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Next door sex noises with kids in house

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Dayushorribilis · 24/06/2025 07:21

Wondering what (if anything) to do about next door neighbour family.

They’ve been next door for about a year. Always slightly ‘chaotic’ but nothing too bad eg they are very messy and noisy, they have pets running everywhere including a monkey in a cage, the mum doesn’t seem to have a job and screams at the kids a lot (no dad present).

I WFH and have noticed that often the kids aren’t at school during the day. They do go sometimes but not all the time. Kids seem to be early teens.

Over the last couple of weeks I have been disturbed multiple times in the day by very loud sex noises coming from next door. The mum is clearly enjoying herself with someone who I can also hear. It’s not massively enjoyable to hear this but I wouldn’t care except that there have been times that the kids are there too. I’ve seen them in the garden whilst mum is inside upstairs clearly having sex. I think this is wildly inappropriate to the point of wondering if I should report the whole situation to someone. Would you?

Part of me is hesitant because ‘Having sex whilst kids are in the house’ is fine, but when you add ‘daytime’ ‘plus ‘they should be at school’ plus ‘really quite loud’ I get bothered.

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HAB75 · 24/06/2025 10:32

YesHonestly · 24/06/2025 07:29

I’m a student social worker, so not yet qualified, but I urge you to please report this.

How old are the children? They may already be known to services, and if there is nothing to be concerned about then nothing will come of your report, but safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and I’d be concerned about those children.

You are a saint for going into that particular job. I just thought I'd thank you for being so.....well I first thought of brave, but I don't mean that in a negative way. Perhaps self-sacrificing is a better word. We need a lot more social workers, but it is a very tough job attempting to tidy up other people's chaotic lives.

Bbq1 · 24/06/2025 10:31

Dayushorribilis · 24/06/2025 07:39

The monkey in the cage! Ok - to give more details. It is a huge cage. Maybe ten feet tall by ten feet wide. And it’s a tiny monkey. But it is still a monkey in a cage. I was slack jawed when I saw it.
Sometimes the monkey isn’t in the cage so I presume is in the house, roaming free. It is a bizarre set up, yes.

100% contact both SS and RSPCA. A monkey shouldn't be living in s house like that.

ZippyBrick · 24/06/2025 10:30

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Bridport · 24/06/2025 10:27

ZippyBrick · 24/06/2025 10:22

Something doesn't have to be illegal to be harmful.
Are you defending having noisy sex within earshot of children, because that (and potentially you) are bloody dodgy.

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Jealous? Christ, how grim is your life that you think that sort of behaviour is something to envy

ZippyBrick · 24/06/2025 10:22

Zippidydoodah · 24/06/2025 09:45

Having sex where children can see or hear you, is sexual abuse.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/sexual-offences

According to which law?

Sexual offences | The Crown Prosecution Service

https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/sexual-offences

Planesmistakenforstars · 24/06/2025 10:17

I would probably report the fact that they have a pet monkey to the RSPCA. There's virtually no way they meet the requirements for keeping one - and definitely it should not be left to roam the house. And they might also have to report to social services if there's an issue with it roaming free and kids, so you'd get a 2 for 1. It will also become de facto illegal to keep one in a domestic setting from next year, so the RSPCA will probably want to know about that.

hardtimesdoodoo · 24/06/2025 10:16

My ex best friend had social services called on suspicion of her being a “prositithe” they rang rang her she caimed it was malicious then her kids got beat up by. A man they watched for a year then left then her middle broke they visited then left I and someone else recently called due to her living with 5 men this year social services deemed as malicious. I don’t know if it’s just my area but social services didn’t investigate once about the men and infact I was told she was alllowed a sex life and to have friends. Honestly at a loss on what to do myself but I doubt one phonecall on loud sex nausea would do anything (although it should)

I want to add when I first started reading I thought crazy I used to live in a flat and on a evening you could often hear sex from other couples (I’m a single mum so felt weird listening) but hearing it’s all day everyday is very differentt.

Katemax82 · 24/06/2025 10:08

RobertaFirmino · 24/06/2025 09:58

The children aren't caged.

The children are probably mentally scarred

Bridport · 24/06/2025 10:07

Zippidydoodah · 24/06/2025 09:47

Why do people care more about the monkey than the children?

Because presumably the children see teachers, other people out and about, family members who can also have an interest in their care.

The monkey might be kept in the cage with no outside involvement whatsoever.

Nothing we've heard about the owner makes you think she should be in charge of a gnat, let alone an intelligent, caged primate - or children.

lechatnoir · 24/06/2025 10:03

Oh please OP report this today. These seemingly minor details could be the final piece of the puzzle or a trigger for SS to intervene. Safeguarding is EVERYONE'S responsibility and ANY concerns should be reported. You don't need proof or to even be certain - that's for the trained professionals to determine. What you do need to do is alert someone to a concern. If your gut is saying 'this doesn't seem right' then report it.

The odd noisy sex session whilst I don't think is appropriate isn't a red flag nor is a messy house or shouty parents but this clearly isn't right and the fact you're asking means it's time to report.

Thatsalineallright · 24/06/2025 09:58

TheWisePlumDuck · 24/06/2025 09:48

Asleep in the next room is a million miles away from wide awake with all the windows open.

It's concerning you don't know that.

Exactly. Also, what happens when the kids want a snack or need the loo or something and so go back inside?

If you're having sex loud enough for the neighbours to hear, then you're having sex loud enough for your children in the same house/garden to hear.

RobertaFirmino · 24/06/2025 09:58

Zippidydoodah · 24/06/2025 09:47

Why do people care more about the monkey than the children?

The children aren't caged.

Katemax82 · 24/06/2025 09:58

MaryBeardsShoes · 24/06/2025 07:25

I think you could legitimately report to Social services re the chaotic nature and kids not being in school. Probably the family are already known and your info will be another piece of the puzzle.

Personally I think it’s nasty when people have sex loud enough to be heard by neighbours etc. but I know Mumsnet generally doesn’t agree.

I agree i thinks it's inconsiderate at best and fucking rude and ignorant. Why should anyone else have to hear that?

TheWisePlumDuck · 24/06/2025 09:48

ZippyBrick · 24/06/2025 08:55

The kids are in the garden, they're not sat on the next couch. Do you not have sex when the kids are asleep in the next room?

Asleep in the next room is a million miles away from wide awake with all the windows open.

It's concerning you don't know that.

Zippidydoodah · 24/06/2025 09:47

Why do people care more about the monkey than the children?

heidyho · 24/06/2025 09:47

The poor monkey, it's so cruel to keep a lone one. Poor thing must be miserable. You should report to RSPCA or equivalent. Also it's not good that the children aren't in school. I'm sure the school has flagged this but I would definitely report to social services just in case. They can't ever prove that it's you.

Shetlands · 24/06/2025 09:45

Firstly, I would report her for having a pet monkey. The poor thing needs to be in a sanctuary.

Secondly, I'd tell her to pipe down with sex noises - totally controllable so she has no excuse.

Thirdly, I'd keep chasing the report about the monkey until it was collected.

Zippidydoodah · 24/06/2025 09:45

Having sex where children can see or hear you, is sexual abuse.

Agapornis · 24/06/2025 09:42

Unfortunately it is still legal to keep primates as pets BUT it will effectively become illegal from 6 April 2026, when people will only get a licence if the care is zoo-level quality.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/keeping-primates-as-pets-banned#:~:text=The%20measures%20come%20into%20force%20from%206%20April%202026

You can still report it to the RSPCA though - they lobbied to make it illegal, so they're very likely to be interested.

Keeping primates as pets banned

It will no longer be possible to keep primates as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/keeping-primates-as-pets-banned#:~:text=The%20measures%20come%20into%20force%20from%206%20April%202026

usedtobeaylis · 24/06/2025 09:35

Yep I would report the whole lot. I'm generally a 'nose out' person but there's a whole lot in there that children shouldn't be dealing with. People behaving as if it's normal to have loud sex in earshot of your teenage children are fucking at it.

New2you · 24/06/2025 09:34

I really wanted a pet monkey growing up but it’s not fair on them to be enclosed

AtWitsEnd21 · 24/06/2025 09:32

Honestly I would report to SS. Those poor children.

I would also report them to an animal welfare service. The poor monkey in a cage!

Usernamenotavailable19 · 24/06/2025 09:30

Let social services know. Sounds like there’s a lot of issues in that house and it’s not fair on the kids

Rabbitsockpeony · 24/06/2025 09:28

Dayushorribilis · 24/06/2025 09:14

Unless the monkey has a rudimentary grasp of the English language and can make both male and female sounds, it’s not the monkey I’m hearing.

Thanks for the comments. I will investigate an anonymous mention to children’s services. I do feel sorry for the kids. The house isn’t well looked after and there are a lot of raised voices. The kids look clean enough but a bit dishevelled generally. It’s just this loud sex thing that’s pushed me over the edge as it’s so grim. They can obviously hear it too. God knows who the man is but obviously he doesn’t care either.

Can you report a welfare concern for the monkey please? That’s my paramount concern.

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