Next Door Complains About Bass .. Need Advice

moromir

The leases to most modern flat developments contain regulations that require the 'owner' or his occupiers do not cause a nuisence to others on the development. Its the ultimate get-out clause that allows the management company to serve a breach of lease notice for any given situation that arises, which would include your noise problem. A landlord that gets served with a breach of lease notice may well seek to recover these costs from you and may issue a section 21 if the situation is not resolved.

I had the misfortune to live next to a guy who liked this kind of music, and I agree, it does sound quiet when youre in the room with it, next door to it was a nightmare. It was just a quiet, irregular humming, the irregularity of it was half the annoyance, you'd get these blissful few seconds of silence and then it would be there again. I had to actually move my furniture a half inch away from the wall which helped, as against the wall was causing it to vibrate making it even worse.

Are your floors carpeted? Laminate or tiles won't help the situation.

G_M

I think Google really said all that needs to be said.

Opinion

Torchboy wrote: »

I thought modern flats were really well sound-proofed and there were government regulations to ensure this?

I'm in a seven/eight year old flat and the sound-proofing is horrendous, if there is any at all.

Edit:

Why is everyone judging this guy on the type of music he listens to? I think that's a little unfair. Reading through this thread it sounds like half of these posts wouldn't be here if he'd replaced "dubstep" with "The Cure/The Who/Hendrix". OP is being honest in saying that yes, he plays music, and the fact that he's posting asking for advice and is open to speaking to his neighbour suggests he's actively trying to resolve the issue, so I don't understand why some of you are trying to make this so personal.

OP: Not sure if these links have been posted but they might be worth a read...

http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/noise/environmental-noise/noise-pollution/

http://www.problemneighbours.co.uk/using-loudspeakers.html

Mr_Thrifty

Bass, the Final Frontier.

C_Mababejive

There is no way that you will isolate those Bass beats in a block of flats.

The only answer is to

a)use headphones if possible
b)stop doing it
c)move
d)continue and face the wrath of neighbours/landlord etc

I have a tw£t next door to me that does the same..a useless dope smoking drunk.

Errata

Everyone's favourite nightmare. Beggar yourself buying an expensive, private, apartment complex in the city center only to discover that some !!!!!! of a LL has let next door to someone who runs a very noisy business in theirs.

paul1964_2

deannatrois wrote: »

.... for goodness give them a break lol. Try and give actually useful advice rather than use this site to vent! That's what it is for.., constructive advice.

To be fair, the OP was given the legal advice (i.e. the LL can end the tenancy without reason at the end of the fixed period) by post #4.

The advice on how to be a less selfish, anti-social human being was an added bonus.

Mr_Thrifty

My hobby is revving my car up at night. I like to do it mostly between the hours of 1.00am and 6.00am. I have a "PowerMax Sonic Boom Performance Exhaust System" yet despite revving my car at only 5,000 to 6,000rpm, the inconsiderate neighbours still complain! I mean, you can barely even hear the thing from a quarter of a mile away! What can I do about this situation.

sammyjammy

Whilst I appreciate that the OP asked for legal advice (from a forum?) this is an open forum and I an others are free to give our opinions. I think its important that the OP understands the effect on the bass sound to neighbours, at the moment I don't think he is quite there.

I live next door to a young girl who frequently plays her "music" at inconsiderate hours, I don't live in a flat or a newly and poorly built house, I live in a Victorian house, built over 100 years ago with solid brick walls. Even so her music, though not loud, if I ask her to turn it down, is soul destroying for me, when one is trying to sleep the slightest level of bass is a nightmare and enough to drive the sanest person mad.

I do appreciate that the OP doesn't play his music at inappropriate hours but regardless of that as others have said his nieghbours are entitled to quiet enjoyment. Personally it makes me want to commit murder when it happens, I should get shares in ear plug companies which is really sad given that its my own home.

olly300

Planner wrote: »

Would this not be a better location for your equipment then?

Though if it's bass it may still be heard through that wall as well.

The best solution is to move somewhere else.

In the meantime move the equipment to there and test out the sounds without headphones elsewhere. Otherwise you could find neighbours above and below you complaining as well.