Neighbours Banging (plus flooded bathroom)

KatieDee

Sorry if the title was a tad misleading

We've lived in our flat for around three years, with very few issues.

Around six months ago, we got new neighbours upstairs who happen to be the heaviest footed human beings I have ever lived under. It sounds like they're either bowling or wrestling each other (not in a good way) and pretty much all we hear when they're in the house is stomping.

This has been going on for a while, but I'm loathed to speak to them directly as I appreciate we live in new build flats and therefore, the soundproofing is probably pretty rubbish. I don't want to make them paranoid about every noise they might make and have tried to just work around it (ear plugs at night, etc) but it seems to be getting worse.

Two days ago they had friends round and flooded their bathroom, causing water to pour through our lights. I went up and spoke to her about it, got her name and number, as well as her landlords, and even then didn't do anything other than advise my landlord of the leak. I should have really taken the opportunity to discuss the noise with her then, but her friends were laughing about how hilarious it is to flood your bathroom and potentially destroy the building you live in. I was already quite panicky so I didn't really want to look any more mental than I already dd

This morning, they came home at 2.30am, shouting outside and then banging up and down the flat.

I think I've been really patient about this. I'm quite noise sensitive which is why I always try and give people the benefit of the doubt, but I can''t enjoy living in this flat anymore because they make so much bloody noise. The rent definitely isn't cheap, and as I understand it the tenants are two friends flat sharing. I think they must be off work this week, as the sound is usually a lot less often.

What is the best way to deal with this? Just grin and bare it until we move into our new house in (hopefully) a few months? Speak to them directly? Send a friendly letter? Just accept that noise is a thing in a flat and get over myself? :rotfl:

need_an_answer

Personally I would just put up with it afterall as you say it wont be long before you move.

You could tell them,their LL the management company,your LL infact anyone who will listen,but its unlikely that they will change their ways or you be able to get any redress from the situation before you leave anyway.


Push on with your purchase and hopefully you'll be on your way to your new home soon

Norman_Castle

KatieDee wrote: »

Just accept that noise is a thing in a flat and get over myself? :rotfl:

As you were there for 2 1/2 years with previous neighbours not causing this problem it proves that noise dosen't have to be "a thing" in flats. Its sounds like you've been burdened with a pair of idiots for neighbours with idiot friends. You could speak to them and see what happens. Be grateful you are hopefully leaving soon, then they will be someone elses problem.

KatieDee

need_an_answer wrote: »

Personally I would just put up with it afterall as you say it wont be long before you move.

You could tell them,their LL the management company,your LL infact anyone who will listen,but its unlikely that they will change their ways or you be able to get any redress from the situation before you leave anyway.


Push on with your purchase and hopefully you'll be on your way to your new home soon

Thank you for your reply

This is what I was leaning towards...I always expect some kind of noise when living in flats, so it's really hard to decide what is excessive and what is reasonable. I think I'm still a bit miffed from their actions from the other night, so probably not in the right frame of mind!

Norman_Castle wrote: »

As you were there for 2 1/2 years with previous neighbours not causing this problem it proves that noise dosen't have to be "a thing" in flats. Its sounds like you've been burdened with a pair of idiots for neighbours with idiot friends. You could speak to them and see what happens. Be grateful you are hopefully leaving soon, then they will be someone elses problem.

Very true - I've tried to be as understanding as possible because I remember being in a flat myself a few years ago and receiving a very stern letter from the neighbours. I genuinely didn't make a lot of noise at all, rarely if ever listened to music and I'm naturally very light footed (they call me "the ninja" at work!), but it really upset me to think I had bothered someone in that way and made me uncomfortable in the flat.

I think, as you said, I'll just get on with it and look forward to the move. It isn't worth antagonising them (although to be fair, they seem really lovely) or souring the atmosphere. It isn't like they're blasting techno music 24/7 which I've read on some threads, so I suppose I should be grateful it's just the occasional bang or bathroom flooding.

AnotherJoe

Have they done something like put laminate down ?

markin

In a new flat i would expect silence even if they were tap dancing, They may wear shoes and have no big rugs.

KatieDee

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Have they done something like put laminate down ?

The hallway has laminate in it (which I only noticed when I went to knock on about the flood) but the rest of the flat (bedrooms, living room, etc) is carpeted.

markin wrote: »

In a new flat i would expect silence even if they were tap dancing, They may wear shoes and have no big rugs.

I don't think they have rugs down. Honestly, the girl who lives there is really small as well. I genuinely can't work out how she makes all the noise.

xylophone

Just grin and bare it

You'll definitely end up loathed (if not arrested)?:)

KatieDee

xylophone wrote: »

You'll definitely end up loathed (if not arrested)?:)

I spent at least thirty seconds trying to guess which spelling to use - you have caught me out! I will definitely bear and not bare :eek:

xylophone

bear and not bare

You're loath to bare your all lest your neighbour cannot bear the sight and loathes you for ever and ever and ever......?:D

MovingForwards

Sadly it's part and parcel of living in a flat and the reason I would never buy a lower flat only top floor.

You have an out, concentrate on that and time will fly.

If you want to do something have a word with them, but don't expect anything to change.

Could be so much worse. We have a Herd of elephants upstairs, several psycho's and a troll downstairs and a few split heads, out of seven other flats in the block - don't even get me started on the block next door; my 'out' isn't for ages yet.