Over the many years (15) I have lived in my flat I have had couples and singles with and without children above me. Noise has not been an issue with one exception about 10 years ago there was a particularly noisy family who played ball games indoors. The last family had a baby and were very quiet. During the summer , new tenants, a couple with a four year old child moved in, they are very nice. Recently I have become quite irritated by their stomping around. I think during the warmer months we were out of our homes more and I didn't notice the noise. It's quite awkward as when they moved in the mother mentioned that they were really quiet which in hindsight now strikes me as an unusual thing to say. Perhaps they meant that they don't have loud parties. I don't think it's the child, I just think the parents are quite heavy footed and they or at least one of them honestly stomp to the extent that my light fittings rattle. While I am working I am not particularly bothered but for the last 2-3 weeks they seem to have children's parties and have spent more time indoors so it's beginning to grate so it's now most of the weekend and all evenings. I have spoken to them to ask if they have moved furniture around or such like and they haven't and were apologetic. I think it's very hard to expect people to be conscious about how they walk around in their home but whereas before I could tolerate it because it's now pretty much all the time when I am not working and I am finding it hard to relax in my own home. AIBU and has anyone ideas about how to deal with this ?