You are one hell of a lucky bloke! - Congratulations!
Inconsiderate neighbours seems to be the 'new normal', mostly in Asian countries due to the lack of proper law enforcement.
I too was thinking about this - it would be nice and clean and with minimum maintenance. Only issue is during the warm weather, can generate a lot of heat, isn't it?
Yes, as a last resort I might go for this.
Thank you. My plan is to grow some grass and have a few flower beds.
Spraying weed killer can have an effect on the cats & dogs, isn't it? Never tried that.