FURIOUS residents say their pavement has been blocked for four months because of their nightmare neighbours’ ugly caravan.
Stunned householders first noticed the 13ft long caravan when it appeared outside a semi-detached home on their street in Bolton.
Nearby residents are still unhappy with the placement of the caravanSWNS
SWNSResidents have called the caravan a ‘disgrace’ after it’s blocked the pavement for several months[/caption]
SWNSThe caravan sits outside a property on a secluded street in Bolton[/caption]
It was too large to fit in the garden and was left sticking out over a pavement.
After complaints, a fence was cut down and the caravan was moved to lie alongside the front of the 1930s property – taking up nearly all of the 19ft wide garden.
But nearby residents are still unhappy with the placement of the caravan and think that it’s a “disgrace.”
One neighbour, who wishes to be anonymous, said: “When it was here and parked on the pavement, nobody could get past it.
“They had to walk in the road and it was a disgrace.
“It turned up one night and I couldn’t believe it as people are living in it – there were lights on inside it.
“As far I’m aware, the caravan should not be here at all on this estate.”
The neighbour says the property is owned by Bolton at Home, who manage over 18,000 properties in the area.
They said caravans shouldn’t be allowed as only privately owned properties are allowed them outside their houses.
They said: “They’ve cut the fencing down to fit it in the garden and I don’t know how the postman can go and deliver their mail because the caravan is in the way.
“It shouldn’t be here as it’s a Bolton at Home property.
“There’s only caravans on this road, which are outside private properties.”
Another neighbour, who also wished to be anonymous, said this was the “first time they have had issues” with the property as the “gentleman who lived there before was quiet”.
They said that “all the street is unhappy” with the caravan and the tenants are “not long moved in” having been there for about four or five months.
The neighbour said: “The residents are not happy.”
The owner of the property where the caravan is placed said that it was to accommodate their son, but added: “We don’t want to talk about it.”
A Bolton at Home spokesperson said: “We are aware of the caravan parked outside one of our properties.
“We are in contact with our customer and are working with them to ensure it is removed as swiftly as possible.”
This comes after a woman claimed her neighbours used her address to claim benefits as well as a phone contract and bank account.
“I found this out when I started getting all the debt collection letters,” she explained.
But the long list of problems wasn’t over – she accused them of fly-tipping, swearing at her and throwing bin bags into the street.
“This winter they must have had a blocked drainage pipe which they then tampered with and all their bath water was running out into my yard,” she added.
SWNSFuming residents say their homes have been blighted after a neighbour stuck a large caravan in their front garden[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
