Noisy Father of Family Below

Rosieandjim

If there are children involved I would definitely let the police know. They can refer to social services if they suspect any domestic abuse is going on. Social Services can they decide what to do to support this family.


It is pretty stressful trying to live in a flat with multiple children along with the stress of earning a living and the cost of everything.


If it affecting you and your gut feeling is that something isn't right then you have to phone the police to make sure these children are not living with abuse.

Pop_Up_Pirate

Police and social services are there to deal with serious issues and should NOT be used to deal with a shouting Dad!!

Speak to him, if he doesn't pipe down then go through the proper procedure (which takes forever). Using valuable services such as sociial services or police shouldn't come into this situation.

Fireflyaway

Speak to him. He may not realise how loud he is being. Some cultures are louder. My husband ( north African) sounds like he is shouting on the phone / when talking to his family but they are just more loud and animated.
I have to say my neighbour is similar. She shouts and screams at the kids at all hours. This morning she had started at 6am or so! It happens every day at all times. I find it a bit disturbing as they are small kids but some people just communicate by yelling. I don't think the kids are that upset by it. I think they are immune to it as it happens every day!
I would hang off calling social services. That could cause all sorts of issues. Unless you believe he is beating the kids or really mistreating them. Reporting someone is a sure way to annoy them even more. Try the direct approach first. We approached an old noisy neighbour and turned out he was deaf. He was very apologetic and it stopped. Try the least heavy handed approach first.

tesuhoha

However, I would say that shouting is a form of abuse and can intimidate young children.

svain

Since when is shouting at children an offence??

Guest101

professor~yaffle wrote: »

Pretty sure tenancy agreements have a clause in them about noise nuisance to neighbours. Ours always have (in both private and social housing).

There's no such things as a 'standard' agreement.


Your experiences, as extensive as they are, will not be the same as the thousands of tenancy agreements issued every single week.....

Guest101

Chlorine7 wrote: »

He is intimidating because I can hear the way he shouts at his family. The kids are all under 5 years old - no need to scream the way he does and last night I'm certain it was at his wife. It isn't necessarily the screaming that is the problem, it's more that it will turn into a screaming match if my housemate or myself go down there and he treats us the same way as his family. - and?

I don't see why I should have to put up with it at 3am just because it's a block of flats. We endure noisy families all day and evening without complaint but the middle of the screaming and shouting isn't acceptable. If you did nothing about it then that's your prerogative. I would like to do something... I have now contacted the property managers - though they are bloody stupid and have contacted the wrong landlords.

Buy a detached property - then you wont.


as for not doing anything about it? No I think you should.


- probably because it's neither the duty of the PM or the LL to act?

Guest101

Loz01 wrote: »

I'd phone the police and say you think someone is being attacked or threatened if he was that loud and horrendous to the point where it sounds like he's lost control. He probably won't shut up or settle down til someone makes an intervention and Police always have a way of getting the point through to people.

By doing nothing, as there would is no offence of 'shouting'.

Livelongandprosper

I'm there with those that are saying, different nationalities can sound all shouty and scarey, yet aren't at all

My mother, I'm sure you could hear the end of the road when on the phone. My BIL is Egyption and he can make my ears bleed when he's in the same room, on the phone, omg Ear plugs please

professor~yaffle

Guest101 wrote: »

There's no such things as a 'standard' agreement.


Your experiences, as extensive as they are, will not be the same as the thousands of tenancy agreements issued every single week.....

Well, OP can always go check her own tenancy agreement. I've been renting for decades and have yet to see a contract which does not specify that you're not to cause noise nuisance to neighbours.