To want to call the noise pollution team right farkin now

[viggosLuvvverrrrr]

My Australian neighbours are partying...again and have been since 8.00 pm last night apart from a little break between 4 and 7 am this morning when dd and I managed to catch up on some sleep.

DD has cut her knee open today and is in a lot of pain so will probably struggle to sleep tonight as well. Just want her to have some peace when she is in pain. I know it is early but am I being unreasonable if I call the noise pollution team right this very second?

[redrobin]

ps expat's advice is spot on.

[noonki]

i agree with expat

I would contact the council - that comment about punching you in the stomach when you were pregnant has made my blood boil-

sick bastards

poor you (()))

[paperchain]

punching in stomach?????

I agree with keeping a log - but it cannot be used in court - but could be useful for you own records. imo always call the council/noise team - they are called differnet thing in different areas. ime the police wont come out unless there is 'trouble' - they dont do noise alone

HUGS - this is a horrible situationm for you and is bringing up all sorts of buried feelings for me (which isnt a bad thing, dont worry) but I am remembering what it can be like

[viggosLuvvverrrrr]

Thanks expat. Great advice about contacting my MP actually, never thought of that. He will be getting to know me now as I have recently contacted him about the Family Courts system. I have emails I have sent to the agent and sure the noise pollution team will have a record of the amount of times they have come out. Going to contact the agent on Monday and demand the landlords address. I am not putting up with it anymore.

Exh went nuts when the punching me in the stomach threat was made, threw all my plants off my roof terrace at them and he is not a violent man. Then called the police who went round and read them the riot act and we didn't hear anything out of them for a few weeks but few threats were muttered at exh. Sometimes when I see the one who said it and I am with my beautiful dd I want to say to him "Hi, this is my little girl, who you threatened to make me lose".

[expatinscotland]

We've had loads of shits for neighbours.

Seriously, keeping a log is ALWAYS suggested as first course of action.

And don't hesitate to enter into your log how many times you had to ring the police or environmental wards(and their response - names, times and dates), etc.

We had a pub down the road that was routinely breakng the conditions of their license and noise polluting. But it was the logs of activity and the times of night the police were rung up that finally lead to their losing their license.

In some councils, you do have some legal recourse if there is no effective action on the part of the landlord and/or hte landlord could lose his HMO license or it may not be renewed.

[expatinscotland]

Most MPs also have surgeries locally.

Pin them down face to face, politely, of course.

'Hello, my name is viggosluver, I wrote to you some time ago about noise issues at (insert address). Just wanted to put a face to a name . . . '

[paperchain]

I wasnt disaggreeing with you expat - just encouraging her not to rely on it alone IYKIWM

[expatinscotland]

Oh, no, paperchain, that's why you go first to the council and check out what policies they have in place (a lot of councils have gotten really proactive about noise pollution. I know Edinburgh has), simultaneously contact your MP and let him/her become aware of the issue, and see the CAB in case the actions she takes are ineffective.

[viggosLuvvverrrrr]

Thanks for all advice. Will start the log properly tonight. Actually I have one from last year on my computer somewhere so will look for that.

Paperchain what happened in your situation, unless it is a bit sensitive to talk about. Sounds like you have been though the mill too.

I really don't understand how people can be so unbelievably selfish. I know that I am very aware of making a noise and disturbing others. Although I am sure I have had my moments but never in a sustained way or inconsiderate way.

[expatinscotland]

if you hear arguing, then you ring the police. domestic disturbance.

we had a downstairs neighbour once who made our lives (and our neighbours') a misery.

he was finally evicted after police had to be called out yet again for a domestic - he and his girlfriend would get drunk and argue.

[busywheels]

If you don't call the Council tonight, definitely call them on Monday to make a complaint about noise from your neighbours. They will ask you to keep a log (usually for a couple of weeks). Make sure you send it back in - it seems simple but lots of people can't be bothered to keep a log yet still expect the Council to resolve the problem.

If the noise continues after the Council has approached your neighbour then they will normally make arrangements for you to have noise monitoring equipment installed, or for the case officer to make programmed visits to witness the noise, or give you access to their out of hours service. Once the Council has gathered evidence that a statutory noise nuisance is occuring they can serve a noise abatement notice. If this notice is breached then the people responsible can be prosecuted and/or their equipment seized. Further advice can be found here

If the problems continue make sure you are in regular contact with the Council to make them aware and to find out what they are doing. Over the year they will receive hundreds if not thousands of noise complaints and it is easy for them to assume that if they do not hear from you that all is well. Contacting you local councillor or MP may help give weight to your case, particularly if you do not feel the Council is handling it well. Good luck.

[viggosluvvverrrrr]

Well one of my other neighbours has called the noise pollution team. I was going to hold out till 11, apparently there have been 23 complaints about them in the last 24 hours so at least I am not alone. However it is still going on so not sure what is happening.

[expatinscotland]

How shocking, viggo!

I'd definitely be on the horn to the council on Monday morning.

[paperchain]

add your complaint to the list, the more evidence they get....

i do hope things settle for you this eve tho

x

[giraffescantdancethetango]

wow 23 calls

I agree call too

[wrinklytum]

You poor thing...one evening of noise is driving me batty ...3 YEARS!!! I would have committed homicide!!!

Hope you have some joy with all the complaints.Thoughtless feckers

Really really at punching comment!!Awful.

[paperchain]

thinking of you this morning - how was the night?

[Paddlechick666]

the only drawback of making official complaints is that you must declare a dispute when you sell the property. that's assuming you're not renting.

i have similar issues (but not nearly as bad as you, sympathies) with 1 neighbour in particular and a couple of others who are randomly noisy.

given the one neighbour's varied and constant irritations I find it very very hard to be rational about the others when they start too. altho it's actually pretty infrequent.

i've got my property on the market so am loathe to make an official complaint but i am keeping a log just in case. part of my problem is that there's a history of drug dealing from that flat. when i bought mine/moved in he was in jail after the place was raided. not information that i was given during the sale

anyway, sorry i've waffled about my own situation!

hope things settled down for you last night and i would suggest seeing your MP at their surgery and asking for help/advice.

also, contact the police and find out about how to make an anti-social behaviour complaint so that official records are being kept.

go to the dr too and tell them your housing situ is giving you stress etc!!!!

is there any mileage in considering moving? can you and your other neighbours join forces and get some sort of formal group complaint into the landlords of the property?

you have my sympathy, hope things get better soon.