Neighbour problems

[Participant]

Get a louder hifi and blast it out when he's sleeping until he gets the message.

 

[Gaygle]

Ok, time to move.

Just had to go round there to politely ask him to turn the music down and he went off on one about me doing some DIY on Sunday afternoon... Told me to **** off then started to shout at me to come back as I was walking away.

Got back in the house and I can hear him going mental calling me every name under the sun, won't bother telling you what as it would just be all stars. The guy is clearly unhinged.

This went on for 10 minutes, stopped and there was a knock at my door where he invited me out into the street to "sort it out". I politely declined and stayed inside, where I had names and threats hurled at me. It ended with "if you do anything again, I will **** you up", then he walked back and carried on for another 5 minutes.

I am literally shaking. And after speaking to my parents, come to the conclusion that moving is the only option.

Have you called the police about this yet? If not, you should have done by now!

 

[Yaayuh!]

Get a louder hifi and blast it out when he's sleeping until he gets the message.

I can easily drown him out with my own Hi-Fi setups and have access to PA stuff. Not really a wise idea though

Have you called the police about this yet? If not, you should have done by now!

And say what? They can't do anything. Also, as soon as i report him then i have to declare it when we sell.

 

[Firestar_3x]

When you come to sell, don't put a for sale board up outside.

You don't want him knowing you want to sell, then kicking off on people viewing the house.

 

[Yaayuh!]

When you come to sell, don't put a for sale board up outside.

You don't want him knowing you want to sell, then kicking off on people viewing the house.

Indeed, this definitely ran through my mind so i'm not going to have a sign up.
If he does find out, he probably wants me gone anyway.

 

[leigh_boy]

Indeed, this definitely ran through my mind so i'm not going to have a sign up.
If he does find out, he probably wants me gone anyway.

fetch the bike, take the exhaust off from the manifold, go to his door at say mid night.. and then burn out .

on a serious note we have a neighbor like this. were in the process of moving!

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

That sounds like an absolutely horrible situation. I guess if he's rooted in then there's no chance he's going to move out before you do, so it looks like your only real option doesn't it?

Our place is part stone, part red brick (1850/1900 extension) and on one side I can hear the neighbour - but only listening to Radio 4 during the day, so it's not too bad. I imagine if he moved out and I got someone like this moving in (or potentially worse a family with screaming kids) I'd be putting the house on the market next day. It's strange however that on the other side I don't hear any noises - I suppose some work must have been done somewhere along the line.

I'd also echo sentiment above, don't put a board up (at least initially) to avoid any further nonesense. If you get enough enquiries just through right move/agency then that's another flashpoint avoided.

 

[Maccapacca]

Don't forget you are obliged to declare any neighbour disputes if and when you sell.

Obviously only those that have been reported or logged.

 

[tom_e]

I can easily drown him out with my own Hi-Fi setups and have access to PA stuff. Not really a wise idea though



And say what? They can't do anything. Also, as soon as i report him then i have to declare it when we sell.

While I feel for you and it must be a horrible situation, it's a bit rough that you'll happily let someone else walk in blind to it whether you legally need to declare it or not.

 

[Adam]

I had neighbour issues as I mentioned before, the guy would go to work at 8.30am but stay up until 4am with loud music. He was in his 40's and lived alone, very few people came or went. While it wasn't shake the house loud, you could feel it through the wall clearly and once you were aware of it it was very hard to switch off from.

He would also play music ridiculously loud from his car when he was loading it and unloading. Some kind of weird drum and bass. When my little boy was about 6 months old he was really ill, we took him for a ride in the car to get him asleep then he was woken up by the music. I flipped, told the guy this was probably the reason he was so lonely and it felt pretty good when I saw how ***** off he was.

These moments are when you realise you won't be able to do anything about the situation and one of you moving (most likely you) will be the only way to resolve it. Unfortunately living in a semi detached house always has the potential for issues.

18 months on I now live in a detached house and couldn't be happier. I don't feel stressed or on edge in my own home and I know this pathetic individual is still lonely and no doubt annoying the new owners.

It may not all be bad, you may find you have made money on the house already to cover your losses. The only issue may be if you have to settle your mortgage early, it may incurr penalties. However, consider selling and renting for a while to figure out your next move. I'd suggest using an online estate agent, you can try your luck and your fees will be around £400 in total.

 

[Arcane]

We had students live next door to us a couple of years ago, the landlord seemed to have shoehorned 7 or 8 of them into a three bedroom house using the living room and dining room as bedrooms.
It was hideous, parties, noise constantly and mess everywhere. They clogged up the sink in the kitchen so started using a hose in the back garden for washing up. BBQs until 4-5am on week nights, all this whilst my wife was pregnant.

I'm ashamed to say I lost my temper with them and after that they refused to even answer the door if I knocked, hiding behind the curtain, only speaking to my wife.
We complained to the council, made official complaints and kept logs of the incidents. The council sent people over with sound equipment to measure noise and they were pretty good at sorting them out.

I feel your pain but just go for the council option and keep complaining, they have to act.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Don't forget you are obliged to declare any neighbour disputes if and when you sell.

Obviously only those that have been reported or logged.

While I feel for you and it must be a horrible situation, it's a bit rough that you'll happily let someone else walk in blind to it whether you legally need to declare it or not.

It's sad, but the system appears to be broken. Hopefully the next people will have more luck.

We had students live next door to us a couple of years ago, the landlord seemed to have shoehorned 7 or 8 of them into a three bedroom house using the living room and dining room as bedrooms.
It was hideous, parties, noise constantly and mess everywhere. They clogged up the sink in the kitchen so started using a hose in the back garden for washing up. BBQs until 4-5am on week nights, all this whilst my wife was pregnant.

I'm ashamed to say I lost my temper with them and after that they refused to even answer the door if I knocked, hiding behind the curtain, only speaking to my wife.
We complained to the council, made official complaints and kept logs of the incidents. The council sent people over with sound equipment to measure noise and they were pretty good at sorting them out.

I feel your pain but just go for the council option and keep complaining, they have to act.

I'd like to but he'd probably damage our car, my bike, the house, harm our cat etc if we do raise it officially. Then if it turns out we need to move, we will have to declare that we've logged it officially. I'd rather cut my losses and move.

Thanks for the input guys and other stories of related woe. Hopefully we can get through this swiftly and harmless.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

I have the same problems with my neighbours. They are utter utter scum. We both rent and I am certain that they don't even know the meaning of consideration. Spoke to him 3 times last year because they were playing loud bassy music till past 3am, people shouting etc. All excuses, bs lip service etc until my landlord has a word with his (Indian community) and they turned it down but this "may" have coincided with winter coming. Now they are constantly rowing and I am certain there is physical violence involved. I have a recording of him being boozed up and threatening to smack her about.

She is as much of a nutter as he is. I often hear things smashing about the house etc. They don't talk to each other they just shout, people cant have windows or doors open in summer when they are kicking off it is for all to hear in the garden, in the front garden/street or in the house with the windows wide open. They have people turn up and leave at all hours and they seem to think its acceptable to stand outside gobbing off to them at 2am.

Apparently they were warned when they were playing music that they were going to be kicked out but they begged to stay etc. So I am now waiting for them to kick of when hopefully they are told to get out.

I can see them kicking off about it if they are turfed out I have CCTV on the front of the house that he doesn't know about so I should have it if he causes trouble.

 

[rossk26]

It's sad, but the system appears to be broken. Hopefully the next people will have more luck.

The system isn't broke, it's the fact people aren't honest enough.

But that's your conscience to deal with not mine...

 

[Yaayuh!]

The system isn't broke, it's the fact people aren't honest enough.

But that's your conscience to deal with not mine...

If i were "honest enough" then i will be living here until he's old and decrepit and moves, or dies. Because i sure as hell won't be able to sell the house without losing a HUGE amount of money.

I have no qualms with this. Most people do it, it's a known risk when buying a semi-detached or terrace house and i lost out.

 

[Participant]

Ignore the 'honest' crew, they're just being naive. It's your life and your well-being that you need to look after, so as long as you're operating within the bounds of the law, keep quiet about it.

 

[DarrenM343]

I've never had the problem but if you have complained multiple times and it still happens then escalate it to the authorities/police if you have to. I know this can cause further issues but at the very least the problem is recorded. Anything that happens from there is post filing complaints. So if he gets arsey you can file further complaints which will only work in your favour. ANd should any violence break out or anything verbal etc a record is in place that you are having an issue with your neighbour and likely again to work in your favour.

Also, do they actually own the property? Worth finding that out? If renting they will likely be in breach of their lease and you can force them out via the landlord - or file complains against the landlord possibly which will result in them turfing them out.

Good luck!

 

[Gaygle]

I've just bought a house and when we moved in we saw the neighbours were a 45yr old couple with two young kids. Not exactly likely to play loud bassy **** music right? Wrong.

In fairness my girlfriend has been round to ask them to turn it down and they did immediately and I think they moved the sub away from the wall a bit, but what really ****es me off is the fact they can't get into their heads that it is way too loud. Not everyone wants to listen to club classic anthems or Pharell - Happyfor the 45th time. It's on at the moment and all I can hear is bass through the wall. In fairness its not late at night but its the sheer inconsiderate nature of it all that annoys me, as well as the bass.

Me and the girlfriend are so careful about how much noise we make, never having any kind of bassy music up loud and turning down the bass on the TV so not to cause annoyance, but some people buy a semi detatched house and think its acceptable to be having a party on their own in their living room a few times a week.

 

[avrc]

We rented rather than owning but we've been in that situation. Got the council involved and things went down hill from there. They made up a bogus counter noise claim against us and the music got louder to the point we were having the leave the house at weekends as the noise was unbearable. We had the police round and they witnessed the noise but the council were useless. I sent in noise logs, kept emailing and phoning and got nowhere. We had to move in the end. I won't lie I was on the very edge of doing something I would have regretted for the rest of my life but that's the effect it has on you. I really feel for you, try and grit your teeth and if it is possible start looking to move.

 

[Tinders]

Ive got some retarded junkies 2 doors away that leave the back door open and play god aweful music till 3 or 4 am some weekends. The landord is slum landlord so doesnt give a flying fig. I have a detached house and the music still gets through, wouldnt be so bad if they shut the frigging door.