A few years back, in a really lovely area right by the River Wye, a neighbour of the house I was cleaning got annoyed with me because I have to stand on his drive to access a few side windows of my customer. I was polite at the time, but he was unreasonable, and his wife told me to "ignore him" and ushered him away.
So today I'm sat in my van and he approaches me and starts talking in 'roundabouts'. So I say to him, "Look, just get to your point" (I guessed what his point was) and it was about his driveway gate being left open. I explain to him that if it's open, I leave it open and if it's closed, when I leave, I make sure it's closed, but he gets arsey with me so I firmly tell him to leave me alone. He doesn't so I say more firmly "Go away!" and I keep repeating it - loudly - until he does. I was hot and couldn't be bothered with any of his nonsense.
Then two of his neighbours approach me and they ask me to dial 101 and report him. I asked 'What for?' and they go on to explain that he's mental, often aggressive, and the neighbours all report him to the police. One said "He takes photos of children too!", but I'm not sure what she meant by that in that she's either inferring he's a paedophile, but it could be also that he takes photos of children he thinks are troublemakers so he can report them to the police.
Anyway, I do actually go onto his property to clean my customers windows. I think I've read somewhere here - some years back - about a similar situation that happened to someone and I would like to know what the law is.
I suspect I will be in the wrong if he doesn't get 24 hours notice (or something like that), and even if I am, I'll still trespass and clean my customers windows; he can phone the police or try and physically remove me if he likes; I'm not really bothered.
But does anyone know anything definitive with regards the law?