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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Zahna Eklund

'My neighbour is livid I won't let her son mow my lawn - but I refuse to pay £12 for it'

If you have neighbours with teenage children, then you might have seen them trying to make some pocket money by offering services such as babysitting, dog walking, or car washing in their local area.

And while it can sometimes be nice to help out and give the kids any odd jobs you might need doing, you're under no obligation to do so, especially if they're offering a service you're quite happy to do yourself.

But one man was left baffled when his neighbour demanded that he allow her son to mow his lawn for him and pay him £12 a week for the trouble - even after he told the family he was more than capable of doing it himself.

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