My husband called the police on our neighbours last night

[Lois345]

We are next to a HMO and the three early 20s living there have been pretty irresponsible since they moved in, and two weeks in a row they have had loud parties keeping my husband up (I am in the baby's room at the moment so don't hear them). He called the police at 5am. How would you have reacted? Ring the doorbell at 5am, ask them to turn it down, talked to them the next day? I am much more scared of conflict than he is and would probably have done nothing, but he just had enough. I was pretty shocked when he told me this morning. No point in contacting their landlord as the flat is owned by notorious Mark Fortune... sigh.

I'm amazed the police turned out, tbh. They won't around here.

Maybe they suspected a Covid breach.

What would be the point of ringing the doorbell or talking to them? If they were reasonable people they wouldn't have been making noise at that time of the morning. They are on the Police's radar now. Support your DH and start keeping a log of all disturbances.

I would also have rang the police. It would be pointless trying to appeal to their better nature; they obviously don’t have one if they’re making such a racket.

Did the police actually do anything?

Surprised the police came tbh! Def must have thought it was a covid breach - when we had loud music student neighbours having band practice and parties every night of the week the police didn’t give a toss

No idea why the police actually showed up. Sounds like we were lucky. Perhaps because of recent raves in Midlothian with police being criticised for doing nothing. Police told them they couldn't behave that way. I think they stopped after the police had been there, whether it helped we will have to see next weekend...

Good advice about the log

5am!!! Yes he definitely did the right thing!

You need to speak to the Council as well - environmental health. Noise nuisance enforcement is their responsibility, and they can provide advice on how to keep logs or even lend you monitoring equipment to record sound levels and times. It isn't a quick process because evidence has to be built, warnings given, then more evidence. But it can help if you stick at it. The problem is that most people give up before they have enough evidence to present for enforcement.

Just googled Mark Fortune...
🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 Sounds like a modern day Peter Rachman!!

Thank you. This is really useful

above was particularly @Moondust011

@Elderflower14 yes he really does. We were really dismayed when we realised that he owns the HMO in our building. Luckily everyone else in the stairwell is really nice

It can sometimes transpire the police may have an address flagged for attention, should a call come in concerning it. And there's no reason why the caller would know that.

The most obvious case is if there is a firearm registered to that address. But also if there's been a report of something untoward (usually drugs) then if they do get a call, they will attend.

Your husband was right. 5am s ridiculous. Hopefully they won't do it again and if they do, your husband should 'phone the police once more AND Environmental Health; if they persist they will be served with a nuisance notice.

Its perfectly normal for Police here to attend noise complaints. Id say on a typical night shift at least half our calls are noisy parties/neighbours. They almost all get officers sent out to them

So glad they came out. Having a loud party in non-detached home is always so fucking inconsiderate.

Honestly I think it's pointless knocking on their door or talking the next day. Everyone knows that having a loud party at 5am is going to be annoying neighbours and they did it anyway. At least now there'll be a paper trail of nosie complaints.

of course he was ok to call the police.

I went to our neighbours door early one morning when they had kept us up all night. They had musical instruments, mikes, speakers. They had just gone to sleep. I showed them my baby and asked if they wanted to watch him while I caught up on my sleep. They were v sheepish and apologetic and we never had any more trouble.

I hate - absolutely fucking HATE - loud, shit neighbours. Mine has been on holiday all week and not having to listen to her fucking dog barking and her arguing with whoever she screams at down the phone has been absolute and utter bliss. Literal heaven. She's back any minute now and I'm already dreading the sight of it.

Inconsiderate, selfish cunts like that should all be dumped on an island together far away from decent, peaceful people. Absolute cunts the lot of them.

Cunts.

@AWiseWomanOnceSaidFuckThisShit thanks this made me laugh

Seriously I fucking despise the lot of them x

I don’t blame him. Disgusting behaviour. I hope you’ve make plenty of noise today when they’re obviously trying to sleep

Sorry if this is an idiotic question, but what’s HMO?

Disgusting people, your DH did the right thing