Why i HATE renters, another rant!

FtbDreaming

Surely that's families that bother you not renters... I dont think you'd like me next door either my 3 kids are LOUD and we probably are too. Whether I pay rent or a mortgage is neither here nor there. My neighbours have kids too so they're used to their own noise as we are ours.

I think your problem is probably that your house is too quiet which then enables you to focus more on next door which is lilely driving you crazy the more you hear it.

Maybe you should move to somewhere with more neighbours in your own age/ situation.

theartfullodger

Move out, rent your place to someone even you consider acceptable...



Problem solved!

Durban

RelievedSheff wrote: »

Raise a complaint with the letting agent and the local council.

If it is any consolation it isn't just renters. We have had an unruly family move into a 4 bed detached house on our new build estate. Thankfully they are over the road and a few houses down from us so we are spared the noise at night and in the garden but their kids do run a mock on the street and it is only a matter of time before there is an accident or incident.

Council won't do anything about kids making noise.

Durban

theartfullodger wrote: »

Handle ANY neighbour issue using CaB guidance here...
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/problems-where-you-live/complaining-about-your-neighbour/


People I find the worst are smug middle-class owner/occupiers banging on about house prices all the time.



Lived next to renters for a large proportion of my life: On balance defo better than owner-occupiers.

I thought that you are a landlord?

To be fair to the OP , if 2 of her kids are genuinely excluded from school , and it takes a lot to be excluded , then they probably are a nightmare

theartfullodger

Durban wrote: »

I thought that you are a landlord?

Yes, I am a landlord (apologies all...): Was there something I'd posted that seems wrong, please?

charlieismydarling

You sound pompous and entitled.

Are you really complaining that your single mum neighbour won’t mow your grass or take you to appointments?

Kids would still be unruly if there was a dad about.

epinjy

You have my sympathies. So many people simply refuse to take responsibility for themselves, their choices, their actions, and simply don't care for how that affects others. And since I'm a judgmental a.. hole, a single mother of 5 kids probably living off of the taxpayer fits the bill for those who refuse their responsibilities.

Durban

theartfullodger wrote: »

Yes, I am a landlord (apologies all...): Was there something I'd posted that seems wrong, please?

It was just the part about smug , middle class homeowners that rankled.

Many homeowners are not smug or middle class in the least , and I personally don't like the huge house price rises as it makes it more difficult for the younger generation , including my own children , to maybe buy their own house one day

[Deleted User]

<---- single mother of two on benefits, have had both of my sons occasionally not in school due to a lack of meeting their special needs - not what I wanted. Occasionally there are brief outbursts of noise but not aware of any slamming doors. When they were young and I was up at 5 after a couple of hours sleep I was too tired to shout and scream.

I actually did not go to Uni to be a single mum. 20 plus years ago I was a workaholic and god help me, a partner, and a career path, but there you go. Things change.

Yes I am a 'renter' and oh dear, a single mother. Oops. There goes my estimation of myself as being a decent, worthwhile, law abiding citizen.

Skiddaw1

Knightstyle, I can understand your frustration having had to put up with a succession of noisy neighbours (I'm sure it's properly worn you down) but in all honesty your post isn't tactful to say the least and is going to provoke some (understandably in my view) strong reactions. We had a Neighbour From Hell some years ago who was a middle class, professional, single home-owner and we've had far less affluent neighbours with a large family who couldn't have been lovelier.



Could I make a suggestion? Sounds obvious, but try to make friends with Mrs Next Door. You say you're retired- if you have the time, she might welcome some help with her house/garden or even a babysitter occasionally. Even if that isn't appropriate, getting to the 'popping in for a coffee and a biscuit' stage might make for a much happier relationship. So much easier to casually mention/resolve any neighbourhood niggles if things are amicable. Just a thought anyway....