....he has taken it upon himself to make my life a misery. Thankfully I am only here very temporarily (no more than 6 more months left).
To set the scene, we live in a row of terraced houses. The gardens all have picket fences and are tiny. There is NO privacy. We have 2 young children, as do many of the people living here.
The neighbour is a guy about 30 years old. He has a dog that barks literally all day. He is usually asleep, so the dog carries on for hours and hours. Pretty much every evening he has friends over who sit in the garden talking loudly, playing music and the dog of course doesn't stop barking.
My children's bedroom overlooks the garden. For month after month they are disturbed by him since we've been here. It is constant, not even a one off big party, just constant selfishness.
2 weeks ago, at 8pm he brought his speaker into the garden and played his music very loudly. His dog was barking mentally. I went out and politely asked him to turn it down as his noise is constant and my children really need to sleep. The houses are very similar to a holiday chalet in that you literally are on top of each other.
Now, every single time I'm in the garden even hanging out washing, or watering my baskets (never making a noise), he shouts at me to keep the noise down. It is relentless. I honestly feel totally bullied. He loudly slags me off to his mates calling me 'the fat bitch over the fence'. If my kids giggle or chat in the garden quietly, he shouts at them to be quiet too. He does it most when he has friends round and really thinks he's funny.
I have ignored him. I've looked at him and told him to stop.
But he will not.
I'm a single mum. Luckily I work full time and am out of the house all day. I am in the middle of buying a house. Other neighbours loathe him but as I'm the only one renting, most people try and keep the peace with him
What should I do?