I am at a total loss as to what to do re our nuisance neighbours.
We own our terraced house, and the one next door is privately rented out to a woman in her 30s.
To give a back ground, we both moved into our properties at similar times and were both pregnant with our DC1's. We used to chat over the fence and say hello. Shortly after DCs were born, my neighbours relationship with her DP broke down, and he moved away. My neighbour then began to drink heavily, and confide in me about her personal life. I tried to keep my distance as frankly it all seemed very griefy and attention seeking...( sounds harsh I know but drunken sob stories that never seemed to add up we're quite wearing ).
Very quickly she developed a heavy drinking problem, and to cut a very long story short, this resulted in her having her DC taken away from her (highlights include her being arrested for being drunk in a public place with a child and drink driving with her child in the car). All gory details of which were regularly disclosed to me when she wanted a shoulder to cry on.
Her child was removed from the home just over a year ago, and ever since we have been subjected to a barrage of nuisance behaviour. She has had a series of partners in and out of the house, the majority have been abusive and we have had to call the police countless times when her or a partner have been smashing up the place or each other.
Her current partner is of the usual calibre. They are extremely loud in every possible way (tv,music,shagging,arguing you name it) and my DH and I have truly had enough.
Thins have come to a head this pm as they saw us return home and went out to their car parked directly o/s our front room window and proceeded to start shagging in the passenger seat!!! Broad day light, all of four feet from our window. Our 3 year old DD was in the front room with us. I lost the plot, opened the front door and shouted a few expletives at them before calling the police. Seems funny writing it down but truly it is not :( of course they then drove off, so nowt the police can do.
I just feel at a loss as what to do as my neighbours house is privately rented, and I can't even complain to the letting agent as it is run by a family nember of hers :-(
I do feel like they are slightly intimidating and have gotten to the point where I dread going home sometimes - problem is as neither of them work they are ALWAYS indoors. I know they want a reaction and that's essentially what I have given them but I jut don't know what else to do? It really is childish behaviour on their part and I don't want to sink to their levels.
Before anyone suggest feeling sad / sorry for her I can assure you I initially did, but when you have seen someone wreck their lives like that and put their DC in dangerous situations like she has, you run out of patience.
Does anyone have any bright ideas as to why I can do?
The police have told me they will pass this on to my local safer neighbourhoods team but I'm not holding my breath ...
DC2 is due soon and I am really dreading putting up with this all day every day when I got on mat leave.
Thanks for listening :-s