Noisy Neighbours

Rusty190

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81973258#Comment_81973258

And even with a detached house, your gardens are likely to be connected - unless you're fortunate enough to afford your own stately home.

Karinet: Have you tried soft earplugs for sleeping to block the noise? I know you shouldn't have to but, given you feel that you've exhausted all options to get the neighbours to co-operate, maybe try something that you can do in order to make the situation more tolerable for you. Good luck.

RelievedSheff

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81973308#Comment_81973308

You will be disappointed if you expect no neighbour noise from a new build semi detached!

twopenny

I have sympathy Karinet because I was in a semi detached for 60yrs trouble free then new owners did 'renovation' 8-7 and 7 days a week for 7 months.

I moved to a detached bungalow, very quiet and considerate for 7 yes then neighbours son moved in, leaving for work at 4.45am returning and slamming car doors. She wouldn't ask him to park the other side away from my bedroom.

So a bungalow with bedrooms in the back?

I've noticed in my travels that people wearing high heels can be noisy on hard floors, and they tend to walk heavily. Generation maybe but in my day if I did that at home I d be told to be quiet. There's a greater tolerance of noise.

Also if you're part of the family you know when noise is going to happen so easier to prepare. When it's sudden and unexpected it can be a real trial and distressing as with my neighbours son. But unfortunately there isn't legislation for that.

Best you can do is keep records for a while and add briefly the impact on you. Just don't let the record keeping make it worse, which it can be focusing on it rather than the rest of your life

Karinet

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81973459#Comment_81973459

Why ? I thought new built were better insulated than old properties.

Karinet

That's strange because I would have thought that parking would be at the front of the building. Not at the back. Would double or triple glazing have made a difference ?

Going back to my issue, the worst is when the stomp heavily on the floor. It sounds like herd of elephants to be honest. I now know that it's more problematic to live below someone else and I would never ever recommend buying a flat to anyone unless it's on the top floor.

Grumpy_chap

Be aware that all the time you are making things formal and complaining involving the Management Company and/or Council, you are creating a dispute which will need to be declared when you come to sell the flat and may discourage prospective purchasers.

RelievedSheff

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81973910#Comment_81973910

Better maybe but not completely silent I'm afraid.

RelievedSheff

Our previous house was a new build detached and 6m away from the nearest property, we bought it brand new. Unfortunately the parking for both properties was between the houses and next to our bedroom wall. When the neighbours slammed their car doors at 5am in the morning it echoed between the buildings and woke us up every single morning.

Another terrible set up and layout and one we have made sure to avoid with the current house we have just bought. This past month we have been enjoying undisturbed sleep, only trouble is now we are still fast asleep when the alar clock goes off and wakes us up!

Karinet

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81974106#Comment_81974106

How come ? What is one supposed to do then when something like rhis happens ? Sit there and do nothing ? The management is non-existent so I wouldn't go to the management.

Karinet

Complete silence is impossible unless you live in the middle of a field but I would have thought that it would, hopefully, be less noisy than an older property with poor insulation.