Neighbours keep ringing my bell

[Katie1012]

My neighbours upstairs have recently got into a habit of ringing my doorbell at night to be let in in the communal door (I live in a converted house). I am sure there’s someone in their flat as they have a baby. I have my own toddler and the last time I answered I was in my pyjamas looking very tired and my daughter awake because of them. They apologised and said they forgot their keys which doesn’t make sense as the door locks after it’s shut which supports the fact that someone’s is at their flat to open it. it’s happened again few nights ago, with them ringing it twice. it’s just getting on my nerves as they keep waking my toddler who’s not the easiest to get to sleep.

Once is forgivable but continually? How are they continually forgetting their keys??

Start ringing their doorbell at 3am every night.

Sod that.

I'd ask them to stop doing it, and then disable or ignore it if they didn't.

No need to disable the bell next time talk to them “ no I’m not your doorman, you are waking my child and being exceptionally rude…don’t do it again “ don’t be afraid to confront them they are in the wrong

if they continue then unplug, silent the door bell

Tell them to stop.

if you think they’re trying to avoid ringing their own bell because of the baby then say well let’s see if yours works and give it a good buzz.

Tell them straight to stop. Back it up by deactivating your buzzer at night.

Our buzzer could wake the dead. I bet they dont want to ring their own buzzer and wake their child. Honestly the selfishness of some people ...

Oh does your doorbell not work then. Push it
Just checking Push it again
Maybe get someone to fix it Push it again

All done very quickly so he doesn't get a chance to stop you.

If it happens again, as soon as you open the door push his 3 times turn around walk back in. He will get the idea.

Agree with the above. Be ‘very helpful’ next time they ring. “Oh no! You forgot your keys? What’s wrong with your doorbell?” Press their doorbell for a prolonged period of time. Hopefully they’ll then mention their sleeping child and you can mention yours…

Please don’t disable your bell or do anything to inconvenience yourself.

Your neighbours are very rude and presumptuous. Obviously you don’t want a fight because well you’re neighbours but more than reasonable to pop over and tell them they have to stop ringing your bell and waking you and your child.

Please do this. Good luck.

Bet they are pressing your bell rather than theirs to avoid waking their baby. Knobs!!

So rude of them.

We had a similar issue recently. Religious callers knocked my door in the middle of the day and I politely asked them not to disturb the man next door as he works nights and has only recently returned to work after a heart attack. He is also extremely grumpy.
They promptly went next door and rang his bell, several times. Eventually Mr Grumpy appeared in his PJ'S and ROARED "Fuck Off" at them before slamming the door in their faces.

In your situation, I'd be channelling Mr Grumpy.

Why not just tell them to stop ringing it?

you shouldn’t have to disconnect it or lie about it not working. Just tell them to stop ringing the f#caking bell because it wakes your child up.

Haven't you told them to stop? Be firm with them. Tell them they keep waking you and your dd up and not to ever ring the bell again

When you get back from anywhere at anytime, ring their flat.
say you’ve forgotten your keys.

which you find ideally in their company

I'd tell them to fucking stop and I wouldn't be as polite as others are suggesting on this thread. Arsehole!

Also randomly buzz it when you’re heading out. Just because they are being complete arseholes who think the world revolves around them.

I’m all for buzzing someone in on the odd occasion they are locked out and actually need help. But buzzing it to save someone who is already in their home the effort of answering? FFS how entitled are they?

Can you disconnect your doorbell overnight?

They're happy to wake up your toddler so they don't wake up their baby.
It's that simple.
Put a stop to it.

Ask all your friends for old keys. If they keep saying they have lost theirs then make sure you kindly offer them a key you have found when you were walking up the path at an inconvenient time………….. make sure you buzz long and hard in case they are hard of hearing as well as hard of thinking.

Talk to them upfront and tell them you can't answer because it wakes up your children.

Now, if they do it again then don't answer.

They must be avoiding ringing their own apartment to avoid waking up their baby but it's completely selfish because it then wakes up your children.

Don’t want to wake the baby? Send a text message to the babysitter to let you in.
Not rocket science.

I would have lost my shit with them the first time they woke my child and I would not let them in again (assuming it’s possible to tell who’s at the door before you open it).

What wankers!

Or maybe there is no babysitter and the baby is unattended. Happens all the time.

Some very good suggestions here....I used to live in a maisonette adjoining some flats, there was an automatically locking gate next to my front door which gave access to the Main Street, every resident had a key...did they use it ? No...they preferred to knock in my door and ask me to open it for them, the assumption being that as I was right next to it it didn't matter, it could be 6pm ..10pm...it could be in the middle of my Sunday lie in...there were no boundaries, I typed a letter, photocopied it and put a copy through every residents door...it stopped. In your case maybe you should do the same, some people are very thick skinned and don't seem to be aware they're annoying anyone till it's pointed out to them.

What have you decided to do, OP?