Noisy Neighbours!!!!!

Pinkbird

As the title suggests, I have been putting up with noisy next door for over a year. I blame poor soundproofing. But the sound travel is the reason why I try to be as respectful as I can, but I don't get that in return.

Everybody gathers into their household, talking long into the night, parties in the garden. It all got too much and we had to talk to them because they were BLASTING MUSIC OUTSIDE, in the early hours!!! A friend of mine knows somebody who lives a few doors down and even they could hear it.

It all calmed down a bit. But I fear its creeping back. The new thing is darts, against wall we are attached to. it's way past midnight and they're drunk and all I can hear is thud thud thud, in threes, cheering etc, so its clearly darts. I can hear this thud in the furthest room - it can be heard throughout the whole house.

Last thing I want is a dispute. But they are so noisy. I can deal with during the day, but 1am onwards is a joke.

I worry that their noise isn't frequent enough to be recognised as a problem, since they calmed down a lot after my complaint. They are quite noisy in daily life, shouting instead of talking, so when they're like it in the evening, it can just be so overwhelming.

I feel anxious about it, stressed, and I even dread holidays because theres a chance they will be worse. I dread things I USED to look forward to, because of them.



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they also have a private landlord.... great

RelievedSheff

Keep a record of the noise disturbances and present it to the local council and their landlord.

You could also try approaching them again and thanking them for calming down a bit but explaining that you can still clearly hear them. Although chances are this wont work. Some people just have no consideration for others around them.

We lived with excess noise from next door for 12 years and didn't realise until we moved this April into a detached property just how much it had affected us all. So you have my upmost sympathy and I hope you can find a solution to the problem.

Cakeguts

Contact their landlord. However this is a problem with the build of the property so even if these people move out you cannot guarantee that if the house next door is sold you won't get a noisy owner occupier.



Your best plan of action would be to move because the house that you are living in is not suitable for your noise level requirments and it has been built like this so there isn't anything that you can really do to improve the situation except buy a better built house.

diggingdude

Do you own or rent? If rent move as quick as possible. If own be careful about disputes

RelievedSheff

If you dont want to move you could look at soundproofing but it isn't cheap to achieve suitable reductions in noise levels and wont help with the noise from outside.

Having endured enough years with noisy neighbours we will now not live in anything other than detached. It has been a revelation.

We know that you can get very well sound insulated attached properties but for us we would still always be concerned about noise from ne t door due to past experience.

Cakeguts

RelievedSheff wrote: »

If you dont want to move you could look at soundproofing but it isn't cheap to achieve suitable reductions in noise levels and wont help with the noise from outside.

Having endured enough years with noisy neighbours we will now not live in anything other than detached. It has been a revelation.

We know that you can get very well sound insulated attached properties but for us we would still always be concerned about noise from ne t door due to past experience.

Buying a detached house though is not going to be possible for everyone. Detached houses in my area all cost over £1million. This is not going to be an option for most people. Buying a detached house will only be possible if property prices in general are low and there are a lot of detached houses built in the area. For most people the only option would be to move to a house with better sound insulation in the build.



The only way most people will be able to afford a detached house would be to move to a cheaper local area. Cheaper areas are available because there is something that puts many people off from wanting to live there. Expensive areas are expensive because they are popular.

tom9980

Pinkbird wrote: »

edit:
they also have a private landlord.... great

If they owned you have little chance of getting them to change.

If they rented social housing they would require mediation and evidence.

A private Landlord is the only person you need to convince to evict them or bring them into line.

onwards&upwards

Go round and ask if they can please put the dartboard on a different wall.

Norman_Castle

Talk to the tenant alone. Its easy for visitors to dismiss your complaint as they like their doss house and you're not their neighbour. Explain how much of their noise you can hear, how often and how it affects you.

I had one neighbour whos nightly visitors were 4-5 men, 20-40 years old. They weren't drunk or playing music but the amount of noise, including 4 doors slamming shut each time they went to the bathroom and the room shaking everytime the sensitive car alarm went of causing them all to run down the stairs was ridiculous. After complaints to the tenant it stopped.

Whatever the outcome might be talking to the tenant will be understandably unwelcome but potentially the easiest solution. Their response will guide your next actions.
Good luck. Noisy neighbours are a drain on your life.
I understand avoiding going away as it may be worse when you return but from experience this has never been the case for me.

Gwendo40

Even a detached doesn't guarantee you peace and quiet in your own home, unless it's very detached.

My mother has a detached on the edge of a rural village, even inside with all the doors and windows shut you can hear the neighbours cockerels screeching from 4 a.m until nightfall, other neighbours dogs periodically barking, tractors and trailers roaring and clattering up and down the road (sometimes all throughout the night) bored local kids wandering past all throughout the evening shouting and screaming, kicking balls etc.

Luckily for her none of this seems to bother her but I hate staying there, I get far more peace and quiet in my little mid-terrace house on a side street.