One homeowner has been left at their wits’ end due to nosy neighbours that mean they can’t sit out in their garden. The person wrote a post on Reddit where the “chatty” neighbours have crossed the social etiquette lines.

The person wrote: “My neighbours are nice old people who’ve been welcoming. Initially, they were really chatty and I brushed it off. We’re new, they’re being friendly, that’s fine.

“Well over a year later and it’s constant. If I’m in my yard they come out…