Couple having sex in front of window

I was trying to picture how a converted loft can have a floor to ceiling window. Usually loft spaces will have sloping walls, unless the window is on the gable end.

Of course this could be a US style "loft" like in Friends I suppose.

With the situation resolved we are all just amusing ourselves now.

I was wondering about that.

I figured the houses might be on a slope, so that loft level on the neighbours' house is in line with the first floor on the OPs.

I'm also intrigued as to how far "a distance" is. The house opposite mine is about 20 yards away, and I wouldn't call that a distance. And I really can't see more than a couple of feet into their front rooms. If they wanted to engage in public shagging, they'd have to stand in the window to do it.

Was that really a telescope in his pocket?

Reminded of the scene in Back to the Future where Marty sees his future father in a tree spying on Marty's future mother. My dad's a peeping tom!!!

Definitely not ok. Indecent exposure. If caught by police a possible sex offenders registration for the next 10 years which would affect their entire lives

Or there's a stilt walking convention this weekend ?

Yanbu. Sex should be in private. You might as well say I can do it in my front garden (no hedge or wall!) just because it is our garden. Or on the train... as we have bought tickets for our seats!
Lots of laws apply as mentioned by other posters. Write a letter - don't mention children - and go to police if it continues.

Have you ever lived on a room where you had these films on??
The children would miss all the ‘perks’ of having a window - direct light coming through, seeing the sky, the birds etc etc….
Windows are not just about light. Otherwise people would put a film on rather than using curtains!!

People round their way are very tall.

How was this resolved OP?

I hope you were more specific with whoever you spoke to.

Urgh. You don't even know if they're a pair of mingers and you'd be all over it?

One poster insinuated that he was wanking furiously at the sight, despite the fact that OP said he saw them while putting their kids to bed. Either reading comprehension is in the toilet or it’s just wilful misunderstanding !!

Could you send me the location please, sounds interesting.

Yep, this.

Crazy all the ‘you can do anything you want in your own home’ replies.
So, domestic violence, child abuse, inhumane neglect of animals, indecent exposure, online scammers, literally the thousands of crimes that can go on behind closed doors is all fine because it is done within someone’s own home? Utter tripe 🤨 I hope OP reported them to the police

I agree! Just typical mumsnet posters who have to tell the OP she is wrong and, in fact, her own husband is the pervert 🙄🙄

This is what chat gtp told me 😂

Got it — let’s look at this specifically under UK law.

In the UK, the situation you described (sex in your house, in front of a window with no curtains, lights on, visible to the public) could very likely be treated as a criminal offence.

Relevant UK Laws

Sexual Offences Act 2003 – Section 66: Indecent Exposure
It’s an offence if someone intentionally exposes their genitals with the intent that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress.

Public Order Act 1986 – Section 5: Harassment, Alarm or Distress
Even if intent to shock isn’t proven, behaviour visible to the public that’s likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress can lead to prosecution.

Common Law “Outraging Public Decency”
This applies where lewd acts are done in public or in a place where at least two people could see them. Courts have ruled that a private property (like your house) can count as “public” if it’s visible to people outside.

How it’s Usually Viewed

If someone happens to glimpse you accidentally and there’s no intent to be seen, police may give a warning.

If you deliberately have sex where passers-by can see, especially with the lights on and curtains open, it can be seen as indecent exposure or outraging public decency.

If children could see, police are far more likely to treat it as serious.

Possible Consequences

Arrest and criminal charges.

Fine or imprisonment (indecent exposure can carry up to 2 years’ custody).

Potentially being placed on the Sex Offenders Register (if convicted of indecent exposure).

✅ Safer choice in the UK: If you want to avoid legal risk, keep sexual activity out of sight — draw curtains, blinds, or move away from street-facing windows.

Would you like me to also look up real UK court cases where people were charged for sex in their own homes but visible through a window? That could give you concrete examples of how the law is applied.

Report them to the police. It’s indecent exposure, done deliberately, and the police will just visit and caution. Can’t believe people on here saying that as it’s on their own property they can do what they please! Does that stretch to a sex session on your front lawn on a Sunday afternoon in front of your neighbours?

In front of floor to ceiling windows with no curtains and a light on at night. And you don’t think that’s intentional exposure of genitals. Of course they know people can see them, it’s exhibitionism.

Oh dear… lots of “assume” in there, isn’t there?

While putting the kids to bed ?

Exactly! I find some pp on MN find absolutely anything low class to be acceptable if it’s women, and the fault is with the person who accidentally or unavoidably looks (tits hanging out of low cut dresses in the office, arses hanging out of thong bikinis on work trips, people shagging with lights on and no drapes so the neighbours can see, all perfectly acceptable standards for some.

They might be starting to sell tickets!

You can definitely be charged with indecent exposure even if you are inside your house. You cannot be shagging near a large lit up window for everyone to see. I bet nobody would say mind your business if it just some bloke stood starkers having a wank whilst looking out over the local community.

There are no binoculars!!!

So it would be fine for someone to stand starkers up against their window for passers by to see because they are in their own home. Can they put a tv screen up by a window and play porn for passers by because well the tv is in their house isn’t it. There are children in OP’s house and luckily most people have boundaries when it comes to common decency.

How was it resolved op?