Neighbourly love

Love them or hate them, often you’re stuck with them – when it comes to neighbours, relationships can vary immensely. Two thirds of us have had arguments with our neighbours, according to the 1,000 people surveyed by goodmove.co.uk, with noise levels the biggest cause of complaints.

This is something Jo Perry and her family have experienced only too well. ‘We’ve had everything from the nosey to the noisy,’ she shares. ‘Once, we rented a maisonette and had “Nosey Norman”, a retired policeman, living downstairs, who wanted to know everything that was going on in our close. He knew when everyone was on holiday and where they’d gone. He once even tried to talk to me over the hedge in a pair of yellow Y-fronts. I was glad to move, but I’ve since discovered there is a type of Norman in every close, road or street… although not always as creepy!’

In the same street, Jo experienced a couple in their 40s who had both