£100k damages writ over hell neighbour (From Echo)
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£100k damages writ over hell neighbour
8:00am Friday 9th March 2012 in Basildon
Dominic McGrath
A HOMEOWNER who claims he was hoodwinked into buying a property next to a neighbour from hell has launched a legal battle for £100,000 compensation.
Kevin Hurst bought a semi-detached house in Wickford, next to Dominic McGrath, a piano teacher who has been jailed for harassing neighbours, and given a ten-year antisocial behaviour order.
Now Mr Hurst, who paid £179,000 for the house, in Melville Drive, in July 2008, is suing previous owners Stuart and Caroline Wilson for damages of £100,000.
Mr Hurst claims Mrs Wilson told him Mr McGrath was an old man who tended to keep himself to himself.
In legal forms, the Wilsons claimed there had been no problems or disputes with neighbours, and they had not had any negotiations or discussions with any neighbours or authorities which affected the house in any way.
But Mr McGrath was unfriendly, with a history of extreme antisocial behaviour, and subjected the Wilsons and other residents to sustained, unpleasant antisocial behaviour, the writ says.
Mr Wilson, now of Bliss Close, Witham, had given evidence against Mr McGrath when he stood trial for harassing neighbours in April 2007, and the couple had also complained to the police about his behaviour, and had received letters from the police about him.
They had also had numerous discussions with neighbours in Melville Road about his behaviour.
Mr Hurst said if he had known about Mr McGrath, he would not have bought the house, which he now cannot sell.
Mr McGrath has made the lives of him and his wife, Kerry, a misery, and caused them serious and prolonged upset, distress and anxiety, he added.
The writ says: “Put simply, they have found themselves with a ‘neighbour from hell’.”
Mr McGrath has blocked their drive with pots, sang and played loud music, and has frequently worn his intimidating balaclava.
Mr Hurst said his home is worth £94,500 instead of the £180,000 it should be worth, and is demanding the difference from the Wilsons.
Mr McGrath was jailed for six months at Basildon Crown Court in June 2011 for using threatening or intimidating behaviour, and had his mental health treatment extended.
Comments(32)
Dingo
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9:21am Fri 9 Mar 12
Blind Haze
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9:27am Fri 9 Mar 12
Dingo
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9:30am Fri 9 Mar 12
Blind Haze wrote:Perhaps he played the part of 'Big Dom' from the 1990's Domestos adverts.
I hear he's a big fan of bleach.
Other brands of bleach are available.
Nebs
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9:38am Fri 9 Mar 12
al coniston
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9:41am Fri 9 Mar 12
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
Blind Haze
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9:44am Fri 9 Mar 12
Dingo wrote:Big Bad Dom? I don't remember any balaclava in that advert.
Blind Haze wrote: I hear he's a big fan of bleach.Perhaps he played the part of 'Big Dom' from the 1990's Domestos adverts. Other brands of bleach are available.
rjsizzler
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9:47am Fri 9 Mar 12
Nebs
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10:06am Fri 9 Mar 12
al coniston wrote:Just to verify the facts of the story, which say "Mr Hurst, who paid £179,000 for the house, in Melville Drive, in July 2008".
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
Brunning999
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10:08am Fri 9 Mar 12
Blind Haze
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10:23am Fri 9 Mar 12
Oddly enough, you can still comment on this one from 2008
http://www.echo-news
.co.uk/news/3967052.
Neighbour_from_hell_
trouble_yet_again/
Alan Jacobs
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10:55am Fri 9 Mar 12
I'm certainly not going to sleep well tonight. It's really frightened me.
A scary pianist singing through his balaclava...........
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EthanEdwards
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12:13pm Fri 9 Mar 12
He is in fact a twelve inch pianist.
maxell
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12:30pm Fri 9 Mar 12
katch22
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3:16pm Fri 9 Mar 12
al coniston wrote:LOL, Yesh, Oh Yesh, why?
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
katch22
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3:17pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Brunning999 wrote:But, but, but wasn't russia communist?
A Russian taxi journey would do that nutter good preferably handcuffed.
GingerC
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3:42pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Blind Haze
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3:51pm Fri 9 Mar 12
GingerC wrote:And the picture he has in his front room window of a man with a gun...?
Cleaning the streets with bleach, picks up the rubbish, moves on teenagers, sounds like a model citizen to me...
Brunning999
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8:13pm Fri 9 Mar 12
katch22 wrote:Is that supposed to be funny or something like a joke !
Brunning999 wrote:But, but, but wasn't russia communist?
A Russian taxi journey would do that nutter good preferably handcuffed.
Why ask me you was a member.
katch22
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11:42pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Brunning999 wrote:i'd say you were a member as well only not a communist member Lol.
katch22 wrote:Is that supposed to be funny or something like a joke !
Brunning999 wrote:But, but, but wasn't russia communist?
A Russian taxi journey would do that nutter good preferably handcuffed.
Why ask me you was a member.
Im not affiliated to any political ideology or party not even the mad hatters!
Nebs
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9:51am Sat 10 Mar 12
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
al coniston wrote:LOL, Yesh, Oh Yesh, why?
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
The Cater Wood Creeper
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11:58am Sat 10 Mar 12
katch22 wrote:you're a country member
Brunning999 wrote:i'd say you were a member as well only not a communist member Lol. Im not affiliated to any political ideology or party not even the mad hatters!katch22 wrote:Is that supposed to be funny or something like a joke ! Why ask me you was a member.Brunning999 wrote: A Russian taxi journey would do that nutter good preferably handcuffed.But, but, but wasn't russia communist?
katch22
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2:12pm Sat 10 Mar 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:I reside in the country that is true!
katch22 wrote:you're a country member
Brunning999 wrote:i'd say you were a member as well only not a communist member Lol. Im not affiliated to any political ideology or party not even the mad hatters!katch22 wrote:Is that supposed to be funny or something like a joke ! Why ask me you was a member.Brunning999 wrote: A Russian taxi journey would do that nutter good preferably handcuffed.But, but, but wasn't russia communist?
katch22
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2:15pm Sat 10 Mar 12
Nebs wrote:I refer you to the question i asked at 3.16 on Friday.
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
al coniston wrote:LOL, Yesh, Oh Yesh, why?
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
Nebs
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5:54pm Sat 10 Mar 12
Nebs
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5:55pm Sat 10 Mar 12
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
Nebs wrote:I refer you to the question i asked at 3.16 on Friday.
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
al coniston wrote:LOL, Yesh, Oh Yesh, why?
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
MaxSteel
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7:34pm Sat 10 Mar 12
katch22
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8:36pm Sat 10 Mar 12
Nebs wrote:Take it as said!
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
Nebs wrote:I refer you to the question i asked at 3.16 on Friday.
katch22 wrote:I refer you to the answer that I gave at 10.06am on Friday.
al coniston wrote:LOL, Yesh, Oh Yesh, why?
Nebs wrote:erm . . . . . why ?
I've looked on zoopla, and can't see any properties that sold in that road for £179,000 in July 2008.
sash bore buoy
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9:27pm Sat 10 Mar 12
MaxSteel wrote:mrs asbo also has a gimp suit.
I think we have found out who sash bore boy is
sash bore buoy
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9:30pm Sat 10 Mar 12
sash bore buoy
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10:10pm Sat 10 Mar 12
All 9 of me
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8:28am Sun 11 Mar 12
rding the story, anyone with pupils that small is clearly on some heavy medication
R85 says...
8:47am Fri 9 Mar 12