A woman has called out one of her neighbours for sending an anonymous letter that made her feel "awful".
Posting on parenting forum Mumsnet, she revealed that she has "had lots of work done" since moving into her new home, leading to "vans and a skip on the drive".
While she said that multiple neighbours "commented on how lovely the house is looking", she later received a letter in the post stating that residents on the street "are fed up" with the disruption.
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The woman wrote: "We’ve just had a letter saying that residents of my street are fed up with us and the disruption our work vans are causing. There’s no name or door number (it was delivered by the postman) so we can’t knock and apologise.
"It’s made me feel awful in our new home and I don’t know what to do! For background-we moved in earlier this year to a very run down house down a road of lovely houses.
"Since we moved in, we’ve had lots of work done but it’s only been one van outside and no skips. A few (maybe six) neighbours have commented on how lovely the house is looking and that they’ve never seen anything be done to it in years."
She continued: "During the last few weeks, a few jobs have accidentally overlapped and there have been more vans and a skip on the drive meaning we can’t park on it. The vans are never parked over driveways but have occasionally been opposite one which can make it difficult (but not impossible) for people to get in and out of their drive.
"A couple of weeks ago, a neighbour had a go at me for parking opposite her driveway and I haven’t done so since despite it being a legal parking space that others have parked in since. The majority of the work is now finished meaning there is only one van most days but the skip is still on the drive for a few more days.
"I appreciate that it’s annoying when work is being done somewhere but my thoughts are that people should realise it’s only temporary and speak to us about problems they may have so we can rectify them rather than shout or send anonymous letters. Am I being unreasonable?"
The post has since received dozens of replies from fellow Mumsnet users. The majority of users agreed the anonymous letter was "nasty".
One said: "I would bin it and not think any more about it. They aren't brave enough to put their names on it.
"You need to get the jobs done but do be mindful of them and ask them to park considerately."
A second echoed: "I wouldn't give it another thought and I sure as hell wouldn't apologise. You're not doing anything wrong and a little inconvenience is something we all have to deal with."
A third argued: "Sending anonymous notes is a nasty and childish thing to do. I would not grace the sender by taking the slightest bit of notice."
Another agreed: "Do nothing. The house needed renovating. You did it. It's annoying but perfectly legal."
However, some users felt that the woman should not escalate the situation, with one commenting: "No, don’t bin it. I don’t think you are being unreasonable but I really wouldn’t get off on the wrong foot with a neighbour if you can help it."
A second stated: "Ignore it. You're going to have a long relationship with your neighbours. Let them rant if they want, you just get on with your life."
Meanwhile, another suggested: "I’d actually post it on the nearest lamppost with a message asking if anyone knows who wrote it?"
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