Is it ok to bbq after 10pm if you live in a terrace?

[littlejalapeno]

Just that really. Last summer our neighbours regularly started grilling over coal at 10pm, 11pm midnight. They’re a hmo of about 8 people, more in the summer as far as I can tell, who are quite intimidating and like to socialise, play music and lift weights in the garden. They’ve just fired up the grill and I’ve had to leap out of bed to shut the windows in my toddlers room, else the smoke comes in and in to our room too. We have spoken to them politely several times (and once less politely when my pnd got the best of me last year) and asked them not to do this as it’s antisocial but they seem to forget or not care. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? The landlady doesn’t really want to know either... feeling quite frustrated, So AIBU or is it fine to bbq late at night by your neighbours window...

Might not be illegal, but it's very anti-social.

Contact the environmental health department in your council, they will probably have you keep a log before they can give them a warning

Many local councils make HMOs get a special licence - have you checked all is in order with this property? And often, the licence comes with responsibilities for the landlord - like ensuring tenants aren’t antisocial. If the landlady doesn’t take you seriously, maybe she’ll be more receptive to council enforcers.

I know the vast majority of HMOs in Manchester are not properly registered.

Definitely worth investigating the situation and whether this one is fully above board.

It's not ok. 10pm is time to move it indoors.

No

This happened a lot in a town I lived in until there was a terrible fire.

Inconsiderate arseholes got drunk and high and started a bbq at 10pm, got more drunk and high, thought they’d put it out but hadn’t and by 2am the entire row of terraces were up in flames. It was only some young Muslim men coming back from the Mosque very late as it was Ramadan that were able to ensure no lives were lost. They saw the flames and woke everyone up and called the fire brigade. It took days to get the fire out, the internal walls kept reigniting. Young families and students were homeless and lost everything they owned.

Thanks everyone for the advice about HMOs, I had a look on the council website and can’t find it so likely it’s not registered. Honestly last night I felt such anxiety at the thought of another summer of beIng kept up all night by them. Took a while to calm down. I really appreciated all your responses, especially the advice about whether or not it’s a registered HMO, which I don’t think it is. I’ll start a diary when they’re bad but don’t want to feel like too much of a curtain twitcher!

I'd report them now. The local council I reported it to had a dedicated page, an online form. I also emailed the team direct. This was at the start of lock down and luckily it's been dealt with and no other issues. My friend didn't have to keep a diary

NO. I say this as someone who lives in a terrace and has neighbours who barbecue right next to their house.

They are loss takers OP. Not ok and not normal either!

Piss takers

Report them! HMOs need to have safety measures in place for fire. It seems to me that your neighbours are frequently inebriated and this is an accident waiting to happen!