Topic: Advice Please - anything much appreciated
Hello
I live in a housing association property and have done for the last 5 years. 5 years of sheer hell. From successive tenants in the flat above me, creating havoc through loud music, fighting, stamping and running across the floor, regular late night into the small hours noise re the above, and on and on. The recent incumbent has only been in here for a few months. Because of her late night noise, I now sleep in my bathroom - yes, that's right, the bathroom. My landlord is aware of this. She sleeps throughout the day, and the night time is her day if you like. I have recorded noise disturbance on diary sheets for the social landlord, and each time her housing officer (the flat above me is managed by a housing officer different to mine, and this tenant also has to have her support worker present) calls to speak to her about my diary recordings, she denies everything, states she was away from the flat at the time, and is backed up by her family and friends. I then get contacted by my landlord to say that they believe her and that's case closed. I am constantly on edge, exhausted, depressed. Could anyone confirm if possible, is it a reasonable option to do the following: go to Shelter for housing advice on this situation, contact my MP, prime minister, and housing minister? I am at a loss, as the landlord is siding with her, and believes everything she tells them. They even praised her for making an effort to keep noise to a minimum. I can't begin to tell you how that one made me feel. Thank you for any help here. I have read the other posts, and I so sympathise. This is an epidemic, that has been allowed to continue re social housing; surely now something must be done to help the decent majority.
