We HATE our neighbour’s ‘Love Island villa’ house – it’s lit up like Las Vegas & it’s making our homes worth less
We HATE our neighbour’s ‘Love Island villa’ house – it’s lit up like Las Vegas & it’s making our homes worth less
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FURIOUS locals have likened one of their neighbour's property renovations to a Love Island villa following the gaff's transformation. Homeowners on Hungerford Road in Islington claim that the resident was allowed to change up the Victorian home "with impunity".
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Locals in the North London borough seethed that "shockingly bright" give the home a "Las Vegas" aesthetic and have badgered the local council to take immediate action. Islington Council has obliged and has launched a probe into the incident. One resident, who with her husband has lived on Hungerford Road for nearly 20 years, said: "We don’t want to come across as Nimbys.
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“I think we are all quite willing to accept that if your neighbour wants to dress up their house like Love Island, you should let them. “But the thing that has raised everyone’s ire is that this row of houses is identical and this is a conservation area. They are really, really strict.”.
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The unnamed woman went on to allege that the couple had unsuccessfully applied to replace a window in their hallway landing. “Even the simplest thing we have not been able to do,” the woman continued. "It’s not my business how people’s houses look.
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“But what has annoyed and perplexed us is that [they] seem to be contravening the planning policy and the council are defending it.". Other locals have chimed in, claiming that the homeowner may be receiving "favourable" treatment. One resident wrote: “[Residents are] disappointed and dismayed with the general renovation of [house number], and are minded to draw the conclusion that the Developer has received favourable treatment compared to other homeowners in houses which are identical in design.
