Should I report my neighbours to the police?

Bacon_Sandwich

Spray paint the words "P**do scum" on their front door. That should take care of things.

Comms69

G_M wrote: »

The policecertainly won't do anything after the event. No point reporting to them next day.


They certainly used to attend in circumstances like this. Breach of the Peace. Whether they still have enough resources to prioritise this I've no idea.


Are the neighbours alo council tenants? If so speak to Housing dept as well as Env Health, as council tenants can be evcted for anti-social behaviour, but it won't be immediate. You'd need to show persistant problems and so the more police / Env Health call-outs, the more likely it would be.


Are there other neighbours? Group action always carries more weight.

They should get better training then


Breach of the peace is to do with violence and damage to property.

charlotte1994

Personally I would get one of those noise recorders onto your phone, record the noise and keep it in case you need it as evidence. When it next happens, call 111 and ask for advice, they very well may send someone out!

I have complained about my neighbours music before, and the police actually came around (I was a teenager at the time doing my exams so I needed my sleep) and when the police came they could hear the music. The house wasn't even attached to ours and we could still hear it with the windows closed.

Comms69

charlotte1994 wrote: »

Personally I would get one of those noise recorders onto your phone, record the noise and keep it in case you need it as evidence. When it next happens, call 111 and ask for advice, they very well may send someone out!

I have complained about my neighbours music before, and the police actually came around (I was a teenager at the time doing my exams so I needed my sleep) and when the police came they could hear the music. The house wasn't even attached to ours and we could still hear it with the windows closed.

I think you mean 101; 111 is the NHS.

shinytop

They should get better training then


Breach of the peace is to do with violence and damage to property.

wrong for Scotland

Comms69

shinytop wrote: »

wrong for Scotland

Can you link the correct information then?

R v Howell set the definition still in use today - certainly in England

pinkteapot

1234catlady wrote: »

Most private lets in my area sadly don't accept pets or social security but we are still looking into that option.

It's always worth phoning the agent and double-checking. We have a cat and have just got a rental. Every ad said 'no pets' but when we phoned they were fine so long as we paid a higher deposit.

No benefits can be trickier as I think I've seen landlords comment on here before that either their mortgage or insurance prevents them from taking housing benefit, but again it's still worth ringing round.

Good luck - I really struggle with noise too and you have my sympathies.

davidmcn

shinytop wrote: »

wrong for Scotland

Comms69 wrote: »

Can you link the correct information then?

R v Howell set the definition still in use today - certainly in England

No real relationship between the English and Scottish crimes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_the_peace#Scotland

(I think we are talking about Scotland here judging from the OP's other threads though not mentioned on this one)

In any event I expect the police would be more interested in trouble "kicking off" between neighbours rather than merely the loud music.

Comms69

davidmcn wrote: »

No real relationship between the English and Scottish crimes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_the_peace#Scotland

(I think we are talking about Scotland here judging from the OP's other threads though not mentioned on this one)

Fair enough; didn't realise.


- the Scottish version is quite worrying.