Intimidating noisy neighbour- help!

[Zaplolly]

Hi everyone!
We live in a converted house with our newborn son , for which we have a very strange neighbour living in the loft above our living room. He has lived up there for 20 years with his dog, doesn't work and is VERY bitchy about all neighbours and loves gossiping about everyone and generally making our lives hell. He never leaves the house so is obsessed with all of us, down to parking his car deliberately just a few inches closer to us to make it difficult to get out, stomping on the floor the following night if we have had people round and blaring music all night (when I say having people round, I mean for example my in-laws, so not exactly a rave!!), he listens to us from above and follows us between rooms as we move from living room to kitchen, and it's all very intimidating!!!
I just had my son last week while he was on holiday and now I've just realised he's back and has deliberately put, what I can only assume is high heels, on and stomping all over the living room going 'laaa laaa laaaa', like a child having a tantrum!! He's done this to every other person that's lived here apparently...
we own our flat which we saved really hard for (first time buyers) and love it, will not be moving because of him. For him, his brother owns the flat so he either loves there rent free or for chump change so he won't ever go, plus he's been there 20 years (he's 50).
What can we do??? I've tried to approach him before about the banging, for which he looked at my like he was going to hit me and then retaliated twice as badly the following night.... help!
We want to enjoy our newborn son and our first Christmas toghether but I can see this is going to be a problem......

What a dreadful situation and I feel terrible for you . I have little advice to offer, but hopefully someone more knowledgeable will reply soon. Did you ask about any neighbour disputes prior to the purchase going through, did your solicitor raise any such questions? I do believe if these were asked and your sellers lied then legally you have a case against them. You cannot live like this, perhaps visit your local citizen's advice also.

-Contact you councils Environmental Health Department for advice

• consider investing in improved sound insulation

• can you rearrange your rooms at all.

-move

• carry on how you are

Are the flats leasehold? If so could you not report him to the freeholder/managing agent?

Sounds like a difficult situation. I would look at sound insulation for the ceilings and earplugs/defenders.

Getting into a proper dispute about it would come up if and when you want to sell. If you want to be there a very long time then it might be worth it, if you plan on it being a short stay before moving on up it might not be worthwhile.

Are the ceilings high enough for you to put false ceiling and sound insulation?

Sounds like a nightmare.
I agree with insulation if possible

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/problems-where-you-live/complaining-about-your-neighbour/

Op here's some information about what to do in your situation

Start a diary, log all that you have experienced, including your approaches to him and his intimidation and escalated noise immediately afterwards, and keep logging everything as it happens.

Next, take your diary to the police.

They will tackle it based on the evidence.

He may get an order, which, if he breaches can lead to his arrest.

They may offer mediation services also, you will each get a chance to speak then.

I hope this gets better for you soon!

sympathetic bump. I've had similar.