Flip it around, perhaps he's making more of an effort to keep the noise down and was hoping you'd do the same. Bare in mind in a few months you'll have a baby trying to sleep and it's in everyone's best interest to have this resolved before then. Last thing he wants is a baby crying above him which can't get to sleep because of his music (they like routines after all) and you won't want him banging on the door everytime you put music on as that could wake the baby up.
Is my neighbour being an idiot about noise from my flat?
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Load of tosh. There are legal limits set in place to protect people. You can't expect total silence from your neighbours at all times in appts.
Just read your sig. @Vomit@
What are the legal limits?
Not really, you can't even walk in some of these new build flats without downstairs hearing it - do you suggest these people use wheelchairs instead because what makes you think they want to listen to you walking?
No noise after 11 I think
The same could be said about people wanting to play loud music! Music and flats don't mix well so buy a house or keep it down.
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I live in a semi-detached house and, like with a flat, you expect to hear a certain amount of noise at times. Generally my current neighbours a pretty reasonable most of the time so we tend to get on fine.
The neighbour prior to them though (that house is rented) was a complete nutjob about noise ... after trying various things and being blamed for making too much noise again and again (including when the source of the noise was another neighbour mowing their lawn) I eventually did a test and asked her if there was to much noise "now" ... she said there was ... I then pointed out that the power was turned off at my fuse box and nothing was on in the house.
I would expect to hear a certain level of bass leakage and that would be fine as long as it was at a reasonable time (from what the OP has posted it seems to be) and not intrusively loud (again from what the OP says ...). Trouble is once things around noise become sensitive then relations can go downhill quickly.
The neighbour prior to them though (that house is rented) was a complete nutjob about noise ... after trying various things and being blamed for making too much noise again and again (including when the source of the noise was another neighbour mowing their lawn) I eventually did a test and asked her if there was to much noise "now" ... she said there was ... I then pointed out that the power was turned off at my fuse box and nothing was on in the house.
I would expect to hear a certain level of bass leakage and that would be fine as long as it was at a reasonable time (from what the OP has posted it seems to be) and not intrusively loud (again from what the OP says ...). Trouble is once things around noise become sensitive then relations can go downhill quickly.
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guys sounds like a nonce, you have been nice and courtious next time he has a party contact the police instead of going down your self so its documented people like that tend to escalate their tactics best to get un disputable records incase he start getting out of hand.
It sounds like tit for tat to be honest but as you've complained to him he's just pointing out that you are no saint yourself, late in the evening you should turn the bass down or use headphones imo, if you carry on he may just decide to fight fire with fire.
There is a big difference between playing some tunes in the early evening and having screaming girl music blasted out after 1am without even turning the noise down when asked.
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Tell him to suck a ****
Is there though? Perhaps his downtime is early evenings, and yours is late at night.
I think its both fair game. Clearly you bass is too loud, and his parties are at inconvenient times.
Your both ***** in my view
No-one expects total silence but neither should they expect to hear other people's music, which after all is your personal taste and does not have to played a volume that will disturb your neighbours.
Maybe you should have bought a detached house if you wanted to listen to thumping bass all day.
Why are you exaggerating like that? Bass doesn't have to be 'thumping' to penetrate a floor and nowhere has the OP mentioned listening to music all day. Are you 65 and do you read the Daily Express?
There's also a big difference between a once in a blue moon party and presumably an almost daily occurrence, so I guess it evens out? bass can get highly irritating even if the volume is within legally acceptable limits.
If you think you are within your rights by all means carry on but be prepared to face the consequences, stuff like this can easily escalate.