Neighbour row erupts as resident refuses to remove 'toy unicorn' from shed roof

However, her neighbour claims the items are an "eyesore and nuisance" near their London home.

The mum was sent a letter by her angry neighbour who explained they were trying to re-let their home and are "anxious to resolve the matter".

The resident then warned that they are instructing a lawyer.

Smith slammed the letter in a post on Facebook and suggested the neighbour's request was "utterly ridiculous" and they need to "get a grip".

She wrote: "I have some items on top of my shed in my garden that have been on there for over a year, a ladder, a ride on unicorn and a trike. My garden isn't big enough to store anywhere else.

"My neighbours across from us are reletting their property and are saying that the items are a major eyesore nuisance and saying they will take legal action.

"Are my items actually legally an issue? Please see attached photo of my shed, the wall that the unicorn is resting on is mine, the house sticking out over the fence is the neighbour with the issue, the neighbour's property looks down onto my garden and the letter they sent.

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"They sent a similar letter the other day and I just responded saying that my children use the items and they said they were discarded and that I have tidied them up as much as possible."

She also posted a letter her neighbour sent in response: "Dear neighbours. We write further to our letter dated September 5 and your swift and, to our mind at the time of receipt, understanding note of reply of the same date.

"As neighbours and a Christian community, we are anxious to resolve this matter amicably, but given our property is currently taking viewings on a re-let and this is a real concern of our agent, it has to be sorted out quickly.

"You'll understand, therefore, that we have been obliged to run the matter past our lawyer informally at this stage….

"He confirms that this is an actionable private law nuisance and that he will be able to act swiftly if all items on the shed roof are not now removed by Thursday of this week at 4pm.

"We are also advised that such a failure, further to this final request from us directly, would make this ongoing nuisance clearly deliberate."

Social media users also criticised the neighbour with one suggesting they are "talking rubbish".

One user wrote: "Does the unicorn face them? If it doesn't I'd turn it around and paint its eyes with glow in the dark paint."

Another added: "There are so few properties to rent these days that absolutely no one is going to say 'I love the house but I'm sorry I just can't…the unicorn is bothering me'.

"They're talking rubbish they just want top dollar rent that's all and want everything to look perfect so they can get the ãã they sound like they'd make terrible landlords too."