1 Reply by Sky130

(21 replies, posted in Noisy Neighbour experiences)

This is a really  thought provoking thread.
I have new neighbours who do not work. The father is disabled, but his disability seems to vary alarmingly depending on where he is and who is around. I do wonder how a family on benefits can manage to have a large number of pets, 2 dogs, 3 cats and a bird, two computers, a very large plasma screen TV and both parents smoke. The collective din from all of this is awful. Living above them is like listening to an episode of Shameless - the swearing and their is a  general lack of respect for anything and anyone around them.
We do live in a very strange country that people can afford this type of lifestyle through not working whilst I, in full time work, live from payslip to payslip and barely make ends meet.
Sky

Go to forum: Noisy Neighbour experiences

2 Reply by Sky130

(79 replies, posted in Noisy Neighbour experiences)

Hi everyone,

My first post but I already feel at home with so many people in similar situations as me. I moved into my upstairs  flat last summer and was so pleased. I spent a lot of money on decorating and good carpets with thick underlay aware that there was someone living below me. My flat is HA and downstairs is Council.

Unfortunately, the old lady downstairs died and in November the Council has moved in a family - young couple with a daughter, 2 dogs, 3 cats and a bird. The father is disabled, apparently they can't diagnose the problem but it now turns out he is deaf as well. From the day they moved in, I feel like they might as well be in my flat with me, such is the level of noise.

They shout instead of talk, slam doors instead of closing them, bellow at each other rather than move closer so as to keep the conversation at a normal level. Worst of all, is that he has the volume up on the TV far louder than "normal" because he "can't" wear a hearing aid because of muscle spasms (?). The bass level is such that it just seems to reverberate through my living room.

They have put laminate floors down, I suppose they are easier to keep clean with all the animals that they have. The dogs, one is a pup,  aren't walked so their pent up energy is spent careering up and down their hallway.

I have spoken to the local Housing Office and they are unsympathetic. They describe the flat as a multi tenancy meaning that they can have as many pets as they like, live as they like, and I got the distinct impression that I was the one being inconsiderate! She actually asked if I had considered applying for a transfer!

I have knocked on the door 4 - 5 times in the last month asking them to turn the TV down and the wife has actually said she can't understand why there is a problem as they used to have the TV much louder where they used to live. I bet their ex neighbours are rejoicing that they have gone.

I am trying not to let it get to me too much but it is so difficult when my only wish is to live a quiet life.
For the first time in my middle aged life I am taking sleeping pills and wear ear plugs.

I feel better just writing it all down.

Sky

Go to forum: Noisy Neighbour experiences