I'm not asking for me but for a friend who is at her wits end.
She has a baby and a preschooler and she and her partner have demanding full time jobs - in which they are under huge amounts of pressure due to their respective businesses really suffering due to Covid
She lives in a terraced house. The house next door was empty for a couple of months but has just been bought by someone. They now have the builders in before they move in. The purchasers say the work will be a minimum of four months and is banging all through the day when my friend and partner are trying to get children to nap and to work. Obviously this would be ok in normal times but it is hugely affecting their mental health. They have spoken to the owner who doesn't live there but says they need the work to continue so they can move in in a few months time. The owners currently living in a nice house nearby, so not stuck in a hotel room or tiny flat. Do any kind M-netter's know whether there is anything my friend can do to delay/limit the work noise given the current unprecedented situation. They are aware that there are probably other people in a similar situation. Are there any advocacy groups they could speak to who could highlight this kind of issue. It's clearly an unintended consequence of the lock down/loophole that allows building work to continue