I made big mistake buying my house

RelievedSheff

Slips36 said:

SameOldRoundabout said:

As! Please, it’s as, not has. 

The more you reply the longer the thread will stay on P1 for everyone to see the massive views and reply to. 

Y u bin such an as?
behave please or I will send nice noisy neighbours round you place.

If you speak to your neighbours like this perhaps that is why they are noisy?

Slips36

RelievedSheff said:

Slips36 said:

SameOldRoundabout said:

As! Please, it’s as, not has. 

The more you reply the longer the thread will stay on P1 for everyone to see the massive views and reply to. 

Y u bin such an as?
behave please or I will send nice noisy neighbours round you place.

If you speak to your neighbours like this perhaps that is why they are noisy?

No sir, I never spoke to neighbours first only because of noise. Comprehend?

HelpingwhereIcan

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. 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.

Sounds awful.. 
You've been given all the advice there is really but if this isn't working, as unfair as it is, you may just want to consider moving again. 
They sound like neighbours from hell and likelihood is that they're not much better tenants. Worth contacting the landlord, he may not do much about the noise but will definitely be interested in the state of his property although, landlords can also struggle to remove tenants like this from their properties so no saying how long they'll be there for. 
You might be faced with some obstacles if you try to sell but I'd be happy to help if you need any assistance just drop me a message, I've done a few sales now due to neighbourhood issues. 
Good luck!

Slips36

HelpingwhereIcan said:

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. 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.

Sounds awful.. 
You've been given all the advice there is really but if this isn't working, as unfair as it is, you may just want to consider moving again. 
They sound like neighbours from hell and likelihood is that they're not much better tenants. Worth contacting the landlord, he may not do much about the noise but will definitely be interested in the state of his property although, landlords can also struggle to remove tenants like this from their properties so no saying how long they'll be there for. 
You might be faced with some obstacles if you try to sell but I'd be happy to help if you need any assistance just drop me a message, I've done a few sales now due to neighbourhood issues. 
Good luck!

Thanks for your advice and kind offer to help.
I have tried to explain to the next door tenants that these are old Victorian terraced houses and the loud bass noise goes through the walls and is affecting my family’s mental health.
They nod their heads but I don’t think they understand how loud their noise is coming through in my house. I told them to play at sensible level but once they start drinking it goes out of the window. The other neighbour, an elderly lady is very quiet and I asked her the first time they had noisy party which ended 1:30 am if she heard the noise she said she sleeps front of the house and didn’t hear the noise. Me and my wife sleep front of the house and heard the bass clearly coming from the garden. I have looked at options of ear plugs, white noise machine or getting speakers and blasting noise back but my wife’s  not keen about that.

Mildreds_Earrings

Slips36 said:

These has been the worst 2 months of my life. I’m really losing all hope with no help from council or police.
I like to thank you all for your help. 

Don't give up @Slips36 I have been there twice (tenant neighbours from hell) and it was me who had to find the finances to sell up and move home twice. The Council and Police could only help so much and the Police admitted I was being bullied but they couldn't do anything about it, so I moved.
My advice to you, to keep your mental health, family well-being and future cats, is to move. Sorry. I realise it's unfair but whether you like it or not, you have that option. You don't have to stay there. Some people sadly don't have any options but the option to sell up and move is available to you. Remember, I have been there. Twice. I did it and so can you 😉
You have received lots of good advice here and on your previous thread. Try to stay positive. Use one of the options available to you. All the best. 

Crashy_Time

Slips36 said:

Crashy_Time said:

Slips36 said:

Crashy_Time said:

As mentioned try to sell to a BTL landlord, might require a good price drop to do so though? One benefit of renting is that as soon as the bottles start flying you can pack up and move quite easily.

Yes BTL landlord will probably want 20% off 305k. To make matters worse few weeks back I had rear dormer flat roof renewed for 3k so I’ll need £315k to break even with EA and legal fees.
A recent house was sold subject to contract for £375k. The house was bought by property developer for £265k last year so nice profit for them.

That sort of profit doesn`t really chime with a "bad neighbours" neighbourhood for me, are your neighbours just a one off for the area?

The road is very near to Reading uni also near a nice park. It’s typically a terraced houses road. I thought I got bargain for 3 bed, rear dormer loft, garage behind the garden at £305k. I used to live in a 2 bed terraced and felt bit cramped so wanted bigger space for my family and my cat.

Shouldn`t be difficult to sell up and move on then?

Slips36

Mildreds_Earrings said:

Slips36 said:

These has been the worst 2 months of my life. I’m really losing all hope with no help from council or police.
I like to thank you all for your help. 

Don't give up @Slips36 I have been there twice (tenant neighbours from hell) and it was me who had to find the finances to sell up and move home twice. The Council and Police could only help so much and the Police admitted I was being bullied but they couldn't do anything about it, so I moved.
My advice to you, to keep your mental health, family well-being and future cats, is to move. Sorry. I realise it's unfair but whether you like it or not, you have that option. You don't have to stay there. Some people sadly don't have any options but the option to sell up and move is available to you. Remember, I have been there. Twice. I did it and so can you 😉
You have received lots of good advice here and on your previous thread. Try to stay positive. Use one of the options available to you. All the best. 

Sometimes life is so unfair when good decent law abiding people have to move out and scums allowed to stay on. Nowadays law and order completely turned upside down.

MIN2_2

As others have said really important to take positive steps and don't let the selfish behaviour of antisocial neighbours become all-consuming. First, keep up the pressure on all those causing this problem: the landlord by complaining to the council that he is in breach of his HMO licence, complain to your local councillor if you feel the council aren't doing enough, point out to the Slovak tenants that they if they only have pre-settled status they are liable to deportation if they get a criminal record. In the longer term, take positive action to make your house presentable and begin preparing steps for your next move. That way you'll have something to look forward to.

You are right that law and order is upside down in this country compared to some other countries (this antisocial behaviour would never be tolerated in places like Germany or Switzerland). Sad to see some people on this thread trying to excuse the selfish, thoughtless, and disrespectful behaviour of the tenants - unfortunately, in a high HMO area there are rarely enough owner-occupiers to enforce respectful social norms against behaviour like blaring noise around the neighbourhood at any time of the day or night. There ought to be more pressure on politicians to devise tougher legislation and penalties against anti-social neighbours as such people really make so many people's lives a misery.

Crashy_Time

MIN2_2 said:

As others have said really important to take positive steps and don't let the selfish behaviour of antisocial neighbours become all-consuming. First, keep up the pressure on all those causing this problem: the landlord by complaining to the council that he is in breach of his HMO licence, complain to your local councillor if you feel the council aren't doing enough, point out to the Slovak tenants that they if they only have pre-settled status they are liable to deportation if they get a criminal record. In the longer term, take positive action to make your house presentable and begin preparing steps for your next move. That way you'll have something to look forward to.

You are right that law and order is upside down in this country compared to some other countries (this antisocial behaviour would never be tolerated in places like Germany or Switzerland). Sad to see some people on this thread trying to excuse the selfish, thoughtless, and disrespectful behaviour of the tenants - unfortunately, in a high HMO area there are rarely enough owner-occupiers to enforce respectful social norms against behaviour like blaring noise around the neighbourhood at any time of the day or night. There ought to be more pressure on politicians to devise tougher legislation and penalties against anti-social neighbours as such people really make so many people's lives a misery.

What would happen in those countries? Have not been to either for years, and didn`t do anything particularly anti-social while there.

MIN2_2

What would happen in those countries? Have not been to either for years, and didn`t do anything particularly anti-social while there.

The Germans have excellent regulations against antisocial noise from neighbours - most of the regional governments have laws for Ruhezeit (quiet time), usually on Sundays and after 10pm. Forget thumping amplified bass noise - restrictions includes noisy garden equipment or DIY at antisocial hours. Unlike here, the police properly enforce the rules and social norms are such that it is totally unacceptable for most people to be inconsiderate or disrespectful to those living around you. As a tenant, breaking these laws will often get you evicted. I remember a group of very noisy Roma neighbours who moved here from Germany and were amazed at how many people in England will tolerate almost any disturbance.

Many of the cantons in Switzerland have even more strict bylaws, and the municipal police forces are usually good at enforcing these. Ultimately, it is all about respecting other people and being considerate of other people living around you.