Would this behaviour be enough to make you move house?

It’s not just For Sale signs though. The house opposite me is for sale and the estate agent often shows prospective buyers around. He arrives in a car with the estate agent branding all over it, so you’d have to explicitly ask for that not to happen.

She could be driving whilst drunk. Report that.
Have you spoken with the daughter, she might (you'd never know) appreciate some help/advice. She must be out of the house at the worst times of the mother's noisy hours otherwise I'd say she is going through hell also. Is the daughter of "normal behaviour"?

Awful situation. I really don't know how to support or advise you much TBH. But if nothing else works, then sell up and go.

What a vile person and the poor dog. Unfortunately these type of selfish, rude and life ruining people exist, so unfair 😑 I'm surprised her daughter hasn't had social workers involved, well may likely have.

I've known neighbours like this, don't work, sleep all day, drink and take drugs into the early hours, no respect for anyone else or their own kids' structure.

You're right, if you put a formal complaint in it will show in your selling information.

Absolutely, we moved 6 months after our NDN moved in and cemented 20 gnomes to our adjoining wall!

Are you sure she owns it? She could be lying so you won’t contact owner. .. land registry will have details

i am in a slightly similar position, alcoholic / drug addict neighbour. Nice street, nice village, just really bad luck. She has always been a bit of a wreck but is getting noisier and more annoying with every year. We don’t have music but i’ve avoided sitting in the back garden all
summer as if she hears someone she starts making stupid noises, singing, growling etc …Shes basically lonely and losing rhe plot but a nuisance as a neighbour.
I feel very trapped as shes notorious in the village, has a lot of police involvement, would not be bothered by council or environmental health and owns her house so doubt they would turf her out. I don’t see how we would sell without a huge loss and i thibk shes weird enough that we could be in trouble if we didn’t declare it …will sometimes stand outside screaming etc
it drives me mad but shes such a state i do wonder if circumstances may change - there are other things which could identify her which could change things
You have my sympathy op it’s a nightmare and very unfair but i would feel too guilty not telling a prospective buyer . (when we bought the seller didnt tell us they had a long running dispute with her, I had no idea till recently that i could have sued them for this)

I think the notion that you’ll report it and something will be done is very optimistic. If something IS done, it can take a very, very long time and there’s absolutely no saying things will go your way. Everything noise wise needs to be witnessed by an independent person from the council. This may or may not be tricky. The bar for what constitutes noise nuisance is very, very high. It seems to be set for huge parties with massive speakers in parks. I speak from horrible experience when I say that you think you’ll be protected when faced with massive noise nuisance and verbal abuse from a neighbour, but you’re not. The law is a disaster in this area. I’d say nothing and move. Maybe the neighbours on the other side did complain and that’s why their house is still sitting there. Do due diligence on any property you might buy- walk by at different times of day. Knock on immediate neighbours doors and say a polite hello, say you’re thinking of buying next door and do they like the neighbourhood, any problems etc… Good luck, you have my every sympathy, there should be incredibly high penalties for people who ruin other peoples’ peace, but there aren’t.

We had similar not as bad but pretty bad. We moved would have moved anyway but this brought that forward.

We were so paranoid we parked and sat in the street outside our new house at several random times. Lived here peacefully for 18 years now but never take that peace for granted.

You are not dealing with a rationale person, I would talk to your solicitor and see if you actually need to declare anything. If there is no record of a complaint or problem with the neighbour then I would recommend you declare nothing. But you need to ensure you have not spoken about the problem with other neighbours nor gave a record of filing a complaint. Requesting a log to record isssues is ok but if you then filed it as a complaint you havre a problem. So ultimately after you have sold the house it’s up to the new owners to find evidence that you knew there was a ‘dispute’, you can always say, no it never really bothered us and we often talked to our neighbour and helped out.
viewings need to be strictly controlled and if she is quieter when you are out I’d park my car around the corner. I’d also limit the number of viewing, if you have too many she will twig on.

I agree with a PP.

If you sell then you may have to be sneaky/private about it.

No for sale signs, and arrange viewings when you know she is asleep or not there and hope someone offers.

If there is no for sale sign outside, its highly unlikely she will know you are trying to sell it and won't be able to scupper any viewings.

Tell no-one else you are selling, not even other neighbours. Be discreet.

Hopefully the sale will go through without her even knowing you are moving.

But yes, this would be enough to make me want to move.

block her number
if she is housing association otherwise contact enviromental health

Yes I think you should move.

I think it would be really horrible to try and hide it from prospective buyers (by making sure that you only do viewings when you know she is quiet etc). It's not fair to not disclose to anyone when it's your main reason for moving and it could equally ruin someone else's enjoyment of their house and they might not be able to move.

Speak to your solicitor and accept you might have to get a bit less than you were hoping for

I’d contact housing associations and see if they are looking to buy houses in your area

Report her first to the authorities before making such a drastic step!

Move. The sooner this woman is out of your life the better.

OP could still report to the police as it is domestic violence against the daughter

While you prepare to sell can you get some insulating wall coverings ? I’ve seen panelling that can absorb noise ? Try to insulate against the noise as much as possible because it will also help you to sell

Yes i would move. You can be much happier.i lived next to a couple who fitted speakers inside and out. Though they were very nice people it just became relentless.

If she’s drinking to excess daily she won’t be around for long.

Sounds like she’s mostly interested in getting a reaction so don’t give her the satisfaction.

I know someone who has moved flats twice over the past five years due to noise from anti social neighbours.
Both times she did not declare the noise problems to the Estate Agents who sold the flats.

She took a chance and both of the flats were sold on to Private Landlords and let out straightaway
I wouldn't recommend doing this and l think it is wrong. But it is quite common place.

Very tough. We always make sure there's at least 2 of us with her when she's drinking if we cant avoid her so we cant be accused of saying something we haven't said. She even falls out with her kids all adults now thank goodness. She will not ever say sorry even sober , just denies it. She starts trouble with neighbours, friends , family. We've tried to get her help she just says the right things to whomever it is trying to help and then goes off and drinks. She's lost the right to play the victim as she makes everyone suffer . No one answers the phone to her anymore because it's just either lies about people or abuse.

When you sell, do NOT put a for sale sign outside!

She drives as well? 👀😬🤦‍♀️

I work in Housing and a lot of neighbour issues get resolved only when one of the neighbours moves on. It is catch 22 as you could be unlucky again but that risk is worth taking. Legally you need to declare if you are involved in a neighbourhood dispute, often this is why it is best to try and put up with issues but this sounds extreme. Well done for doing 5 years, we have had issues with neighbours in a mid terrace before loud tvs through the walls, people having gatherings until the early hours. The difference moving to a semi detached has made wow, we have one side which can be noisy from 6.30am but it is only one side now, if you can afford to do it then I would look to move :)

Sell up, but decline for sale signs being put up outside the house. Just tell the neighbours you're having surveys done to remortgage or building quotes etc. We didn't want some family knowing we we're moving so that's what we did.