About to complete on house but downstairs have mentioned noise...

Norman_Castle

Irishpearce26 said:

Equally what have the downstairs neighbours done to resolve THEIR issue? By the sounds of it, nothing apart from recommend the new owners put a rug in. You don't buy a place to live to be control by controlling measures such us don't listen to the radio, TV no higher than 5, walk on tip toes etc. 

For me the neighbiours need to invest in this solution not the new owners.

Its likely "THEIR" issue is the same for both properties, I'd expect what they have done is behave considerately and limit the noise they make. You shouldn't buy a property expecting the neighbours to tolerate whatever noise you make. I've found one effective solution to selfish neighbours who think their noise is other peoples problem is to match their noise, after being outraged at the noise they now have to tolerate they sulk like spoilt children. Its an education for them that their parents failed to give.

NameUnavailable

The problem with most conversion flats is that they were never meant to become multiple homes and soundproofing wasn't a consideration.

I'm surprised the flat you're buying has floorboards - most leases will stipulate that you must have carpet fitted - check your lease (as your neighbours could enforce it).

I lived in a Victorian conversion and it was fine until a new neighbour moved in to the top floor flat. They really should have bought a purpose built flat as they had absolutely no idea or care for what their actions had on the rest of us. You do need to be considerate to your neighbours and understand what type of property you're living in.

Phil4432

Carpet and underlay will not sort this out, unless you are very quiet people.  Otherwise, its going to have to be soundproofing.

Maybe ask the neighbors if they'd like to chip in? 

Irishpearce26

Norman_Castle said:

Irishpearce26 said:

Equally what have the downstairs neighbours done to resolve THEIR issue? By the sounds of it, nothing apart from recommend the new owners put a rug in. You don't buy a place to live to be control by controlling measures such us don't listen to the radio, TV no higher than 5, walk on tip toes etc. 

For me the neighbiours need to invest in this solution not the new owners.

Its likely "THEIR" issue is the same for both properties, I'd expect what they have done is behave considerately and limit the noise they make. You shouldn't buy a property expecting the neighbours to tolerate whatever noise you make. I've found one effective solution to selfish neighbours who think their noise is other peoples problem is to match their noise, after being outraged at the noise they now have to tolerate they sulk like spoilt children. Its an education for them that their parents failed to give.

But they don't even live in the house yet. Its schrodinger's cat, is there an issue if they don't yet live there? The neighbours can hear upstairs, the best approach is for the neighbour to look at solutions to rectify the problem, by the sounds of it the OP is a really nice person and likely to help out.

another_casualty

NameUnavailable said:

The problem with most conversion flats is that they were never meant to become multiple homes and soundproofing wasn't a consideration.

I'm surprised the flat you're buying has floorboards - most leases will stipulate that you must have carpet fitted - check your lease (as your neighbours could enforce it).

I lived in a Victorian conversion and it was fine until a new neighbour moved in to the top floor flat. They really should have bought a purpose built flat as they had absolutely no idea or care for what their actions had on the rest of us. You do need to be considerate to your neighbours and understand what type of property you're living in.

Good point about the lease regulations regarding wooden flooring .
I'm a bit peeved about my managing agents . The flat directly above me was carpeted.
However, 2 years ago it was sold to a buy to let investor . The reason I'm not impressed is that I noticed the right move listing ..the flat now has wooden flooring ! 

I of course sent an email explaining my concerns . They told me that the flooring had some sort of noise proof insulation . I'll have to check that email again.
Things are manageable at the moment 🤞, but it may be something to address at the AGM  ( or before ) if things are not .