To ask how to cope with out neigbour till we move

[ginorwine]

Have had difficult neigbour for two years . We wanted to move and have been up and down about it for some time . We were going to move but plans have changed for a year contracted to dh situation .
Our neigbour has been building a garden house for two years now . He is spoiling the garden by banging
Sawing hoovering his shavings
If he does it not to his liking he starts again
We have negotiated that he only works 5 days a week mon to Friday now
It's his hobby it seems - I said him if we could have idea of when he will stop it wd help as you can put up with things if you kno there will be a end - he will not say. He says this is what he likes doing and implied after this there will be more projects .
I'm at a loss what to do.
We don't use our garden inthr weeksnymore unless I get up at 7 and sit there before work.
Any techniques on how to manage this pkease as I may need to change me as I can't change him.thanks . The other neighbours feel same - they cope by going out all the tine .

Speak to the Council i guess. Awful.

I think you need to speak to your council about it. He sounds very unreasonable, and the noise can really grind you down on a daily basis. Keep a log of the noise, and the hours and hopefully the council can record the dB levels. My mum had terrible issues with a neighbour and had to keep noise logs etc and the council were great with making it very clear to the neighbour about what is and isn't acceptable.

you do have to record disputes
but when people come to view, if the structure is too big to pass planning they might even spot it before the surveys etc

if you have had any conversation with him about the noise it would have to be recorded as well in any case

I would talk to Env Health again and explain it's been going on for 2 years. Also talk to planning. Talk to everyone you can find. There has to be a way to get this git to shut up!

Honestly, get the planners around to yours for a made-up excuse reason (wondering about whether it's worth applying for planning permission prior to moving to raise the value) and then you don't have to raise it as a dispute.

I think disputes only have to be declared if you've had to contact them in writing or contacted the council. Things like noise aren't really classed as a dispute, as just because one person might find it annoying or intrusive, somebody else won't. It's the same with dogs barking, noisy kids, loud parties etc.

metal, I'm fairly sure verbal has to be declared as well

if it was a friendly conversation....however, I know of one person who sold up due to noise issues, didn't write anything down, didn't declare it.

then the buyer sued because they moved in, complained to the neighbour about the noise and got "oh not you too, the previous one complained all the time as well".

I don't know if the new person sued successfully but if OP has had anything more than a few words - and she says he's now been restricted in his hours somewhat - then it will come out and it's not worth the risk.

we can see on this thread, some people don't mind at all about noise so OP can still find a buyer.

OP when you say you feel like pranking him, I wonder if you can get a stink bomb arranged in a way that it only affects him. At least he will stop making a noise and wander off to investigate a smell.

not sure how you'd do that though!

Slim you could be right, although I think if the situation has been resolved amicably you don't need to declare it. So OP maybe you need to start smiling at your neighbour and thanking him for cutting down on his DIY time and it may seem like the situation is 'resolved'. Then when you're in the privacy of your own home you can vent all you like!

But you knew about the access situation when you bought the property?

Contacted council they said I need put in noise complaint . Can't be anonymous.

I thknk I'm going to have put
Up. With it we live too clo se together and he can be veryhostijr

Contact other neighbour and join forces. Record the noise on your phone at hourly intervals on the same day. Present to council.

We spoke to other neighbours who complain bitterly but don't want to do anything .. eldetjy and worried .