WWYD - Neighbour's noisy party coming up

[Pannacotta07]

Ever since we bought our flat we have had a lot of issues with our noisy upstairs neighbour. She throws noisy parties, generally plays loud music, walks around her hardwood floor flat in heavy shoes.

My husband is more bothered about this than i am but he is right in the sense that she has no regard whatsover about others and often needs to be told to turn the noise down.

[We found out that the people who sold the flat to us 3 years ago also had huge issues with her.]

Yesterday she tells my husband she will be throwing a party 2 weeks from now on a Saturday night. My husband tells her ok, but turn down music or stop at midnight and she says no she can't. Based on our past experience her parties go on until 4am and it is impossible to sleep or even watch TV during this time. (we have 2 kids 8 and 11)

We considered going away for the weekend but then decided not to as our son will have exams the week after so he needs to be home to revise.

My husband says we should call the police if the party continues after midnight. I think we should write her an email that says the party needs to finish at 1am to forewarn her and also to create a paper trail. I don't want us to be completely falling out with her either.

What would you do? Any other ideas?

the alternative is report her. and go and complain during the party.

I wouldn't be going out to facilitate her behaving like a selfish arse with no guilt.

When you bought your flat did you ask (write to vendors) if there was any issues with neighbours?

Because by law you are required to answer honestly, so if you start to deal with this person officially, when you sell and are asked by your buyers you will have to disclose that this person is an issue.

So either go for solving the problem and get this person to behave like a normal considerate person, or move quick.

The people who sold you the flat should have informed you of this, no? Isn't it now a thing that they have to inform of neighbour disputes?

No way should you have to stay in a bloody hotel, or travel lodge just to avoid someone's selfishness!

Look at your lease for the flat, there is usually a noise clause in it somewhere.

You don't have to inform unless asked.

'The people who sold you the flat should have informed you of this, no? Isn't it now a thing that they have to inform of neighbour disputes? '

Would you, if you were trying to sell it? And if they never lodged a dispute, they don't have to report it.