I made big mistake buying my house

Slips36

Hi,

i bought my house 2 months back and I have regretted it since. I bought on 5th March and my cat was traumatised so much we had to put her down on 8th March. On 20th March my next door neighbours who are tenants played very loud bass amplified music till 1:30am, we ignored it hoping it was one off party.
On 26th March more loud music from 11.00 to 12:00 pm. 
On 1st April again loud music from 11.00 to 12:00 pm, then 4 to 6:30 pm my wife told them to keep the volume down. Then 9:00pm to 10:00 pm my wife went told them to keep it down.
Last Saturday they again had loud music and another lady confronted them and bottle was thrown in her direction and police were called and statement were taken but no action.
The landlord has 9 houses and lives in a nice detached house few miles away from here. I haven’t contacted him yet has I doubt he will do anything.
Similar episodes for weeks now, I have informed the environmental dept of Reading council through noise app but not much help.
My wife and daughter are so upset we bought this place. What are our options? 
Any advise grateful accepted.

HampshireH

You have been given lots of advice on your previous thread 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6252517/dream-move-slowly-turning-into-nightmare#latest

Irishpearce26

Did you keep the receipt?

Your only options are to make a formal complaint to the LL about the noise, any noise after 11pm is considered anti-social so call the police and they may come out and deal with it or make a complaint to the council.

You could sell however you now have a dispute with the neighbour which you need to disclose to potential buyers which will ultimately put buyers off.

Slips36

HampshireH said:

You have been given lots of advice on your previous thread 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6252517/dream-move-slowly-turning-into-nightmare#latest

Yes I know I have but I was told to talk to the neighbours but that hasn’t worked so I’m hoping what I can do next.

HampshireH

Slips36 said:

HampshireH said:

You have been given lots of advice on your previous thread 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6252517/dream-move-slowly-turning-into-nightmare#latest

Yes I know I have but I was told to talk to the neighbours but that hasn’t worked so I’m hoping what I can do next.

You can

* Report criminal activity to the police

* Report Statutory noise nusiance to environmental health

* Report them to their landlord and engage with them.
*Make friends with your neighbours you may find they become more accommodating

* Use headphones
*Move

Perhaps a joint approach with the neighbour who called the police

UnderOffer

Why have you duplicated the thread, you have had lots of help on previous one. 

I would suggest you bide your time and resell, try and stay for at least 6 months then re list, you may be lucky and a buy to let investor will purchase. Is it possible that the tenants may move on at the end of the tenancy or have they been there years? 

Slips36

Irishpearce26 said:

Did you keep the receipt?

Your only options are to make a formal complaint to the LL about the noise, any noise after 11pm is considered anti-social so call the police and they may come out and deal with it or make a complaint to the council.

You could sell however you now have a dispute with the neighbour which you need to disclose to potential buyers which will ultimately put buyers off.

I have kept noise diary. We have called the police after 11.00 but they said it was council matter.
i have reported to the council through noise app but again they want more recordings.
i have tried white noise to combat the bass noise but my wife doesn’t like the white noise. It gets so loud we have trouble watching tv and my daughter has trouble concentrating on her studies.

Redwino222

You it your cat down after three days?  There must be more to that story.  

Yes moving is stressful for cats - and I have been researching it for months to make it an easy as possible.  But putting the car down seems extreme 

Slips36

Redwino222 said:

You it your cat down after three days?  There must be more to that story.  

Yes moving is stressful for cats - and I have been researching it for months to make it an easy as possible.  But putting the car down seems extreme 

My cat Maisy was 11 years old and indoor cat we had her since she was kitten and we were distraught when the vet said it was best to put her down. We moved several times when we were renting and she always struggled for few days and then was back to her normal self but this time she was very stressed and in lots of pain.
The house move didn’t get to best of start and this dreadful bass amplified noise by inconsiderate neighbours made it worse.

GeordieGeorge

Slips36 said:

Hi,

i bought my house 2 months back and I have regretted it since. I bought on 5th March and my cat was traumatised so much we had to put her down on 8th March. ...
...Any advise grateful accepted.

What the hell?

This is not normal, please tell me you’re joking.

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There isn't a magical solution that hasn't already been suggested, OP. Although you doubt the landlord will do anything, it's an avenue you haven't gone down yet so worth a try if things are so bad. I believe, ultimately, the solution will be to move which honestly won't be the worst thing in the world. You've done it before, and it seems like the only permanent solution to get away from these noisy neighbours. Good luck.