Not easy, but as Fairygirl says, I think you need to have a chat... in the nicest possible way of course. I know if I were your neighbour I would be mortified to cause you problems and would try to rectify.. although I appreciate all neighbours ain't like me!! Nothing ventured nothing gained eh!... Perhaps saying the you like the smell of woodsmoke when outdoors, but it is actually coming into your home etc... something along those lines.... I really hope you get it all resolved without any bad feeling. Good luck. x
It sounds to me as if it's been wrongly installed and needs a liner. Think that friendly conversation needs to happen sooner rather than later ... there should be no problem with using logs in a properly installed stove designed for them. Much nicer smell than coal or solid fuel.
But burning unseasoned logs with an unlined chimney can cause a fire hazard as the tar collects and soaks into the chimney bricks making them flammable.
Thanks everyone and good morning , not looking forward to the talk but will get it done this week, otherwise they will wonder why we have left it so long, got visitors this afternoon too
If the stove hasn't been properly installed, it may well invalidate their buildings insurance because of the fire risk, not to mention public liability as far as your health is concerned, so they or their landlord will need to sort things out quickly.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My ex was a builder and specialised in restoration of old timber-framed houses - after wood-burning stoves became popular in the 70s there were many times that he had to restore or even rebuild lovely old rural cottages etc because the chimney had caught fire due to the layer of tar which had soaked into the brickwork - the tar would sometimes even be visible in the bedrooms, as dark staining on the chimney breast !
Fortunately modular chimney liners were introduced and most people use them and this has really reduced the number of chimney fires from woodburning stoves. However, some people still try to manage without in order to save money ... it's a dangerous and false economy.
It may also be to do with insufficient updraught in the chimney and there may be some blowback which is coming down your chimney - again a properly qualified chimney sweep is the best person to advise you.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's silly isn't it, why risk peoples lives for tha sake of money, it will only come back and bite them on the bum.I'm not against log burners, I think they look nice and are a good way of saving energy bills
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Just investigated and the neighbours smoke is coming down our chimney and through our vents
I think so too mollis- just giving 'him' the benefit of the doubt...season of goodwill and all that
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That can't go on indefinitely. You'll have to have a word.....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Not easy, but as Fairygirl says, I think you need to have a chat... in the nicest possible way of course. I know if I were your neighbour I would be mortified to cause you problems and would try to rectify.. although I appreciate all neighbours ain't like me!! Nothing ventured nothing gained eh!... Perhaps saying the you like the smell of woodsmoke when outdoors, but it is actually coming into your home etc... something along those lines.... I really hope you get it all resolved without any bad feeling. Good luck. x
We will have a friendly chat soon, we are friends as we look after each Others houses when we go on our holidays, we will suggest smokeless fuel too
It sounds to me as if it's been wrongly installed and needs a liner. Think that friendly conversation needs to happen sooner rather than later ... there should be no problem with using logs in a properly installed stove designed for them. Much nicer smell than coal or solid fuel.
But burning unseasoned logs with an unlined chimney can cause a fire hazard as the tar collects and soaks into the chimney bricks making them flammable.
You and your neighbour should be able to get advice from a chimney sweep registered with HETAS http://www.hetas.co.uk/about-hetas/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks everyone and good morning
, not looking forward to the talk but will get it done this week, otherwise they will wonder why we have left it so long, got visitors this afternoon too 
If the stove hasn't been properly installed, it may well invalidate their buildings insurance because of the fire risk, not to mention public liability as far as your health is concerned, so they or their landlord will need to sort things out quickly.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you Dove That's really good advice and we really appreciate it
, I will keep you posted on what happens 
Good luck
My ex was a builder and specialised in restoration of old timber-framed houses - after wood-burning stoves became popular in the 70s there were many times that he had to restore or even rebuild lovely old rural cottages etc because the chimney had caught fire due to the layer of tar which had soaked into the brickwork - the tar would sometimes even be visible in the bedrooms, as dark staining on the chimney breast !
Fortunately modular chimney liners were introduced and most people use them and this has really reduced the number of chimney fires from woodburning stoves. However, some people still try to manage without in order to save money ... it's a dangerous and false economy.
It may also be to do with insufficient updraught in the chimney and there may be some blowback which is coming down your chimney - again a properly qualified chimney sweep is the best person to advise you.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's silly isn't it, why risk peoples lives for tha sake of money, it will only come back and bite them on the bum.I'm not against log burners, I think they look nice and are a good way of saving energy bills