Research shows that nearly a fifth of Britons have had a serious dispute with their neighbours in the past year, with the findings suggesting that difficult (1)______ (RELATION) with our fellow residents are generally the result of a breakdown in (2) ______ (COMMUNICATE) between people. Although there are many people who do get on well with their neighbours, the research shows that nearly a third of Britons (3) ______ (RARE)speak to them. one in seven of us don’t even know the names of the people who live in our immediate (4) ______ (NEIGHBOUR). Consequently, many neighbours are finding it (5) ______(INCREASE) difficult to settle disputes amicably. One in seven people have had verbal (6) ______ (ARGUE) with a neighbour in the past, and a small number of disputes have even ended in physical (7) ______ . Feuding neighbours are also turning to the authorities to solve their (8) ______(AGREE) for them. In fact, almost a fifth of people have reported their neighbours to the police or local council.