Help! The nutter downstairs is making our lives a misery.

GreenSheep

whitewing wrote: »

Have sex in your flat, it's your home!

Standard though. No one should have to hear the German stuff.

theartfullodger

Bleedin' Looney: probably English 'n all eh?

lippy1923

Ignore everything he says/ does. Watch what you want on your PC without headphones. Its your home, you can make reasonable living noise. Keep all these notes/ a diary of his wierdness and anything else you can think of.

Above everything else- Have as much sex in the flat as you like.... maybe make it extra loud. It might creep him out a bit so he might back off

kitrat

vet8 wrote: »

I agree he is a coward, only cowards send anonymous notes and refuse to speak to people. We have tried thumping back on the floor when he thumps in the past, but I have now stopped that as it seemed to make it worse and reduced us to his pathetic level..

Perhaps a note which points out his cowardliness would shame him into leaving you alone. Most reasonable people would be embarrassed to have their cowardliness pointed out to them (not sure if he sounds very reasonable though).

GreenSheep

kitrat wrote: »

Perhaps a note which points out his cowardliness would shame him into leaving you alone. Most reasonable people would be embarrassed to have their cowardliness pointed out to them (not sure if he sounds very reasonable though).

He stole their doormat...

money_maker_2

Take up an instrument (perhaps drums), buy a hi-fi/speakers, do some loud DIY, take up the carpet and just have floor boards (wear heels at all times) Advertise his flat in local shops, Have a house party/ people over regularly, turn your phone volume up and call youself when your not in, have the loudest sex ever, pay some kids to play 'knock down ginger' on his door, buzzer etc lol

moromir

GreenSheep wrote: »

He stole their doormat...

Is it possible that the doormat was removed by the Management Company?

Usually if you're doing anything like a fire risk safety assessement it flags any obstruction or trip hazard in communal hallways as a high risk element which has to be urgently rectified - they should of course given the mat back to the OP but it sounds more plausible to me.

GreenSheep

moromir wrote: »

Is it possible that the doormat was removed by the Management Company?

Usually if you're doing anything like a fire risk safety assessement it flags any obstruction or trip hazard in communal hallways as a high risk element which has to be urgently rectified - they should of course given the mat back to the OP but it sounds more plausible to me.

Boring....

Mozzanov

vet8 wrote: »

We bought an upstairs flat just over 2 years ago and after 3 days we received an anonymous note moaning about us making a noise "all night every night".

He might have mental health problems. I'm not meaning to sound nasty, but if there is no sound and he believes he's hearing something. On the other hand, it might be coming from another neighbour and he doesn't realise that. (I have a hard time identifying exactly which neighbour is making noise sometimes due to the layouts of the flats.)

vet8 wrote: »

This really upset me as we are middle aged, responsible people and I was concerned that we were disturbing anyone.

One of the problems with a lower/ground floor flat is that, never mind how considerate your neighbours are, you can often hear everything. (For example, I can hear my neighbour's phone vibrate, I can hear him urinating, and I can hear him snore like a train.) It's just part of being in a lower/ground floor flat though. (I have had genuinely noisy and unreasonable neighbours, too, though.) Not all properties are equal of course and some have better noise insulation (particularly I place I stayed in Russia, couldn't hear anything from neighbours ever).

Eventually though you get used to these every day (or night) sounds. (As long as they are within reason - had a few neighbours who weren't.)

vet8 wrote: »

We are both in our 50s, we are light on out feet and always wear slippers in the flat, we have no T.V., radio or sound system and if one of us watches something on the computer we always wear headphones, so we make no noise at all. I would honestly think we were ideal neighbours and having spoken to the others on our floor they have all said they have never heard a sound from our flat.

I wish you were my neighbours. (You're even a bit too considerate and need to relax more, enjoy your home more, listen to sounds without headphones, etc.)

vet8 wrote: »

and we have never had sex in the flat for fear of making too much noise which might disturb him.:eek:

I'm all for trying interesting places, but don't let him stop enjoying your sex life in your own home!

vet8 wrote: »

My OH is all for kicking his door down and beating his head in, therapeutic but not very useful. Has any one got any ideas. I will complain to the useless management company who do nothing anyway, but the rude woman said to me that if they receive a complaint about noise all they do is send a standard letter. Not much good.

Anyone got any ideas before my OH loses his rag totally.

He might be afraid of your OH. Have you tried knocking on his door yourself? (Of course, as he seems a bit unbalanced, don't go inside and make sure your OH is nearby.)

Otherwise, just stop being so thoughtful as you have, enjoy your home and he will just have to get used to it (or leave). How long have you been there for?

Tancred

The issue here is that what is reasonable noise to some is intolerable to others. The best thing is to meet the person concerned on amicable terms and try to find out what the particular problem is - most of these things can be sorted out without a dispute. A cup of tea and a couple of rich tea biscuits can make all the difference.