Surviving a 6 month rental agreement

BarginBetty79

Hi All,
Following my previous post regarding my 6 month rental agreement, I have today spoken to the letting agent who have said that the only way I could terminate my agreement early is agree to pay the landlords advertising fees and rent until he finds new tenants. I can't afford to do this so looks like I'm stuck there. To be fair, the noise from the upstairs flat isn't what would be classed as 'unsociable noise' but is just more down to the bad insulation and the other tenants being a lot younger than myself so tend to keep different hours. I enjoy sitting a reading the quiet and its just not possible to do with the noise from the tv and walking around upstairs.

What I'm looking for is any helpful advice from anyone that's been in a similar position of how best to survive the next 6 months, I need to try and save as much as possible and have been warned that if I spend to much time away from the property, its going to make the noise feel 100 times worse when I am there.

I know 6 months doesn't sound that long, but it's already feeling like a lifetime away!

Many thanks
BB x

G_M

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5820031

custardy

Its much easier if you post on the "previous post" than simply refer to it...

ThePants999

I disagree, custardy. This is a totally different subject - it's gone from "how can I get out of my tenancy early?" to "how do I cope with noisy neighbours?".

You've surely been around long enough to notice that many people don't read threads. They read the original post, and reply to it - they don't notice if the topic of conversation has totally changed part way through. If you have a totally different question, starting a new thread is the best way to get on-topic replies

(I appreciate the irony in saying that when 100% of replies so far have been off topic!)

G_M

So now we have both.

Worst of both worlds!

welshbookworm

To cope with neighbours noise, its best to have your own noise to help cover it up. Playing music or the radio or TV can help.
I have noisy neighbours and put music on to help cover their noise up.

Pixie5740

Noise cancelling headphones, ear plugs, appealing to your neighbour's better nature, thanking your lucky stars that because you rent you'll be away from the noise within a relatively short timescale. Imagine you'd just bought your first home and discovered you had a noisy git for a neighbour and poor sound insulation. :eek:

custardy

ThePants999 wrote: »

I disagree, custardy. This is a totally different subject - it's gone from "how can I get out of my tenancy early?" to "how do I cope with noisy neighbours?".

You've surely been around long enough to notice that many people don't read threads. They read the original post, and reply to it - they don't notice if the topic of conversation has totally changed part way through. If you have a totally different question, starting a new thread is the best way to get on-topic replies

(I appreciate the irony in saying that when 100% of replies so far have been off topic!)

The whole opening post relates to the previous post. Hence my point.
If its purely about dealing with neighbourly noise,then pretty much all of the OP is superflous

BarginBetty79

Apologies for the confusion I seem to have some how caused. My first post was advice on getting out of the tenancy, seeing as I now know that is not possible I thought it was better to start again to get some advice on how to get through it, as at the moment 6 months feels like it's never going to come around.

I did think if most people are like me they just read the opening title then reply if they want to.

OnlyAlan

Please don't construe this as a flippant reply.

I have a lot of noise to contend with - it is called tinitus (fair enough, only I can hear it). The advice I was given years ago works fairly well for me. I was told, "Make it your friend".

The point being, what we can't change we must live with. The noise can't really affect your wellbeing but your reaction to it can.

Play it down - don't let it 'get to you'. Make fun of it - sing along, tap your foot to it, smile at it.

Thimk of all the times you have been subjected to louder noise - on an aeroplane, at a football match, in a pub, at a dance/disco, when driving - etc.

Try to be positive. There are thousands of deaf people in Britain who would love to be able to hear 'your' noise, even just for six months.

It is up to you whether you master it or it masters you.

Good luck
Alan

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Noise cancelling headphones helped me not hear two large dogs next door barking at all hours.

I think if they work for that, they'll work for you. I have wireless ones so I can wear them walking around as well as seated.