How I have sympathy for you, I have had a very similar problem, I had a beautiful flat with a landscaped garden on a fairly modern respectable Barratts estate in Derbyshire, years were spent updating and improving my property, we even had a conservatory, which months of hard work to erect. I finally felt secure and positive about my life, until a family of 5 moved into the flat directly above me and my 10 yr old daughter who lived below in our small there s was the same size, I didn't see this as a problem was glad the previous owner had moved out as she had had an ectopic pregnancy d given me months of false accusations that I was noisy, and that was always shouting at my Daughter and to be totally honest I hardly ever raise my voice, there were tears as I had had a few bad years and couldn't be bothered to bitch back. Anyway back to the new inconsiderate lot from the moment they visited, her boyfriend owned the flat but was away lorry driving all week, I tactfully mentioned the fact that (te noise was awful stamping banging running feet above my head, sounding the ceiling would come through) I ed her if she was moving in, cause tthey seemed to be moving black bin bags cars were pulling up delivering more bags and that the noise they were making was awful, but didn t want to argue about it since I still felt tender from the previous owners, and she said that they were , my heart sunk I felt hot, how much more could I take, but I had hope that It was just a stage, and my home would be my home how I had wanted it to be for the last 2or 3 yrs, but the noise just got worse, swearing at her children last thing at night 11-12pm, and first thing in the morning stomping feet, swearing crying children it drove me to desperate measures, either I would have a nervous breakdown, or have to leave my lovely flat, i felt it wasn't fair on my daughter it was turning me into a nervous wreck, trying all the time to get out of the house when Iwas in at the end of my tether feeling completley sick at there ways , now in a fair world it should have been them who should have left and found something more suitable, but I had to leave what a shame, I couldn't have tolerated anymore, the funny thing was whenever I had visitors the noise seased, maybe I was just "listening out" terrible isn't it, now I live somewhere as quiete as the grave, the only noise I hear is next doors coffee machine, which is ok as it's not intrusive, the birds singing, my home feels like my home again, when I come home in the evening it's peaceful I can do what I like, nobody shouting, swearing around me, I wish I hadn't had to leave, but my health is so much better, no thankyou laminate fllooring in poorly sound insulated flats. Hope you find a way to sort out those awful noisy neighbours Caroline