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Being a good neighbour

We believe that everyone has the right to enjoy living in their home and neighbourhood without the worry of frightening or anti-social behaviour (ASB). Being a good neighbour is part of the agreement you sign when you become a tenant.

 

The tenancy agreement explains how we expect you and your fellow residents to behave. We'll always stand up to anyone who breaks this agreement.

 

Anti-social behaviour includes:

  • Rowdy and noisy behaviour, such as shouting, loud arguments, swearing and slamming doors

  • Playing music, TV or radio too loudly and at unsociable hours

  • Gathering in shared areas, outside homes or in an unsuitable place and frightening other residents

  • Vandalism, graffiti, fly-posting and dog fouling 

  • Drug dealing and buying drugs on the street

  • Dumping rubbish and abandoning cars

  • Begging and being drunk and disorderly 

  • Untidy and overgrown gardens    

What we can do

If a neighbour is being anti-social, try talking to them about it first before things get out of hand. If they're unreasonable, don’t argue. If the problem carries on or is very serious, let us and the local police know. We can help resolve disagreements before they get any worse or need legal action.  Speak to your housing support worker or scheme manager, or read our service guide on being a good neighbour for more information.

 

What you can do

If you want to help tackle ASB in neighbourhoods, you can join our ASB working group. Residents meet our anti-social behaviour officer six times a year to suggest new ways of dealing with neighbourhood nuisance and help us improve our service. The group has already helped us produce a new ASB strategy – our plan of action for the future.

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Read our guides for more info

Click here to read more about our anti-social behaviour strategy
Click here to read more about being a good neighbour
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