Dealing with noisy neighbours

What do they say when you speak to them? Do they apologise and turn the music down, or just tell you to do one?

I've been in a similar situation, but it got better after I talked to them.
 
new boy said:
What do they say when you speak to them? Do they apologise and turn the music down, or just tell you to do one?

I've been in a similar situation, but it got better after I talked to them.
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They don't answer the door, I've banged on the door for so long one night the flat opposite told me off. :p
 
I had this issue and it can really get to you in a way that someone who hasn't had to deal with it cannot understand.

The only solution is to move or wait for them to move. Someone isn't currently going to stop watching TV or suddenly start listening to their TV at a reasonable volume. These people are selfish and inconsiderate.
 
I know this is a somewhat vain hope, but a suggestion of Bluetooth headphones. If I had someone playing loud music all day, I would suggest this to neighbour. If they queried cost, I might even agree to make a contribution as long as they agreed to use them all the time. I know this sounds a bit hopeful, but it might work.

Rgds
 
you could quickly "sort your recycling out" or something when you see them leaving the house and have a chat with them?

Its just going to be a million times easier if you can talk to them than having to get the council / police or whoever to sort it out.
 
When he's at work, post a tub of maggots through his letterbox, wait a couple of weeks and boom, he'll have a bluebottle explosion.

This would be even better if you had access to his house so you could hide them out oof sight.
 
wez130 said:
When he's at work, post a tub of maggots through his letterbox, wait a couple of weeks and boom, he'll have a bluebottle explosion.

This would be even better if you had access to his house so you could hide them out oof sight.
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Just about to suggest this.

Roll newspaper up into a cone shape and post 2 pints of maggotts thru letterbox in middle of night. They will have hours to Crawl into every crevice and he will have a fly fest for an age

Rinse and repeat untill he moves
 
I heard of someone who put superglue in the annoying neighbours locks when they went out, not that I would advise anyone to do that.
 
To be honest, not much you can do really. Best advice is to move. If the council/landlord agreed with you, they'll just write numerous letters to the resident. What if the neighbour turns the volume more, just to make a point?

If you've spoken to them before, and posted a letter through the door, they obviously don't give a ****!

I've got a pretty good AV setup at home, but only watch a film at reference volume once a month. I always tell the neighbours, if I disturb them, to let me know. Nothing worse than neighbours hating each other.
 
The environmental health method was taking too long for me when I used to live with my ex and having a word landed on deaf ears. Neighbor in adjoining house was having all night parties keeping my kids awake and screwing up my sleep. I bought myself an ungodly set of JBL speakers, floor-standers, surrounds, sub and a nice amp. So the first weekend arrives, no work to go to, kids not at school, I watched my box sets of band of brothers and other big bang war movies and action films. 8am to 8pm three weekends in a row, bass enough to make my neighbours in the house across the drive ornaments rattle, not that they minded. After 3 weekends they stopped the all night parties, I think the message was loud and clear, if you don't let me sleep then no way in hell you get to sleep after your party.
 
Mate, I sympathise. My neighbour is a self titled 'DJ'. Makes so much noise during the day and night. I've been round at 2.00am to tell him to be quiet. The fifth time I went round I swore at him and he told me off.

Mate, I'd ask nicely once. If he doesn't change, just move. You are renting, explain it to your land lords well in advance and unless they offer to sort it or reduce rent, tell em to do one.
 
OP, I feel for you, having spent the best part of 2 years above a drug dealing, traveller betraying (they kicked down his door) noisy, arrogant, bass/surround sound enthusiast, I can understand what you're going through

The *only* way for you having any hope of getting this is to document and gain evidence. Without evidence, your chances of getting anything done are slim to none.

  • Keep a diary entry of all the issues
  • obtain credible witnesses if possible
  • keep both the owner of the property and the council informed
  • evidence as much as you can

Those two years for me were almost unbearable. It was affecting pretty much all aspects of my life and was making me miserable. Worse off, I bought the flat so I couldn't just move out. Thankfully I sold the flat and was able to move on.

That whole experience has scarred me. I'm not at the point where I'm more than willing to move an hours drive from home and into a detached property because I never want to deal with directly-attached neighbours again.
 
This is exactly why I insisted on a detached property.

Hope you get it sorted op, it sounds like a nightmare situation that I don't think I'd handle too well and end up becoming chest pokey about :(
 
There is a time threshold for making noise and if these people continually make noise past this time, get the noise police involved. They will eventually get issued with a fine if it persists.

I am in a rented flat at the moment and had noisy upstairs neighbours - when I first moved in I heard it on the first night, the banging was making my lights shake. I went to talk to them and found out they had two kids and they never realised how much noise was being made(the father popped down to hear ). They admitted that due to the flat being empty they let the kids use their scooters etc in the house and they didn't realise someone had moved in below them.

They still make noise sometimes but this is normally followed by a loud shout off of one of the parents and the noise stops. Lol
 
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