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General => General discussion => Topic started by: golf-sib on 28 May 2012, 20:05
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Just some advice, again!
Basically the house next door looks like it was let out, but the old tenants moved out rather quickly before christmas so it has been vacant all the time. Upon getting home today I noticed in the front window loads of wasps of the property in question! It looks like there a wasp nest/infestation and they may be entering via the air brick. However I am concerned due to having a 21month year old daughter, with it being indoors and do not wish for it to spread into my property.
Since its not my property I am unsure what to do, I don't know who's letting, think I've only seen the land lord once when he threw a bunch of things in the alley and set fire to a bunch of rubbish in the garden and pissed off.
I'm sure Environmental Agency don't deal with domestic infestations, so I guess I have to ring the council? If so would this also be classed as an emergency?
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I'd get onto the council and get them to sort it.
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I'd get onto the council and get them to sort it.
If they can't help they will give you the numbers of who can...I'm sure!
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Yeah the council will sort it mate, they won't touch bee's but wasps they will.
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Get on to the letting agents? Sign outside?
As they would/might need access to the house.
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Get on to the letting agents? Sign outside?
As they would/might need access to the house.
No sign, never has been :sad:
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Who you gona call?
WASPBUSTERS! DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER
sORRY to much sun :laugh: :rolleyes:
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Piece of wood and a brick over the air brick, will sort them out in a few days, the nest will be right behind it, do it at night while they're asleep... or call the council :wink:
Thom
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as above. cover the air bricks and watch the little f**kkers die :evil:
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Who you gona call?
WASPBUSTERS! DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER
sORRY to much sun :laugh: :rolleyes:
(http://www.waspbuster.co.uk/image/mainlogo.jpg)
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I paid £60 last summer and it was money well spent, they were going nuts and stung everyone who walked by the flat. Little feckers!
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Contacted councils environmental team, but apparently they don't deal with wasps, but they said they will contact me back and see what they can do.
Should I also report the propery vacant aswell?
I suggested the closing air bricks to a friend he said they will just find another way in and out. So I'm a bit lost on what to do?
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bug bomb in the vent
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The landlord is responsile. We just had a bee nest removed from above our porch that was through our letting agent!
Glad we didn't buy the house with how much the landlord has had to pay out in our 12 months there!
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The landlord is responsile. We just had a bee nest removed from above our porch that was through our letting agent!
Glad we didn't buy the house with how much the landlord has had to pay out in our 12 months there!
Thanks! Just been in loops today, rang council, confirmed property is not owned by them its private. Spoke to environmental, they said what you said down to landlord. They also have no power over wasp issues, if it was rats yes, but not wasps.
Haven't got my bank card on me, but tonight I will do a Land Registry search and see who's deeds are on the property, will have the Landlords details of permanent residents. All I can do from there is write a letter to him and wait to see whether he does anything as there is no means of enforcing it unless my daughter gets stung then I could go to court. Its such a grey area as its not enforceable and down to the landlord to do it if he pleases.
I'm debating on closing his air bricks but I don't want to cause any damage to his property and be liable, I work at the courts as it is. In the mean time all I can do is secure my property to stop them getting in. Great in this heat, wish it would snow.
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just cover the vents with summat, no damage then and make sure uve got no missing bricks up in ur loft as they find away thru there into ur house
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for piece of mind, find out how much it wll cost you to have them removed/killed by a pest controller. this way hopef**klly the problems sorted for the next few months and your little ones safe. once the house is occupied, find out who the tennant is and in the future you can get him/her to sort it out.
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Think I will clear the rubbish outside the house next door (i'm guessing this is what attracted them in the first place) and seal the vents with some duct tape. Problem is I can't tell where the nest is, under the floorboards or in the living room. Either way you would need entry to the house, which I can't get.
I imagine they won't last long with the vents closed, for a week max? Then peel it off and job done!
Thanks for the help so far.
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They'll only return. Phone a few local property agents as it may be on their books and they can sort it. Personally I wouldn't get involved as it could put you in a compromised position. Or atleast until you've exhausted all other options.
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just cover the vents up. what they gonna do?
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Tried letting agents and no luck, I could just let them munch his house down. Only option left is MP or just cover vents up. But if his a prick then it may turn against me which is my only concern.
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Hose pipe from the car exhaust to the vent :evil:
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Tried letting agents and no luck, I could just let them munch his house down. Only option left is MP or just cover vents up. But if his a prick then it may turn against me which is my only concern.
prick or not what's he gonna do?
sue you for covering up his air brick!!!
i can see the judge now, laughing his way out of the court room :grin:
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Tried letting agents and no luck, I could just let them munch his house down. Only option left is MP or just cover vents up. But if his a prick then it may turn against me which is my only concern.
prick or not what's he gonna do?
sue you for covering up his air brick!!!
i can see the judge now, laughing his way out of the court room :grin:
I can see the same thing with working with judges, his application would get dismissed :grin: :grin: :grin:
ANYWAY, good news, went to the window all the wasps have died you can see them dead everywhere. What I've done is cleaned up all his rubbish so it doesn't attract any new pests and sprayed all the front and my front with bleach. Thanks guys, next time if it happens I'll just block the vents :afro:
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thsts good news mate, keep an eye on the issue though.