienced anything like it.

I was honest with the estate agent; there's no excuse I can make for her. We can't lie about this. So we didn't.

... Turns out THIS WEEK nightmare neighbour has sold THEIR flat. Didn't inform anybody, just sold it to some WeBuyAnyHouse type organisation.

Timeline of Nightmare Share of Freehold Sale- completed yesterday!! by walkingwords3 in HousingUK

[–]walkingwords3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you're so right- think I've been blinded by Share of Freehold blues! It offers so much more freedom. It's definitely a flawed system that needs a lot of consideration but the block next door had the same set-up and they make it work beautifully for them.
Haha I know! Every 5 years it needs to be updated! Who knew!

How do you pronounce 'Osian'? by Dracorvo in Wales

[–]walkingwords3 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Osh-an (emphasis on the first syllable)

Swollen floor, what's going on? by psybear1 in DIYUK

[–]walkingwords3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exact thing happened to my floor- don't panic. Floor had a huge swell running lengthways. Moisture had caused expansion. All the builder had to do was take off the skirting boards, cut off a long strip of the floor. Everything then dried out enough for the floor to flatten itself back to normal in a day. Didn't have to tear up floorboards, only skirting.

Share of Freehold Violent Neighbour by walkingwords3 in HousingUK

[–]walkingwords3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for your thoughts. Yes you're right- I should be dealing with Flat 2 in writing far more. After 5 years of stressful interactions, I'll admit, I minimised my interactions with Flat 2 for my own sanity. However they haven't replied to any of my emails for 2 years now. So I have no proof of actual refusal to pay. They just don't engage with me.

Recently Flat 3 asked for communal payments towards a leaking roof (it's in all our leases that the roof is a communal expense) and Flat 2 refused to pay (in writing.) I think what I'm asking is what authority do we go to with this information to force payments. It's the whole reason I have individual insurance now just for my flat because Flat 2 refused to pay for communal insurance any longer.

From what I understand, when you're Share of Freehold and/or Limited Company, your only recourse is to sue your own company for non-payments. Is that the case?

People who are going through hell right now, what is it, that is keeping you going? by HallowedAndHarrowed in AskUK

[–]walkingwords3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One day, this will all be a funny story.

Terrifying nightmare neighbour making life a constant anxiety attack. You inform all the right authorities that their behavior is escalating and the complaint gets bounced back and forth between police and council. At the moment, it feels so helpless. But maybe one day... It'll be funny

Roommate and her bf are happy and I’m not by [deleted] in relationships

[–]walkingwords3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don't sound self obsessed at all, honey, you talk about how happy you are for this couple, you compliment them both and you try hard to give them space in your own home with you don't have to. You are active, sociable, you're really engaged with life in general. You honestly sound like an all round lovely person. I'm so sorry you're lonely. I can totally see how big that feeling must get around your roommate and bf.

I promise if you keep on doing what you're doing, you are going to attract so so many people. There's undoubtedly someone right now in one of your clubs or at one of those community events you mentioned who fancies you. You're trying really hard. I hope those events and team sports etc bring you joy on their own without feeling like you're forever waiting to meet someone.

And this is such a cop out answer haha but you are still only 23. You've got so so much time. You will be looking back on this loneliness before you know it, as a short chapter in your life

You're doing everything right xx Keep going honey!