Has anyone delt with noisy neighbours and resolved the issue?

charlotte1994

Hope the title makes sense!


So I live in a back to back terraced house, my next door neighbour came to me and asked if I could hear the house behind hers making any noise. I said yes, they are incredibly loud. Slamming doors, shouting, stamping up the stairs. I consider this general noise, but I don't hear a peep from anyone else, and their house is diagonal to mine! She said she could hear them shouting, swearing, everything that was going on in that house. She said every other word is the f word, and she has a son in the house as well.
The neighbour from the house behind mine came to me as well to make sure we knew it wasn't them who was making all the noise!

I promised my neighbours I would see what I could do and see if I could talk to the police. My first port of call would be to write a letter, explaining that we can all here them and there are 2 houses with children. I am not actually sure who lives there, I have seen groups of young lads going through (they have to go through the alley next to my house to get to theirs) and some girls.

Has anyone been in this situation? Should I start with a letter or just go straight to the police? What can the police even do? If I write a letter how can I prove that they have even received it?

comeandgo

How about you visit the loud neighbors and ask if they could be a bit quieter? The police will not be interested.

Davesnave

It's not a police matter, unless it becomes something like a breach of the peace, such as a rave party etc. Surely the households involved need to speak with the offending family as a group in the first instance, just to show it's not an individual concern?

You may also need to speak with your council's Environmental Health Dept, who will probably tell you to keep a diary of all the noisy events. Since there might be several households keeping such a diary, this could be quite a useful tool in achieving action, especially if accounts tally.

The most likely action would be a formal warning about complaints, followed, perhaps, by the installation of sound-monitoring in the worst affected property if there was no improvement. Once quantified, the noise could be used for purposes of prosecution, though cash-strapped councils are often reluctant to take costly court action. Some even suggest a private injunction to complainants these days.

lisyloo

I've had the "noise people" round and 2 out of 3 times they declared the noise a statutory nuisance (in this case smoke alarms with flat batteries beeping every 40 seconds night and day).


The third time I didn't agree with the man they sent round (gender mentioned as it's relevant). I'm a woman so have more sensitive hearing when sleeping as I have the inate instinct to listen for a crying baby when sleeping.


Anyway they got things sorted.
They have the ability to serve a notice and break in.
In both cases this got things the managing agent to get things resolved without having to break in.


In both cases people were away when their back up batteries went flat.

spirit

charlotte1994 wrote: »

So I live in a back to back terraced house, my next door neighbour came to me and asked if I could hear the house behind hers making any noise. I said yes, they are incredibly loud. Slamming doors, shouting, stamping up the stairs. I consider this general noise, but I don't hear a peep from anyone else, and their house is diagonal to mine! She said she could hear them shouting, swearing, everything that was going on in that house. She said every other word is the f word, and she has a son in the house as well.
The neighbour from the house behind mine came to me as well to make sure we knew it wasn't them who was making all the noise!

I promised my neighbours I would see what I could do and see if I could talk to the police. My first port of call would be to write a letter, explaining that we can all here them and there are 2 houses with children. I am not actually sure who lives there, I have seen groups of young lads going through (they have to go through the alley next to my house to get to theirs) and some girls.

Has anyone been in this situation? Should I start with a letter or just go straight to the police? What can the police even do? If I write a letter how can I prove that they have even received it?

Why would the neighbours be handing you a loaded gun for you to fire?

PhilE

Do not let the neighbors know who is complaining.

The council will try their very best to do nothing, collect evidence. If your neighbors plus yourself can do this, then they may step in.

Norman_Castle

Make sure your neighbour will speak up if needed. In my experience people condemn noise but refuse to get involved in stopping it.

If its a group of lads living there its likely to be their first time living alone and they're possibly clueless about how to behave. It becomes a problem if the refuse to stop.
A letter might work. The police will only get involved if there is criminal or antisocial behaviour.

Pixie5740

charlotte1994 wrote: »

Hope the title makes sense!


So I live in a back to back terraced house, my next door neighbour came to me and asked if I could hear the house behind hers making any noise. I said yes, they are incredibly loud. Slamming doors, shouting, stamping up the stairs. I consider this general noise, but I don't hear a peep from anyone else, and their house is diagonal to mine! She said she could hear them shouting, swearing, everything that was going on in that house. She said every other word is the f word, and she has a son in the house as well.
The neighbour from the house behind mine came to me as well to make sure we knew it wasn't them who was making all the noise!

I promised my neighbours I would see what I could do and see if I could talk to the police. My first port of call would be to write a letter, explaining that we can all here them and there are 2 houses with children. I am not actually sure who lives there, I have seen groups of young lads going through (they have to go through the alley next to my house to get to theirs) and some girls.

Has anyone been in this situation? Should I start with a letter or just go straight to the police? What can the police even do? If I write a letter how can I prove that they have even received it?

I've dealt with noisy neighbours a few times. The first time Glasgow City Council got involved due to noisy tenants. The other two times were in Aberdeen and the experience of opening the door to a sleep deprived Weegie seemed to encourage my neighbours to be quieter.

diggingdude

Do not approach them alone. If two neighbours are also complaining approach as a group or not at all. Don't be a sacrificial lamb

Marvel1

If it's not bothering you, i wouldn't do anything, if it's bothering the others let them deal with complaints etc.

Cakeguts

Who owns the house is it a rental?