Night Hours Noise

Starbright2

@elsien thanks for your reply,

It's the noise act 1996 it also says what the council can do to stop the noise. 

https://lawhive.co.uk/knowledge-hub/neighbour-disputes/understanding-your-rights-when-dealing-with-noisy-neighbours-after-11-pm/

Yes you are right there could be something going on which they are not telling me about. 

I actually have many times thought surly they would see the door bounce back, but it seems the law doesn't care if it's on purpose or not if it breaks the noise act 1996 it breaks it. 

twopenny

I had a neighbour who used to do this with the bedroom door then the toilet door in the middle of the night. Repeated on the way back.
Why I don't know because living alone you don't need to close doors behind you.
I tried moving bedrooms but I was already sensitised to it so no help.

I'd known this lady for 40yrs but she refused to discuss it. 

Moved to get away from deliveries at 3am , another neighbour had his vans bought back on a rescue trailer with flashing lights, the family from**** children would be out kicking stuff.

Currently in a quiet cul de sac neighbours son slams his car doors so hard a picture fell of the wall but she's deaf so doesn't realise.
Other side neighbours son moved in and leaves for work at 4.45 because he can't walk the 12mins.

So it's not just you.

As at night they are probably going to the toilet so hard to stop that if it doesn't affect them.
Does it affect anyone else in the building?
Could you ask to be moved?

Starbright2

Thanks @twopenny I'm sad it's not just me but glad it's not just me too. 

What I can't get past is if the HA & council came round & told me I was disturbing the neighbour I would stop shutting any doors at night even if I didn't think I was being loud. I guess everyone's made differently. 

It's a semi-detached bungalow. And yes I could ask to be moved.

It sometimes starts at just gone 1am when the man goes to bed late thankfully not every day, Then each one of them goes to the loo at different times during the night which is typically something past 3am, 4am or 5am & then they get up at 6am or just after & do it again so I'm just managing a few hours in between the slams. 

I don't go to bed to sleep I go to bed to be woken up 

elsien

Starbright2 said:

@elsien thanks for your reply,

It's the noise act 1996 it also says what the council can do to stop the noise. 

https://lawhive.co.uk/knowledge-hub/neighbour-disputes/understanding-your-rights-when-dealing-with-noisy-neighbours-after-11-pm/

Yes you are right there could be something going on which they are not telling me about. 

I actually have many times thought surly they would see the door bounce back, but it seems the law doesn't care if it's on purpose or not if it breaks the noise act 1996 it breaks it. 

And have you measured the decibel level? 

ExEstateAgent

Sometimes the only way is to give people a taste of their own medicine. They may be deaf but would probably still be bothered by impact noise vibrations. 

You could try creating loud impact noises (doors, dropping something heavy etc) during the night for a few nights.... 

But otherwise try to record the noise and keep on at the HA, regularly (the squeeky wheel gets the oil). 

Starbright2

Thanks @elsien no I haven't tried measuring the decibel levels.

The noise level that the law talks about is 34dbs which looking that noise level up says it's a quiet whisper (which would not wake you up) 

Being jolted awake multiple times by a door being cracked off the door frame is way above permitted noise levels

Thanks @ExEstateAgent Yes I have to say I have thought about doing that. Though all the info I've read about noise complaints is don't do it. I guess they could then start a noise complaint about me.