Noisy Next door neighbour renting off his Grandad

funkyfish586

Hi all, i hope someone can help as i am at the end of my tether. I live in a mid terraced house & the next door property was converted in to a hair dressers with a upstairs studio flat (sometimes in the 60's) this conversion clearly effected the insulation as i can hear everything word for word. Obviously this is next to my bedroom making it hard to sleep

When we moved in the landlord was renting to a lovely man & we had no problems with noise etc & then he moved out & the landlord moved his 18 year old grandson in & thats when all our problems started.

He has a large lab style dog & he goes to work at 5am making as much noise as possibly & then leaves his dog alone for at least 13 hours a day & the dog just barks constantly. We have spoken to the neighbour countless times & also about the general noise (explosive arguements with his gf, friends over at 3am etc) he is very unreasonable & says ' well what do you expect dogs bark'

Spoke to his landlord who has said he is not responsible & will not speak to him & it is not his problem.

Spoke to the council who have sent next door a letter but its not done anything.

Spoke to the neighbour who said that he can hear our children & its basically the same...

I dont know where to go from here really. The council are blumming useless & short of moving which i really dont want to do as my Son is just about to start school.

Does anyone know what responsibilities the landlord next door has? surely he cannot just say he refuses to help?

Many Thanks

I_have_spoken

Does anyone know what responsibilities the landlord next door has?

Next to none, your dispute is with the tenant. And as the tenant is 'family', I think you're on a losing wicket right from the off complaining to the LL.

Moving within the school catchment area is likely your best option.

sandsni

Unfortunately for you, the LL is not responsible for "neighbour disputes" such as noise or dogs. The LL would only be interested if there was a specific clause in the tenancy agreement saying "no dogs".

Keep pestering the council and police regarding the barking and aggressive behaviour if it's being kept in a shared alley. Alternatively you could try slipping it some treats while the neighbour is out and it might calm down a bit once it regards you and your family as "friends".

If you think the dog is being neglected or mistreated you could try the RSPCA, but I don't think they can do much if the animal is fit and healthy.

funkyfish586

Thank you both. We have just been discussing where to go from here & i think its just not worth the hassle. From what i understand he has the flat for life so he is unlikely to move. Siiigh! Thank you again x

angelsmomma

It is very unfair but I would just move out. I have been in this situation and it just gets worse once you complain. It is not worth the risk to your son. I would also report him to the dog warden and see if he can do anything about the dog being left in a communal area.

If you rent you could mention it to your landlord, pointing out that he will have problems keeping tenants. He may know the grandad and speak to him if he thinks it will affect his rental property.

HarryBarry

Well if you have kids and you can hear everything he does, then I can be fairly sure he will be putting up with similar back from you. Maybe not as bad as he is, but just look at it as a bit of revenge.

Having lived next door to young kids (and thin walls) it can be a nightmare even if they aren't particularly bad. I never complained as they can't help it, but maybe it is what is given this family the attitude they have in not keeping the noise down - as it is bad for them as well.

ruggedtoast

The dog is barking because its lonely and miserable. Is it otherwise a nice dog? If you are in during the day and he is out maybe you can try and befriend it in some way. Maybe he'd let you look after it a bit.