Noisy Neighbour... Solicitors?

pointer7

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for some advice before I consider my next move with my problem.

To cut a long story short I have a noisy neighbour living underneath me, I have contacted the council, they installed the noise recording equipment, acknowledged that a disturbance can be heard (drunken shouting/singing and slamming of doors) but it wasn't significant enough to take action.

I have been complaining to the letting agents for over 6 months now and they say they have written to their tenant to advise of the noise but I don't believe they have, I have asked for copies of the letters to be sent to me but so far.. nothing which leads me to think that they cant send me them because they haven't actually written to him!

I am at the end of my tether and is it worth getting a solicitor involved? short of moving house I don't know what else to do!

Lee

nidO

If the council refuse to do anything there's little a solicitor will do, short of things getting exceedingly expensive for you.
I'd move, personally.

pointer7

I have considered moving but then i think well why should i because of one person?

I was under the impression that the solicitor would contact the letting agents because it appears they have done nothing to sort this and the tenant is their responsibility after all and he could be in breach of his agreement?

ivavoucher

This sounds so difficult to sort out, I would not begin to try.
even if the neighbour is told to keep it down, if they are that type it is unlikely to happen.

look out for somewhere new and make sure (as far as possible) that you end up with a nice place where you can peacefully enjoy your home as you should be able to.

nidO

pointer7 wrote: »

I have considered moving but then i think well why should i because of one person?

This is entirely your choice, but I take the approach of why cut off my own nose to spite my face?
If that one person is making your life miserable where you are, why is that not as good a reason as any to move, especially considering it's not a problem you're going to be able to sort out easily any other way (the letting agent telling your neighbour to be quieter will almost certainly achieve precisely zero), and are literally just hoping for the best that your neighbour decides to move, and that their replacement is any better.

pointer7 wrote: »

I was under the impression that the solicitor would contact the letting agents because it appears they have done nothing to sort this and the tenant is their responsibility after all and he could be in breach of his agreement?

And then what? You pay a solicitor a load of money to write a letter to a letting agent which carries precisely zero more weight than yours does, then the letting agent:

1) replies to the solicitor saying they've already contacted their tenant
2) ignores the solicitor's letter
3) tells the solicitor to mind their own business, and that their client (you) should contact the council if they (you) have a noise complaint

What does that then achieve?

pointer7

thank you everyone for the replies.

It looks like I will have to move then, shame really seeing as I was here before him.

I will keep on at the letting agents constantly until i can find somewhere else

Mat_Lock

If they below you just buy a sub woofer for your tv and boom it out

sniggings

Contact the landlord not LA.

They will never send a private letter to you, you cannot expect them too, and asking them to only makes you look like a nutter (not being rude but it does).

Thing is,if it's drink causing the problem then that is hard to change.

Your best bet is the landlord.

Have to say how much noise do these councils consider unacceptable? watched one of those TV shows on this, and an old couple said the council would not act because the noise wasn't over 90 decibels :eek: my own TV in the same room as me is not 90d!

G_M

Is this council housing or private? Council with RTB private mix?

Are you an owner-occupier, or a tenant? If tenant, is your landlord the same as the neighbour's?

Have you identified the neighbour's landlord (eg via Land Registry)? Have you written?

If owner-occupier, have you read your lease? What does it say about noise? Nuisance? etc.

Who is the building freeholder? Or freeholder's management company?

Is any illegality involved?

The answers to those questions may throw up alternative courses of action.