would you like new neighbours

[markg0vbr]

new people have moved in next door about two years now, they have the odd party that some times go on until one and the odd time two thirty, but last night i think his girlfriend was out he had five of his mates round, from the sound of it they where playing wwf wrestling on a computer console, in the bed room that shares the party wall with mine, lots of shouting very noisy it sounded as though they were in the room with me.
i went around at 3:50 am to ask if they could please pack in as i had no sleep , i have enough trouble trying to sleep with a broken hip

this had no effect at all and they kept on past 4:30

i am already filing in a noise diary and have contacted the environmental health noise unit. i also made a point of not being quiet this morning when i gave up trying go to sleep at 9am hopefully waking them up

i am just thinking now about any backlash

any one got a secluded detached house they would like to swap

 

[e-rider]

at the moment they just shout at each other but in the past we had a succession of very loud shaggers!!! Would even wake me in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning! Thought they might come through the wall!

 

[LosingFocus]

at the moment they just shout at each other but in the past we had a succession of very loud shaggers!!! Would even wake me in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning! Thought they might come through the wall!

Worrying choice of words!

 

[Janeyb]

Sorry to say that detached and secluded is no guarantee. I live in a detached house in a small village which was lovely and quiet until the large house next door was sold to people who have 7 dogs. They started off barking continually but after several polite requests from us the owners don't leave them out very long now so it has improved. On our ride yesterday we passed a house which we had considered viewing. It's down a lane with only two other houses near it. One of the houses had a yappy dog which was barking constantly as we approached and as we cycled off into the distance. We could hear it for ages. So IMO the only option for p n q is a house absolutey on it's own with nowt around for miles.

 

[ianrauk]

I think I will stick with my neighbour of a single Mum with 3 teenage daughters thanks..

In all seriousness naughty neighbours is a horrible think to have to put up with. I once moved because of my crappy neighbours. Just couldn't watch the cricket in peace...

 

[Amheirchion]

new people have moved in next door about two years now, they have the odd party that some times go on until one and the odd time two thirty, but last night i think his girlfriend was out he had five of his mates round, from the sound of it they where playing wwf wrestling on a computer console, in the bed room that shares the party wall with mine, lots of shouting very noisy it sounded as though they were in the room with me.
i went around at 3:50 am to ask if they could please pack in as i had no sleep , i have enough trouble trying to sleep with a broken hip

this had no effect at all and they kept on past 4:30

i am already filing in a noise diary and have contacted the environmental health noise unit. i also made a point of not being quiet this morning when i gave up trying go to sleep at 9am hopefully waking them up

i am just thinking now about any backlash

any one got a secluded detached house they would like to swap

I do believe that Wrestlemania was on last night, which does run until the early hours. So it's more likely that as it's PPV, they all went to one persons house to share the costs. Nothing more to add about the situation really, except that it's a once a year event, although smaller PPV's do happen throughout the year. Perhaps you could ask that a different person hosts it next time?

 

[XmisterIS]

Thank goodness I have not had any rowdy neighbours for a long time! Not since I was a student ... no ... wait ... back then I was the rowdy piss-head neighbour ...

Nowadays, my next door neighbour is a good soul, but he is slowly renovating his house and sometimes has a tendency to drill holes in the party wall at 9 o'clock at night, or 7:30 on a Sunday morning.

Mind you, I inadvertently got my own back the other day - I was stripping old layers of paint off my garden wall with my jetwash, which is the most powerful mains-powered one that money can buy ... and I noticed that the blow-back had finely coated the back of his house (and mine) with little tiny flakes of paint. I shouldn't laugh!

I did apologies and offer to clean it off, he said "no probs" and just hosed it all down. Like I say, he's a good chap, but sometimes forgets what time it is when drilling and banging!

 

[chillyuk]

i am already filing in a noise diary and have contacted the environmental health noise unit. i also made a point of not being quiet this morning when i gave up trying go to sleep at 9am hopefully waking them up

i am just thinking now about any backlash

Be careful about retaliating with noise of your own. Environmental Health can just state six of one half a dozen of the other and refuse to take action.

 

[Kirstie]

I have astonishingly inconsiderate neighbours. They don't seem to appreciate that they have people whose house is joined on to theirs: hoovering and DIY from 7am until midnight; screaming kids, ill trained barking and howling dogs, loud computer games etc etc. The previous neighbours had 5 dogs and two young kids and we hardly heard a peep out of them - it's their inconsideration which annoys me the most.

We judiciously apply the sub-woofer and the accordion as a form of revenge...

 

[LosingFocus]

I believe you need a few of these:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8c52/

And access to their place

*cough*

 

[Globalti]

We were forced to move when drug dealers moved in next door. It was a terribly disturbing episode of our lives, Mrs Gti and I were both on beta blockers. Now our lovely neighbour is selling up and we are in dread of who we might get next.

 

[Fletch456]

at the moment they just shout at each other but in the past we had a succession of very loud shaggers!!! Would even wake me in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning! Thought they might come through the wall!

Ouch. Environmental health also tend not to attend without police officers so they have to sync up with them being free. So may be you need a tough case (or a very well made one) for any action to happen in a short time frame.

The best course of action is always to deal with them directly. Plus if you do this and show you've been reasonable and it provides no changes this should be documented and will add to your case.

Personally if I felt it got to a certain point I would enquire with a solicitor and take action via them if it made sense and other routes may / may not be effective. I'm not the richest man by any means but know the value of using the right people - ie with employers who don't know what they are doing when they think they do.

I always have the tv or radio on so it's my noise and not that of my neighbours though (fingers crossed) they tend be surprisingly quiet. And did you know that if you turn off your music theirs will go quieter? I know it was the middle of the night this time. Where the sound waves overlap (ie same frequencies) then your tv / music / whatever acts as an amplifier to their sounds.

 

[Howard]

We were forced to move when drug dealers moved in next door. It was a terribly disturbing episode of our lives, Mrs Gti and I were both on beta blockers. Now our lovely neighbour is selling up and we are in dread of who we might get next.

Yes, this is the worst case scenario. If you have a bit of neighborly noise think yourself lucky. This is what you could have. Well done for surviving it.

To the OP - a bit of noise is annoying but try to approach it with a bit of jovality - taking the heavy handed approach will certainly get their backs up. Also note that if you do make any official complaint you should declare it when selling your property (should you own it).

 

[Cush]

We (touch wood) are lucky, after two "fur coat and dirty knickers" teachers took a smaller than expected profit and moved on we have had excellent folk in our small rural close but as several of us are getting to a certain age and the ones with children are reaching the time when the young one's fly and they might want to down size I dread the "for Sale" signs going up.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I feel really sorry for you. I have had the odd neighbours that were tools but nothing like that. I used to live next door to a miserable man his 50's who's garden was like a bomb site. And when Manchester United were playing he would be shouting at the top of his voice at the tv f'ing and blinding and singing Man U footie terrace songs It was not that bad really even though I thought he was a bit sad. My new neighbours since I moved are often arguing now. The party walls are really crap and she has a very high pitched voice and swears for England. A few months ago they were going at 5 am, full blast. Banging doors too. It amazes me the stupid hours that people keep. The main thing that concerns me is that the man of the house has a young son from a previous relationship that often stays over, and they argue infront of him. Still it is none of my business and it is not a daily occurence. I would love to be able to afford a detached house.