Neighbour wants to borrow my carpet washer.

So my neighbour was complaining and saying that she borrowed one from someone else and that it was broken, there was a black mark on her floor and her husband was due back from travelling.

Out of the kindness of my heart I let my neighbour borrow my carpet washer before my holiday, Xmas 2023.

I told her I was going away from 15th of December and would like to have it back before then as I was off work and wanted to freshen it up before Xmas.

I gave it to her Thursday 7th of December..
She didn't text me until the 16th claiming that she was sick and she kept it longer as she wanted to wash the carpet in her bedroom too. That wasn't discussed.
As I was abroad I didn't respond.
When I got back the 23rd she didn't drop it off she waited until the 27th to give it to me. (partly because I changed plans to actually go to my mums as my floor wasn't clean).

She said she would pay me but I said not to, i also discovered that she had also used more than half of the new bottle of solution.

I decided from then should she ask me again, it would be a no.

She's texted and now called me and doesn't seem to get the message.

I'm not bothering to respond because as I mentioned to aligned friend over the time she's lived there I keep saving her.

She nearly burnt her flat down I called the fire brigade.

She lost her key I lent her my fob.

When he little boy ran off I brought him back to her, she didn't even noticed that he had left her home.

He's 2 or now 3...