We’ve recently had our garden done, which due to the weird layout of our block of flats is on the ground floor but at the front of the property and our neighbours above look out their front window into our garden. They all have gardens at the back of their flats.
Before we had it done it was a complete wasteland that we couldn’t use as it was open to the street but it’s quite a big space. Now we have a fence and lawn and we’ve added furniture etc.
We’ve had a couple of BBQs recently (we bought gas specifically so smoke wouldn’t blow up to their flats) and we’ve sat outside in the evenings but never played music or been particularly loud and always make sure we’re inside by 11 latest.
The couple above us have voices like fog horns and I can hear every word of their conversations. They’re very loud and obnoxious and have lived here for years (ours is ex-council) and seem to think they rule the block. They’re obviously very upset that we’re now using our garden and I frequently hear the woman on the phone telling her friends everything we’ve had done and about the terrible fence we’ve had put up.
Yesterday we had some family over for a BBQ (8 of us in total) but they were gone by 9pm and we were just chatting during the afternoon, no music or anything. I’ve just been outside and heard her bitching to our next door neighbour about how loud we were being and how we’re disturbing her sleep by being out there.
They’re the type of neighbours who just like a moan and I suspect they’d have an issue even if we weren’t out there but would you go and say anything? She’s not said anything to us directly but it’s so uncomfortable hearing her bitching about us and not being able to defend ourselves!