DEAR DEIDRE: OUR new neighbour is a peeping Tom.
He keeps finding ways to spy on me and my teenage girls despite my efforts to fit a garden fence and gate.
He is in his fifties and only leaves the house to walk his dog.
When we moved in, there was a small border that divided our gardens.
Each time my daughters would sit outside he would instantaneously appear in his garden to stare at them.
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My daughters are 17 and 15.
The youngest says he gives her the creeps.
She tells me one day while I was out he approached her in the garden, complimented her on her dress and asked how old she was.
I’m 49 and that was it for me.
I ordered a garden gate and fence to be fitted that week to let him know I’m on to him, and to keep him away.
Since then, whenever my daughters or I are in the garden, hanging the washing even, I catch him looking from his upstairs window.
And now, to my astonishment, he’s installed CCTV cameras at the front and rear of his house.
The cameras at the back of his property are pointing into our garden.
I feel like he’s spying on us and it’s beginning to make me and my daughters feel increasingly uncomfortable.
None of us want to go in the garden.
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I reported this to the police but they haven’t even spoken to him.
DEIDRE SAYS: Your home is meant to be a place of safety and you have every right to protect that.
You did the right thing to fit a fence.
While there’s no law against home owners installing CCTV, if you can demonstrate the cameras are pointing at your property this becomes a privacy issue.
Contact your local authority and the police again and ask them to investigate.
You can also contact the National Stalking Helpline (stalkinghelpline.org, 0808 802 0300) who help anyone who is being stalked or feels harassed.
Please also keep a log of all your dealings with your neighbour, detailing times, dates and the incident, as this will help your case.
