Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I hate my neighbours
- Thread starter Plax
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Brahan
Über Member
- Location
- West Sussex
Hah Excellent!
mangaman
Guest
Rhythm Thief said:
Bloody hell - they must have been unbelievably tolerant
Only joking (as a closet Rhythm Thieves Fan)
When are you going to get down to Sussex? I suggest the "Chichester Real ale and jazz festival". Every July for 4 days. The Real Ale is great but the music has changed - it's no longer jazz. Mostly crap rip-off eighties bands and ageing stars (we even had James Brown a few years ago)
Any band that could get some pissed people in a huge tent dancing would be much appreciated (and I'm sure you could)
thegrumpybiker
New Member
- Location
- North London
mangaman said:
Tell me if I've got it wrong but it reads like you weren't too thrilled about the (ex) "hardest working man in showbusiness" playing at the festival. Surely not?
I still hate my neighbours. I confess to not phoning the Environmental Health until this Wednesday. I was going to leave it to another chat. However he still isn't playing fair, so I actually did phone the council. Tuesday was the last straw when he actually played really loud music and it was still going when I left for work in the morning.
I've been sent a noise log to complete and return after 21 days. Apparently the letter usually stops them but not in my case. It clearly has had no effect as I'm sitting here listening to his crap now.
I've got some cracking sound recordings on my video recorder, so they might come in useful.
The booklet the council sent me has some useful info about the process, it also details the Noise Act 1996 which provides a standard against night-time noise between 11pm - 7am, which might be in my favour as apparently it is less ambiguous than the Statatory nuisance controls. Even if he stopped at 11pm at least it would mean I have a fighting chance of a decent nights sleep!
I've been sent a noise log to complete and return after 21 days. Apparently the letter usually stops them but not in my case. It clearly has had no effect as I'm sitting here listening to his crap now.
I've got some cracking sound recordings on my video recorder, so they might come in useful.
The booklet the council sent me has some useful info about the process, it also details the Noise Act 1996 which provides a standard against night-time noise between 11pm - 7am, which might be in my favour as apparently it is less ambiguous than the Statatory nuisance controls. Even if he stopped at 11pm at least it would mean I have a fighting chance of a decent nights sleep!
hackbike 666
Guest
I have got used to my neighbours...My original upstairs neighbour moved out and he was trouble...Lots of trouble and noisy...
The Chinese next door aren't too bad...got used to their ways and although they have their noisy nights they don't actually play music loud just shout at each other when they are talking to each other...esp when p155ed....(Next door is like a pub at times esp late night) I can cope and I have done for two years.New upstairs neighbour isn't too bad either.
Hope you can sort it out Plax...I have been lucky as it almost turned nasty the night the cops turned up but that was probably one of the worst nights.
The Chinese next door aren't too bad...got used to their ways and although they have their noisy nights they don't actually play music loud just shout at each other when they are talking to each other...esp when p155ed....(Next door is like a pub at times esp late night) I can cope and I have done for two years.New upstairs neighbour isn't too bad either.
Hope you can sort it out Plax...I have been lucky as it almost turned nasty the night the cops turned up but that was probably one of the worst nights.
LOL, I got an alert that somebody liked one of my posts in this thread. It's over 3 years old!
Anyhow, after going down the Environmental Health route. I kept a log, they had a word with him. This resulted in him slightly turning down the music so I could only hear it in certain rooms of the house, but deliberately playing very loud music for about an hour every day between 10pm and 11pm. Then after a few weeks he slipped back into his old loud music 24/7 routine. So I snapped and retaliated. I was given a stereo surround sound which I hooked up and placed against the party wall. Whenever he played loud music I'd put it on really loud and blare loud cheesy 80s music at him. Very immature but I figured if he wasn't going to play nice then neither was I.
This went on for a few months. One day, much to my delight it was quiet. There was a sign in the window advertising it for rent. The git did get his own back by deliberately filling my bin to the top with all his rubbish before hand though, but that was a small price to pay. I think a combination of payback from me and parking wars with other neighbours must have given him a hint.
The person that rented it off him was alright, still the odd noise, it was a local couple with a small child. He also set up his decks on the opposite side of the house against the party wall of the empty house next door to him, rather than right against the party wall next to me which reduced the noise when he did play them. We got on fine. Unfortunately I was woken up in the early hours by the police breaking his door down about 5 months later. He had a drunken barney with his girlfriend (this was quite common). She must have left, but without the child as the police were called around as they were concerned about the childs safety. They couldn't get him to open the door so they knocked it down. He had committed suicide with the child inside.
Now Mr Twatty is renting it to a hippy couple. They are really nice and get along with all the neighbours. They have 2 cars but haven't upset anyone as they park them considerately. All I get is everyday living noise and not much else. They have lived there about 2 years now. It's amazing the difference nice neighbours make to your mental health.
Anyhow, after going down the Environmental Health route. I kept a log, they had a word with him. This resulted in him slightly turning down the music so I could only hear it in certain rooms of the house, but deliberately playing very loud music for about an hour every day between 10pm and 11pm. Then after a few weeks he slipped back into his old loud music 24/7 routine. So I snapped and retaliated. I was given a stereo surround sound which I hooked up and placed against the party wall. Whenever he played loud music I'd put it on really loud and blare loud cheesy 80s music at him. Very immature but I figured if he wasn't going to play nice then neither was I.
This went on for a few months. One day, much to my delight it was quiet. There was a sign in the window advertising it for rent. The git did get his own back by deliberately filling my bin to the top with all his rubbish before hand though, but that was a small price to pay. I think a combination of payback from me and parking wars with other neighbours must have given him a hint.
The person that rented it off him was alright, still the odd noise, it was a local couple with a small child. He also set up his decks on the opposite side of the house against the party wall of the empty house next door to him, rather than right against the party wall next to me which reduced the noise when he did play them. We got on fine. Unfortunately I was woken up in the early hours by the police breaking his door down about 5 months later. He had a drunken barney with his girlfriend (this was quite common). She must have left, but without the child as the police were called around as they were concerned about the childs safety. They couldn't get him to open the door so they knocked it down. He had committed suicide with the child inside.
Now Mr Twatty is renting it to a hippy couple. They are really nice and get along with all the neighbours. They have 2 cars but haven't upset anyone as they park them considerately. All I get is everyday living noise and not much else. They have lived there about 2 years now. It's amazing the difference nice neighbours make to your mental health.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
What the fark are the hippies doing with two cars?
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
You get one guess Cubs, and if you get it wrong you have to buy the cake.
Sara_H
Guru
I feel for you. We used to have a neighbour that used to have all night parties with music shaking the house. It drove my ex husband mad, literally. 
Eventually the neighbour left and rented the house out to tenants.
A few years later he moved back in, I was dreading it, but he's a changed man. Now it's the OAP on the other side who causes all the trouble!
Eventually the neighbour left and rented the house out to tenants.A few years later he moved back in, I was dreading it, but he's a changed man. Now it's the OAP on the other side who causes all the trouble!
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
I feel for you. We used to have a neighbour that used to have all night parties with music shaking the house. It drove my ex husband mad, literally.
A few years later he moved back in, I was dreading it, but he's a changed man. Now it's the OAP on the other side who causes all the trouble!
Literally, literally?
Globalti
Legendary Member
So true! I'm pleased to say that - fingers crossed - at our new house we have decent neighbours who are considerate and quiet and that makes life so much more relaxing. Two doors away have moved and we're waiting for the new family to move in but we are assured they are not drug dealers.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Same here, my previous 3 rentals weren't much fun, but I've done OK with the current one (fortunately for my sanity). I understand how you feel, @Plax.
