Help! Noisy neighbours

[hissie]

The house next to me is private rented & it's had a high turnover of tenants in the past 10 years.

Recently, a family moved in & have decided that in-house karaoke is the way to go. However, not only do they sing at the top of their voices, they conversate in the same loud manner.

From early evening until about 10pm every night, I am subjected to the feeling that my house is no longer my home as it feels the neighbours have moved in here. Although it's not exactly their fault that the walls are thin, but it comes to something when I'm having to turn the volume up on the TV to drown out their conversation & singing.

Also, to add, they seem to be constantly hammering & I'm coming to the end of my tether. What's the best approach to deal with this?

[Perpetua]

Poor you Hissie, it's no fun living next door to inconsiderate neighbour's.

Do you have the Landlord's contact details to phone him?

If you don't or feel uncomfortable about doing that, I'd contact your Local Council, their details will be on your Council Tax assesment.

They do have a department, policy & procedure for dealing with situations like this . . . although I forget the name of it atm.

[hissie]

I was thinking about speaking to the tenant at some point first, just not too sure what to say.

It's difficult because they do start to calm down after about 10pm, but that being said, I feel I can't relax in my own home anymore

[magicma]

Oh dear Hissie, I feel for you - over the years here we have been through it all. It is so difficult - we even took one tenant to Court to get him evicted - but he was allowed to stay as long as his behaviour improved - it didn't and he stayed for another year.

I don't know what the situation is with Private landlords though.

I would say, try speaking to them (tenants). I know it's very difficult but they may not know they are making so much noise.

Everything crossed for you. MM xx

[camperman]

I'm in a similar predicament, private rented blah blah you think you have it bad but the little shit next door to me recently kicked his girlfriend and child out and thinks it's now time to party now they've gone but his noise doesn't stop at 10 his goes on till 4 to 5 am with him boom boom bass.
I came to the end of my teather two weeks ago and after asking him numerous times during the nite to turn it down I went for the fourth time at 3 am dragged him outside and smacked him square on the chin, my wife was at work the following morning and I usually rise at 6 am to set off for work myself.
Their comes a point when you can take no more I'm not a violent man but when your pushed like that in tiredness eventually you snap but it must have worked as I haven't heard a peep now since

[Chrissie]

(((Hissie))) I think it would be a good idea to talk to the tenants first as MM says, they may not realise just how thin the walls are.

A hug for you as well (((Camperman))) that must have been a nightmare for you & your wife, not surprised you snapped.

[hissie]

Oh dear Camperman I can totally empathise with you as I've had similar issues over the years.

It's not nice resorting to violence, but sometimes that's what works with certain people. It's the only language they understand unfortunatly.

[Scylla]

I am so lucky! My lounge is next to the neighbouring flat's kitchen and I often used to hear them arguing, screaming at each other - but that was years ago and they've been at peace ever since.

My SO Jeffie has nearly lost his job because of the noise his upstairs neighbour makes - he plays (practises) bass guitar at all hours, has parties, thumps around. Jeffie has had the local council's noise police around many times. He's sent two tomes ("logs") in very florid language to his housing assoc and has just had a phone call from someone there, they'd been ignoring him for the past 8 years. They're going to call in the neighbour but I don't hold out much hope.

If I was on the receiving end of noise like Camper, Hissie or Jeffie, I honestly would to mad and probably kill someone

scylla

[Perpetua]

I can't blame anyone for uncharacteristic outbursts of temper, when they're living with selfish neighbour's on the doorstep . . . one of the houses in my row, the Landlord has rented out all the bedrooms to individuals and turned the dining room into another bedroom.

So that's 4 separate individuals living lives under one roof . . . the problems for neighbour's either side have been many.

[Scylla]

I was telling SO about Hissie's problem and he thinks she'd be best contacting the council's noise team if a "word" doesn't do any good.

I'd find it too intimidating to try to speak to people who can be so inconsiderate in the first place. They tend to be "Why shouldn't I?" kind of people

scylla

[Perpetua]

You can also stay more anonymous going that route Scylla . . . it depends of course upon the nature of the people causing the disturbance . . . but if there's any concern about 'reprisals', it would be the option I'd choose.


Just to add, I had a brick paver thrown through my double glazed kitchen window in the early hours of one morning . . . precisely for getting personally involved in a neighbour fallout.

[hissie]

Well, I had a chat with her yesterday as she was passing. Unfortunatly, couldn't initially get into the dialogue with as, as this old guy who loves animals, joined the conversation.

Anyway, I kinda jokingly said about the karaoke and the loud voices & that the walls are so thin ect... I also said if I make a noise for her to let me know.

To be brutally honest, she's a numpty. Went straight over her head. She was totally oblivious to what I was getting at & not in a "I don't care kinda way".

She proceeded to tell me that her father had sexually abused her children & that her brother wasn't to clever in that department either. Although she said she hadn't been abused, I'm not totally convinced.

The family are very creepy indeed & although I don't feel threatened by her, she's so dizzy, it would be extremely difficult to make her understand.

[Perpetua]

That's a pity she didn't get the your subtle hints Hissie.

[hissie]

Seems she is hell bent on staying there as well. Looks like I'll be moving house as soon as a decent property comes available. I really don't want to get into the middle of some dodgy goings on.

[Scylla]

The fact that she divulged such awful personal stuff to you, Hissie, is... well, I dunno ??? I would want to move, trying not to be unkind

scylla x