Can my Neighbour record me in my garden?

For the most part, your neighbor is legally allowed to have security cameras installed on their property, even if those cameras are aimed at your property. However, your neighbor does not have the right to record you or anyone else without consent in areas with reasonable expectation of privacy.
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Can my Neighbour film me in my garden UK?

In terms of CCTV, it is perfectly legal for your neighbour to install their own CCTV system. However, this should not record you on your property, such as in a front or back garden, side alleyway, or front porch.
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What do you do if your neighbor is watching you?

Once you've gathered enough evidence that your neighbor is spying on you, take it to the authorities. Contact your lawyer while you're at it and draw up a restraining order. Have you found hidden spyware in your house?
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How do you know if your neighbors are watching you?

Signs Your Neighbors Are Spying on You

They tell you stuff about yourself they shouldn't know. You find hints that they are listening or watching via some sort of device. Your mail is being interfered with. You see signs that someone has entered your home while you were out.
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Can my Neighbour have CCTV pointing at my house UK?

It is perfectly legal for a resident to install CCTV (even with recording and playback capabilities) and, in the normal course of events, this will be done to protect one's own property against the threat of intruders and trespassers.
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Can someone film me without my permission on private property?

You can film children in public places but it is wise to try to obtain permission if possible. What can't I do? :– You cannot film on private property without permission.
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Are you entitled to privacy in your garden?

The good news is, you don't necessarily have to put up with it – you do have a right to your privacy. If all else fails, your local authority should be able to help. The same goes for security cameras – they should only film within the confines of your garden or public space.
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Can someone film me without my permission on private property UK?

Legal restrictions on photography

In the United Kingdom there are no laws forbidding photography of private property from a public place.
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Can I sue someone for video recording me without my permission?

In most states where taping someone who hasn't consented to the recording is illegal, the recorded person can sue the individual doing the recording. Damages are available to a person who wins such a civil lawsuit.
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Can I sue someone for recording me without my permission UK?

According to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), recording conversations without consent in the UK is legal provided the recording is done for personal use; this includes telephone conversations.
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Is it illegal for someone to film you without your permission?

Generally speaking, though, when you are in public, it is legal to record someone, video record or audio record, as long as they don't have what is called, “an expectation of privacy,” or rather a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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How can I stop my Neighbours overlooking my garden?

Here are 11 Cheap ways to block neighbours view and make your garden more private.
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Here are some examples:
  1. Erect a wooden fence. ...
  2. Plant trees, shrubs and hedges. ...
  3. Grow some bamboo. ...
  4. Grow ornamental grasses. ...
  5. Corrugated metal fence. ...
  6. Make use of super-sized planters. ...
  7. Hang outdoor curtains. ...
  8. Use of trellis.
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Is your garden a public place?

A person's garden cannot be a public place, notwithstanding the possibility that from there he might be able to inflict injury with a weapon on a passer-by on adjacent land to which the public has access. This is somewhat legally complicated and is the below is a very basic guide.
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Can a Neighbour enter my garden without permission?

Generally speaking, your neighbour should not go onto your land without your permission. There are some situations where they may be able to access your land in order to complete repairs to their property, and their right to do this may be set out in the title deeds for the home.
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Can someone film my property?

For the most part, your neighbor is legally allowed to have security cameras installed on their property, even if those cameras are aimed at your property. However, your neighbor does not have the right to record you or anyone else without consent in areas with reasonable expectation of privacy.
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Can I film on private land?

When filming on private property, even where it is open to the public, for example shops, bars, shopping malls, programme-makers should, wherever possible, first obtain the consent of the legal owner or person in charge of the location to film there, unless there is justification for not doing so.
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What are your rights if someone films you?

Practical tips for filmmakers: - Where possible, obtain written consent from anyone shown on camera. If an individual is the focus of a particular shot or video then consent is essential. If you have captured an individual in the background of a shot and they are clearly identifiable, you will also need their consent.
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Can a Neighbour build a balcony overlooking my garden?

Check with the council, they may need permission. They will need planning permission for that, and 'overlooking' is one of the criteria they look at. For a window, some overlooking is usually avoidable, but houses have to have windows.
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How do I stop people coming into my garden?

High side and rear boundaries with trellis and spiky defensive planting; keep hedges, walls and fences around your back garden high (over 1.8 metres). Add lightweight trellis to gates and fences and plant some prickly plants to make it harder for burglars to climb over.
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Can my Neighbour grow plants up my fence?

This means that if you erect a fence in your garden, your neighbour must ask for permission before painting or staining their side of it. Similarly, they may not grow trailing plants up it or any similar activity which may cause it damage.
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Can windows overlook Neighbours?

Ideally side windows that overlook adjacent homes or gardens should be avoided. However, in some instances a side window to a secondary room, (e.g. hall, bathroom, store room), may be acceptable if there is more than 2m between the properties and obscure glazing is used.
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Can my Neighbour nail things to my fence?

The short answer to this question is, of course, “no”. If you own the fence and you have not granted your neighbour permission to do so, they are not allowed to attach or nail things to your fence.
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Can my Neighbour lean things against my fence?

It's simple: you can only do this if your neighbour says you can. If you lean something against or hang something on your neighbour's fence without permission and the extra burden on the panels causes damage to the fencing (which is very likely to happen sooner or later), you will have to pay for the repairs.
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Can you record someone without their knowledge UK?

Yes. Even non-consensual covert audio or video recordings can be used as admissible evidence in UK legal proceedings. Rule 32.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules however allows the Court however to exclude evidence.
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Can someone film me UK?

While you might be able to legally film in the U.K. without actually asking permission from those that you're filming if they are in a public place, asking permission is always the best option. Especially if you want to avoid any potential civil matter in the future.
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