New neighbours - noise

[elmleemum]

Recently some new neighbours moved in to the other side of our semi. The previous occupants had been there for ten years and we never once heard a noise from them even though they had 2 small children. We assumed the walls were pretty solid and soundproof. We were wrong. A new family has moved in with slightly older children and we hear everything. Every word, every argument, every Tv programme. I am in bed now and can't sleep as I can hear exactly what they are watching as I watched it earlier and can hear the dialogue it's so loud. It's so disturbing / I have to put a fan on all night in my daughters room or else she can hear them or their TV and can't sleep . What do I do?! How do I politely let them know that we can hear everything? We NEVER heard the previous owners so either they were exceptionally quiet or these new ones are exceptionally loud!! It's just so odd it's like the walls have suddenly gone paper thin in every room. My husband wants to move but we have been here a long time and own our house / they are just renting next door so I am hoping they don't last long! Any ideas on how to let them know they are disturbing us or if I even should?

As lOng as you are polite you have nothing to lose. Like you say if it were you , you would want to know and maybe they don't have a clue how loud they are being so give them the chance to keep the noise down or worse case they won't make any changes then you can decide what to do

If the old neighbours are their landlords then the easiest thing is to tell them the problem and ask them to deal with it. We had similar in an old flat and we were told if there were any issues to tell them and they would sort it.
Much more effective too as they will be shitting themselves that they have already had a 'warning' from their LL

Smorgas our neighbours - the landlord - have rented it out without so much as a word to us.

There wouldn't have been any way of getting hold of them, but we worked out what they were up to and at least managed to find the house advertised with a lettings agency, so we have that detail, but we do not have any details of the owners for the future should they change agencies etc.

I think popping around with a Christmas card is an excellent idea because it gives you a nice excuse to introduce yourselves and explain that the noise is disruptive. You don’t have to be an arsehole about it, they might not even realise how loud they are being. I’d just explain that you can hear everything they watch on TV through the walls until quite late at night so is there any chance they could turn the volume down a little bit.

Our NDN popped around a few months ago to ask us to get rid of a weed because it was affecting their garden. We’re rubbish gardeners so didn’t even realise it was a weed and had no idea it could affect anyone else. Got rid of it straight away, problem solved.

Im on tenterhooks at the moment as my long term quiet neighbours are moving and Im worried about who will move in. Im in a terrace so get it both sides. I lived alone and dont play music or anything. It must be 30 years since anyone with small children liv ed next door so Ive been
really fortunate. I would give anything for a detached house though !

How's it going OP? Did you go round?