Hello- please move this if i have put it in the wrong forum
this is about practical tips
i moved into a new house- had noise from both sides- ill talk about one side- this young chap played his music so loud it was coming through the walls- but we didnt want to complain as we had just moved in and it was way too soon to make enemies of the neighbours- we had it all summer and it came through my sons bedrooms walls- a few months later- when it got colder- we were saying indoors and hybernation mode set in- money was tight and things were not so easy with the extreme cold- we started to feel trapped by the noise- but we still didnt want to complain, then it started going on after 10pm so my son was expected to fall asleep with someones music through the walls. we found this young chap  a proper pain-it was chipping away at our home life and causing a lot of anxiety and dread. mean while this yung chap was happy playing his music at the volume he liked- despite the family on the other side complaining- which is why we found him on our side.
so i thought enough is enough- my son isnt going to bed with someone else's music- not when there were headphones this chap could use- i bet when he sleeps he turns his music off and has total silence to sleep too.
so i knocked on the door and i asked him to turn it down and it was next to my sons room- i didnt vent all my anger on him though I didnt manage to hide how cross i was- but i managed to contain my anger- i didnt go off on a tirade about why it was wrong. so he turned it down, a few nights later we had the same problem- even though it was really late- well past 11pm i went round and knocked on their door and he turned it down, then another night he did it again- and i got so angry i banged on the wall with a statue and he turned it down- eventually he learnt that every time he put the volume us so that it came into my house- i would go round and ask him to lower it- I became relentless. But I felt able to do this as I had suffered many months of it and hed had enough.

so now its on a very reasonable level the whole time and we dont ever hear it.

and this is great- so we get to enjoy our home like we want to.

But this has only worked because the lad next door, although he was a proper pain with his music, he is a fundamentally decent chap.

this method wont work with anti social people who dont have any decency or care about others at all.

so my advice is- when you decide to draw the line, be firm and consistent and go round everytime it happens- until they know there is just no point in putting their music up loud.

i was quite happy to compromise when we moved in- but when my neighbour played his music, which he knew was right next to my sons bedroom- and after another family had already mentioned it- and after 11-pm then he lost his right to any compromise and he just needed to pack it in

Be persistent!  I  called  the police about twenty times in my current apartment building in regards to noise coming from next door (why do the noisy people always move in next to me?!). 

It's a pain to have to call the police, but it works.  To be honest I feel sorry for my neighbors, they really have a problem, It must really suck to have the cops come to your door every other week because you're making too much noise.

Hello

I got door bangers. Two years of it. in flat below.
Plus that i had some redevelopment of sports ground with diggers with loud warning reverse signal for a year. so eventually i came up with the solution. Cus the council wouldn;t do anything and here it is-
COVER YOUR EARS, yes it is that simple , if you look at a child that is what they do. Obviosly you can't walk around with your hands over your ears all day. So this is what you need-
1. A pair of EAR DEFENDERS as used on a connstuction site, very cheap from any hardware store
2. WIRELESS HEADPHONES that you can plug into your TV and stereo
3. Self plumping pillows if you need to wear the ear defenders at night

Trust me. Get the above you will be so much happier, and just forget about the neighbours and enjoy life again.
It may seem simple but i hope you do it. Don't let them get you down.

GO FOR IT

Ive got evil neighbours.... They live above me. Wooden floors, two kids under five and a dog. I complained, I contacted EH. The police, i even had my own ref no. Contacted the local MP, Finally chief constable. No difference. I used to be a strong independent woman. Those days are gone, im a wreck . Ive not lived in my flat for eight months. My teenage son left a year ago, He lives at his dads. My ex bless him came round to have a chat with the pig upstairs. Found out what a total coward the pig was. Great when his intimidating a woman and boy at three in the morning with his mates and shes just as bad with her mates, and yes the kids and dog are all up to. Social services said the children where in no immediate danger. After Three years i gave up. Prozac ear defenders ive tried them all. When the police arrived to arrest my ex i knew i was beaten. Im currently staying at my exs house, His an absolute diamond, also a law abiding citizen...  Im getting stronger, Not ready to go back there yet....... I shake just thinking about it.

How about a name and shame list produced by local newspapers?  I read that approximately half of the population of the UK sufferes from noise nuisence. 

Send out petitions, make the government do something about it.  I will gladly sighn one.  It can be done online directly to the government on their web page.

Joshkz - it depends where you live, in some areas the police do not respond to noise complaints at all, or will only come out if it leads to other anti social behaviour, for example if a noisy party ends up in the street. Sounds like you need to contact EH if you've not already.

I have a noisy neighbour who has made my life a misery for several months, partying really really loud until generally 4.30am.  I reckon she is off her head due to drugs. The thing is, she is a police officer and was busted several months ago, but she still works for the police at a desk job.  She has the most random amount of people toing and froing from her house.  I have knocked on her door and put a note through the door, she obviously can't hear me  and I can't exactly contact the police as she is one of them!  I would guess they wouldn't be interested anyway, as I'm sure they will be very busy on a Saturday night. 

I feel like crying but as suggested I am going to log every time she partys till 4.30 am, generally on a Saturday or a bank holiday, then sleeps all Sunday!  I shall be vacuuming very early on Sunday!!