Letter from HA about loud music?

I feel like I’m being really stupid and missing a trick here as those things can’t be contained to your own boundary. Or is that the point? They are never fine?

I guess not everyone thinks that though?

And tbh it doesn’t even have to be in a garden, I have my window open and I can hear my neighbours singing atm.

I can also hear piano playing somewhere.

And the newborn is still crying the poor thing.

It seems that for many on this thread that’s selfish and stops them enjoying their gardens.

I’m glad I don’t feel this way and can cope with these noises. And that I love ABBA so when it gets put on, I don’t mind. Now trying to think of an artist that would give me the rage if a neighbour played it 😂

Granted I’m fortunate there aren’t many neighbours around to make noise, I just can’t imagine having to try and maintain silence in a neighbours garden.

Just heard my neighbours singing happy birthday and clapping

The horror

😂😂

Playing music in your own garden is fine....
It's like bonfires....again, fine if in your own garden.

It's when it strays outside of your own boundry affecting others enjoyment that you then become an inconsiderate arsehole selfish being.

😂😂😂

Points taken, no more music.

So refreshing to have someone admit they were in the wrong and mend their ways!

I think outdoor music is antisocial, OP, except in very specific situations (like a once a year party where you inform and invite the neighbours, say). There's just no need for it nowadays. Either use earphones if you want to sit outside, or if the music is that important, go indoors.

I live in the middle of a city. I'm so happy my neighbours realise that playing music in their gardens is selfish behaviour.

Not urban, small town surrounded by country.

If I went out in the morning on a school weekday, I’d be able to hear the birds I think, though granted I’ve not tried.

The times I’m in my garden tend to tally with children being in their gardens / lots of family life going on.

It doesn’t bother me at all, everyone seems to be quite balanced and even though that means we can hear each others noise it’s not a problem for me and none of my neighbours have mentioned it, and we do quite regularly enjoy a whinge about other stuff 😂

I guess for my personal circumstances I wouldn’t dream of thinking the crying baby / kids playing / parents listening to music shouldn’t be in their gardens or making noise.

if it wasn’t balanced and someone was blasting music to the drowning out of all others it would be different of course.

Are you in an urban area?
Do you never actually get to sit in your garden and hear the birds?

If someone played Abba constantly so I could hear it if using my garden to sit out in to read a book, or just sit with a glass of wine, I'd seriously contemplate moving.

What type of music was it OP?

Hang on! So what are the people wanting to enjoy their gardens in peace supposed to do? Suck it up because of the selfish cunts?

You are awful!!! Seriously. HTH

Is it any wonder that your neighbour doesn’t speak to you and is now moving out???

She has her parking space nicked, has to listen to loud music, with shitty lyrics and all this whilst trying to work nights!

She never asked to have Waynetta and her scanky boyfriend living next door, the poor woman.

I live in a flat in a converted terrace house. The back gardens back on to the back gardens of another terrace. This will be around 60 to 70 houses in total split into 3 or 4 flats in each with the basement or ground and basement flats having access to their own back garden. The gardens are separated by 8' stone walls. Other than occasional gardening noises I don't hear any noise. It's bliss.

It's really selfish to force your (general your). neighbours to listen to your music.

My next door neighbour has just started blasting the music in the garden. I have one hour child free to sit in sun and relax with my book. That’s the end of that peace for me.
im also embarrassed in case anyone thinks its from our house

If I sit in my garden I can hear loads of noise prob from about 6 other gardens

next door young kids watching Bluey and playing loudly, grandma loudly playing with or instructing etx

next door older kids playing football loudly, parents chatting, some music on

opposite music on, loud

opposite other new baby screaming

Another opposite kids playing loudly and witht music on (abba usually 🥳)

plus lawn mowers, strimmers, chatting etc

I never thought of that sort of thing as anti social in normal daytime hours, it’s just living noise. It’s certainly never bothered me.

offensive language would but not just music.

I have two of these neighbours
i am also this neighbour
its great for me as I never have to bother putting music on

Yes, it does. And I am old enough to remember The Carpenters first hit being released.

I can't imagine why she no longer likes you.

You, my dear OP are the neighbour from hell.
After all this and you still have not got the message.

What fantastic neighbours you have. Where I live we would have all come round and told you in no uncertain terms what we thought.

It's amazing how one inconsiderate twat can cause so many problems to so many people.

Just stop playing music in your fucking garden.
Wear headphones.
Why should you even be told this.
It's not rocket science.

I can assure you that playing music in your garden is as unreasonable as it gets.
There-s nothing worse than sitting in your own garden to enjoy a quiet read/sunbathe/glass of wine only to find that some selfish oaf has decided to share to their excreable taste in music with the whole neighborhood. It's so arrogant and thoughtless to shatter everyone else's peace in this way. If you want to listen to music use headphones and keep it to yourself. No one should ever be subjected to noise nuisance of any kind and I'm not surprised that your neighbours have reacted in this way.

@JenniferBooth

I think this a specific issue with your Housing Association and the tree outside your window. You can’t assume everyone who lives in a HA flat has a hot flat like you do though, ours was lovely and cool. Still had a loud neighbour though.

they need to sort out the fucking saunas they expect ppl to live in

And now you parked in her spaces. You sound awful as a neighbour. Get some manners and respect for those around you. Did you live under a rock before?