We have a noisy neighbour problem.
We live in a block of 4 purpose built maisonettes, ours is one of the 1st floor properties. In the other first floor property is a family of 4, the parents and their twin boys who are coming up for 3 years old. I must say that I have nothing against children, but I do have a problem with bad parents.
The main problem with noisy neighbours is that there is not much to protect or help the sufferers, all advice on the subject I find says that there is nothing you can do about the noise of children - I understand that, but what about parents who never take their children out, and the children want to go out so they scream out of their first floor windows which for us, if our windows are open is deafening. Or what about the parents who keep their little children up until 1am so that we cannot go to sleep because all we hear is crashing, banging and screaming...and what about those who live in upper floor properies who have tiled floors so their neighbours can hear their every move (including the children running about until 1am)? And should you pay VERY loud music with small children around because our neighbour does?
When you live in a flat or maisonette you will never have silence, this is our 2nd maisonette and you always hear noise, doors shutting, water running, voices, tv, and we are always conciderate, our tv gets kept low and turned down in the evening, our music is never too loud - we treat people how we want to be treated but we are fast learning that the majority of people do not give a damn about the people around them and that is quite upsetting.
We put up with babies crying in the night - always knowing/hoping that over time they would start sleeping through, but the noise is so much worse now, and we have no rights because they are children and children make noise - I almost feel sorry for them as they can go for weeks without being taken outside - even though they have a garden, so what can be done about the parents?
Once again, it is those of us with no children who have no rights.
I feel so sorry for you. I lived in a flat when we were working in Canada and it was a nightmare too. Loud music starting at 5am in the morning from the flat below us. The girl in the flat next door was an avid hockey fan and you could her jumping and yelling at the TV almost any time of day or night. Someone had cats who were allowed to use the hallway as their litter tray and I would clear it up constantly because no-one else would. We vowed that when we returned to England we would have 4 walls of our own and we saved and saved and scrimped and luckily, and I mean really lucky we managed to buy our own place. So I feel deeply for you and wish there was an answer - apart from killing them - but that would be a bit drastic eh? Thinking of you xx
ReplyDeleteOh! I know exactly what you mean. Plus we have their cat digging up my front garden plants and doing a ton of business out there, plus a couple of rabbits stuck in hutch's on their balcony which decide 1am is a great time to run in circles! It's not the child's fault she's still up at 1am nor is it the fault of the cat (that has no garden or cat flap) or the rabbits that are desperate for a good run around. Next move will have to be a house!
ReplyDeletecan you tell I was fed up yesterday LOL!!! and, for ages I have been saying they are an accident waiting to happen and yesterday one of the kids went off in an ambulance after hurting itself - maybe someone will take notice now! you are both right of course, the only real answer is to save up hard and move - ideally where we have NO neighbours...but I think that may be a long way off. Thankyou both for your kind comments :)
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Sharon - I just wish I had a magic fairy wand and could make everything right for you
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