To think there should be a short-term solution to nightmare neighbours?

[Leavesleepingdogs]

We live in terraced houses, next door's teen daughter is home with a group of friends blasting music and making so much noise it drowns out the TV. From experience this will last until 2/3/4 am because the teen's mother is staying at her boyfriend's.

We've tried asking nicely, we've tried reporting to the police, we've had environmental health on the case. Nothing happens. They didn't even open the door to the police. They're incredibly aggressive so I've given up on talking to them.

It is absolutely miserable hearing the music start and knowing the evening and night are ruined.

I know I need to persist with environmental health, but in the interim is there a more immediate solution I haven't tried yet?

where does the mothers b/f live/ go round there and knock om th door and make a nuisance of yourself

@ivykaty44 I wish I could! Apparently he doesn't live locally and we were told by the police not to deal with them directly after we tried it last time. As I said, they're quick to get aggressive.

Wait til the mother's back & do some 6am DIY. When she moans, negotiate a compromise re the hours of deafening music.

@CSIblonde

Wait til the mother's back & do some 6am DIY. When she moans, negotiate a compromise re the hours of deafening music.

Sod that, do the DIY at 6 am tomorrow morning and wake the noisy fuckers up.

You’d probably piss off the people the other side though, so maybe not.

Is soundproofing an option op?

The mother is rarely home, basically lives with the boyfriend. The teen lives with the dad, or stays next door and invites a crowd around.

I've been trying to take the high road but I think enough is enough and some 6am Cotton Eyed Joe might be in order. On a fucking loop.

My old neighbours used to love blaring music into the early hours.
When they had a late one I used to face the speakers against the wall at 6am, put on a CD called 'the bagpipes of Scotland', set it to repeat and then leave the house all day for work.

get a tape if this playing at 6.00am for an hour.

You won't hear it but the young kids next door will. 🤣

@tomripley I hadn't thought of bagpipes! Am composing a playlist...

a CD called 'the bagpipes of Scotland'

Do they own or rent? If they rent rent I'd contact the landlord.

Persist with environmental health and ask them what their escalation route is for enforcement action. Ring the police every time too as they will soon get sick of the calls and will push the council for enforcement action. How old is the teen, how long is she being left alone, is their alcohol and potentially drugs, are these people she's inviting a lot older? I'd potentially be flagging a safeguarding concern with children's services too.

Basically OP, the squeaky wheel gets the grease so be the squeakiest wheel you possibly can.

That sounds horrendous. I really feel for you. The U.K. needs much clearer rules on this kind of thing.

@clocktopus they own unfortunately. Teen is 16, it was flagged to SS when they were 15 but nothing came of it. Yes there's definitely alcohol, but the police have only ever come out once and it went nowhere because they refused to answer the door!

Environment health sent a letter which improved things for the 2 week window during which we were to record any noise. Then it went back to normal. I'll be calling them again on Monday though.

Is there a neighbour joined on their other side? If so, would they complain too so its not just you?

If you record what happens and when they can come and fit a recording device in

@romeiswheretheheartis the neighbour on the other side is afraid of them due to past run-ins. They have said they would corroborate our complaint but not make one of their own.

That's the problem with people like this, they are so unpleasant people on the street mostly just try to avoid them which means they can then just keep doing whatever they like.

It sounds awful OP. I'm sorry.

Try this site for advice

asbhelp.co.uk/

asbhelp.co.uk/noise-2/

Also try reporting via 101

@Lightswitch123 thank you for that link, that's super helpful!