Please help me....

[Summerking]

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, there is nothing more stressful than living with noisy neighbours, your home is your sanctuary and having peanuts ruin it is just not on. If it was me I'd get their phone number and a cheap £10 Tesco pay as you go mobile phone bought with cash and ring them at all hours, 3am 6am..especially on Sundays when the scrotes want a big lie in and hang up without ever speaking., of course I wouldn't recommend doing this for real..cough' nudge' wink'... In addition you need to start a diary recording every instance that you are 'put out' either in their presence or by their noise, even the smallest thing that uspets you. Written evidence of a prolonged nuisance will carry a lot of weight should you and your neighbours seek redress through a court or the Council.

 

[Over The Hill]

Why not try doing exactly as she asks and go to her when there is some noise? Get her phone number and call her to avoid fact to face perhaps.
She has presented you with her solution so that need to be seen to not work before you go to plan B. When and if there is no noise for a week buy them some choccys or something.

If they think noise upsets the git next door they will do it but if it upsets the nice man next do then they may not. You need to get them to belong to the street and care a bit for it not be further alienated from it.

 

[Sillyoldman]

Only seek revenge if you can cope with an escalation of hostilities.

wise words

 

[DCLane]

Only seek revenge if you can cope with an escalation of hostilities.

Agreed - when we moved into the current house in 2004 the Housing Association opposite brought in 3 'problem families' under pressure from the local councillors, without warning for anyone a couple of months after.

Cue drug dealing, thefts, attacks, boozing, fights, loud music, etc. The neighbours' car was stolen and driven into someone's front room. Police were up every evening. It was chaos, with no-one wanting to help.

The worst culprit lived opposite me - he'd burgle somewhere, then hide the stash under the shed. And then I'd phone the police, telling them where to find it

We involved the police, councillors who caused this, the HA and the media - under pressure they started to take notice.

The main culprit figured out I was the one phoning the police and he came round one night brandishing a knife. His words "stop it or I'll stick you with this".
Me: "Do you have a gun?"
Him: "No".
Me: "Well, I used to live in West Belfast. Knives are nothing. Come back when you've got a gun". And I shut the door. Oh, and the pressure was kept up on them and the councillors/police. I'm still on first-name terms with them all!

6 months later it's all dealt with; all ASBO'd and inside for 3-7 years. Plus the pressure on the HA meant they were evicted. It's been quiet again but I'm hoping the problems don't return.

Be prepared to tackle them head-on. And don't relent. Or you'll lose.

 

[Arch]

The main culprit figured out I was the one phoning the police and he came round one night brandishing a knife. His words "stop it or I'll stick you with this".
Me: "Do you have a gun?"
Him: "No".
Me: "Well, I used to live in West Belfast. Knives are nothing. Come back when you've got a gun". And I shut the door.

I love that! Must remember it. Although I fear it's all too likely the scroat would go and get a gun!

 

[alicat]

Thanks, all.

I'm away working in London for the week so have time to relax a bit.

I won't do anything but in a hypothetical world I'd ring them at odd hours, play Radio 4 very loudly whenever the music starts up, turn the bike's pedals the wrong way round and leave a rotting pigeon somewhere near the door.

I will go down the formal redress route if it gets any worse.

 

[postman]

Keep a noise diary,then present it to the council.

 

[classic33]

If it was me I'd get their phone number and a cheap £10 Tesco pay as you go mobile phone bought with cash and ring them at all hours, 3am 6am..especially on Sundays when the scrotes want a big lie in and hang up without ever speaking., of course.

#31# in front of any number dialled from a mobile phone will hide your phone from the network. They can't even say what phone it was/is in. Most phones just withhold your telephone number, this withholds both your phone number & IMEI number.

 

[Arjimlad]

A circular saw or electric sander makes a fine racket !

But I would say that he who embarks on a journey of revenge should first dig two graves...

 

[Archie_tect]

Sell up and tour the world....
[edit: Treat this as the 'last straw' to give you your motivation to do something life changing...]

 

[DCLane]

How about letting them know your new hobby ....
... opera?
... open-window taxidermy?
... giant gnome installations?
... wood-turning using chainsaws?
or something worse?