A frustrated landowner has taken revenge on neighbours accused of fly-tipping tons of rubbish on his land – by chucking it back over the garden wall.
Cliff Hamilton purchased the overgrown plot on Bath Road in Hounslow, west London, nine months ago and had the site secured with high fences, padlocks and chains.
But recently he was sent an anonymous letter warning that piles of rubbish – including televisions, doors and tyres – were being dumped on his land.
Mr Hamilton accused his neighbour of being the culprit as ‘the rubbish could not have come from any other place’.
‘None of the overgrown plot was trampled down,’ he said. ‘I was sent photos of the neighbours in my garden treading down the rubbish’.
On August 14 he marched to the plot with builders and hurled the abandoned household items over the brick wall – to the horror of his neighbours.
Frustrated landowner Cliff Hamilton threw the fly-tipped rubbish into his neighbours garden – after accusing them of dumping it in his. The plot is in Hounslow, west London
Doors, televisions and even tyres had been dumped on the plot which is surrounded by a wall and gated and padlocked
Mr Hamilton said that the only way for the rubbish to end up on his land would be if it had been thrown over by the neighbours. They were also sent photos of the neighbours in the plot
When they started throwing the rubbish they were quickly challenged by their neighbours who shouted for them to stop
The neighbours yelled at them and launched an expletive-laden tirade before calling the police over the dumping
Police officers are pictured at the property talking to the neighbours and Mr Hamilton and his friends over the commotion
Video shows Mr Hamilton and builder friends slinging the rubbish out of their plot and into their neighbours’ garden.
An irate woman wearing a white cardigan can be seen stomping into view and shouting: ‘What are you doing?!’
‘We’re giving you back everything that you put over our wall,’ replies Mr Hamilton.
The woman is joined by a man who launches a tirade at Mr Hamilton and his friends as they continue to ‘return’ the rubbish.
‘You are an irresponsible next door neighbour who’s getting it all back!,’ shouts Mr Hamilton. The angry neighbours rung the police for support. But the man started shouting at them.
Mr Hamilton said: ‘I was made aware by an anonymous person that large volumes of rubbish were being dumped in the rear of the site, which is fenced on all sides.
Pictured above is a map showing Mr Hamilton’s plot, the position of the fly-tip and the offending property that has been accused of dumping the rubbish
The neighbours held up their phones to record the rubbish being chucked over their garden wall
Mr Hamilton said the rubbish could not have come from any other property as none of the plants in the overgrown plot were trampled down
The men are pictured here throwing the rubbish back over the fence. Mr Hamilton can be heard saying: ‘You are an irresponsible next door neighbour who’s getting it all back!’
A builder throws a door over the brick wall from the estate as the neighbours look on and take photographs
A neighbour brandished his phone and peered over the wall as bits of wood flew overhead
He launched an expletive-laden tirade at Mr Hamilton and the builders
The group are pictured here preparing to start throwing the rubbish back over the wall
Mr Hamilton and a builder friend pictured with the pile of rubbish fly-tipped onto the plot
‘My reason for delivering the stuff back in the manner I did this because I have no faith in either Environmental Health or the police in resolving any of these matters even when there is evidence on the ground in the bags and a photograph of a vehicle on the site.
‘I am reaching the end of my tether with people dumping rubbish everywhere because they are either too lazy or wish to save their money.
‘I intend to speak to my neighbour via my lawyers and offer him the opportunity to pay for the clearance of the rubbish prior to taking any legal action.
‘The law of this country needs reviewing with regard to dumping of materials on anybody’s land illegally.
‘I would like to thank the police for their actions on the day and can only apologise for the behaviour of my neighbours towards the police officers who were entirely professional.’
The neighbours called the police and two officers quickly arrived at the scene to attempt to calm the tensions
The officers are pictured here with the neighbours after they were called to the scene in Hounslow, west London
Pictured above are the police arriving on Bath road in Hounslow, west London
This picture shows the pile of rubbish on the plot next to the wall of the accused neighbours. MR Hamilton said they were even sent photos showing the neighbours trampling it down
This picture shows the back of the neighbours house. They were accused of dumping rubbish on the plot of land
Filings with Companies House show at least five companies have been registered to the neighbours address, including Central London Property Maintenance Ltd, Central London Sales & Letting Management Ltd and Handmade Sushi Ltd.
Accounts for the first business reveal it is dormant with cash at the bank of £1, while the second business was only incorporated on August 2 this year.
The Met police have been contacted for comment.
A man is pictured here repairing a roof at the neighbours property next to the fly-tipped rubbish on Mr Hamilton’s land
Wooden fence panels, cardboard boxes, old footballs, disused armchairs and wooden pallets were dumped
Mr Hamilton and his builder friends threw wooden planks and other rubbish back over the wall after accusing their neighbour of dumping them