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Catherine Furze

73% of Newcastle families have fallen out with their neighbours

Everyone needs good neighbours but they appear to be thin on the ground in Newcastle if the results of a recent survey are anything to go by.

Comparison site Compare the Market found that nearly half (49%) of UK homeowners have encountered legal disputes or arguments. and the figure rises to 73% in Newcastle, with almost three quarters of households admitting they had fallen out with their neighbours in the past.

In fact, our city was top of the charts when it came to neighbourly discord, with second place going to Belfast (61%) and third place going to Glasgow (59%).

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