Noisy Neighbours
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A couple who are 70 years old have in their own words made themselves homeless after they couldn't stand the noise coming from next door up to 2am!
The place they lived is supposed to be for the over 55's although anyone with a disability can live there..A woman in her 30's moved in & they have had banging, talking & music til 2am..
The council haven't been helpful they say, asking them to record the noise but not giving an option of recording through night..
The couple can be put on a waiting list for another one bed bungalow but there are 80 people already on that & the couple live in their 2 bed bungalow where they have lived for years & know everyone..
The 70 year old couple are set to move into a caravan for peace & quiet..
Why on earth is a 30 year old there anyway if it’s supposed to be over 55s? Council sound awful but I suppose you can’t really choose if it’s not owned by the couple. That’s what you get with council housing sometimes unfortunately.
It's like the estate where my sister & brother in law bought their home, most of the homes are bought with the exception of two which are rented..
My sister & brother in law have had trouble too..
When I was younger we had neighbours from hell drugs music we couldn't go play in are back garden coz we would see stuff they broke in too the council said record everything even set up a recorder in my house for 4 years we did that for till they was evicted by that point my mother didn't feel safe for us to live there and we ended up moving best thing she did we had a normal life but we shouldn't have had to do that
I don't know why the council has a noise complaints service, they do absolutely nothing, a friend of mine is going through hell because of his alcoholic neighbour, despite tons of video evidence ect... the council have done nothing
I think i am the luckiest person here - not only my immediate neighbours are lovely but the whole little street is like an old fashioned community. I have noticed over the years that houses only come up for sale if the owner dies. Sadly my neighbour died before Christmas- her son and his wife moved in and I knew them well anyway.
suevernon1968 We are very lucky where we live as well. We have one neighbour as we are at the end of our road which is all bungalows. All the other people in the road are quiet and it is a lovely road to live in. But unfortunately the area beyond us is not the same as it once was, so we are looking to move. We had a bad neighbour in the past and we did move.
suevernon1968 ...Our lovely neighbour died 9 years ago her daughter & son in law bought the house on daughter's mum's behalf from the council the year before she died as an investment for their two children ...Result!
A home left empty for 9 years while they live in their £750 000 in the affluent part of our city, checking on the house & doing the garden 3 times a year if we are lucky...
Still having no neighbours means I can play my music & no one can hear me!!
suevernon1968 me too very lucky. Old guy one side (well younger than me!) and our 'front' doors are opposite each other at side of house. We're not exactly friends but we do stuff out front for each other, I will sweep between our doors and tidy, he does the drains and power washes my drive while doing his own, we exchange pleasantries that's about it.
I have mentioned other side, couple with 5 kids, really great kids, while family look out for me and we have nice chats and often WhatsApp each other, I feel blessed when I read others horror stories.
She's 30 years old and plays loud music until 2am? That tells me she's mentally unstable. No sane person would do that.
I can't think of anything worse then living with a bunch of old people. I mean why would you in your 30s move into a place full of over 55 year olds especially if you are still wanting to party. Sad that the council won't do anything about the noise
Jerseydrew ...I'm 59 years & a few month..
I certainly don't consider myself OLD, my friend/ colleague described me as the ETERNAL TEENAGER!
I like to stay up listening to music & can be found dancing around my kitchen in early hours of the morning with my 25 year old daughter, it's a stress reliever ..
Music kept at a reasonable level as partner is sleeping above in our bedroom.
The young lady needs to to be more considerate though & if she can't she should be moved..
Its crazy to me that people have no respect for others! I wouldn't dream of being a nuisance to my neighbours! Everyone wants a nice quiet life so treat others how you wish to be treated
We have been very lucky and have never had any bad neighbours. Our current neighbours are great, everyone on our street is nice. I know some of them better than others but the neighbours right next to us are great. My husband is close friends with our next door neighbour. There is about a 50 year age gap between them but you wouldn't know, they get on really well.
MrsCraig that seems to be a common thing as my neighbours and I have become good friends and they are only 20s 30s. I have invited the wife and kids in to a garden picnic during the hols which they are happy about as the kids love my fairy garden.
Also my son and DIL are good friends with their neighbours 80+ and cook each other meals or have bbq.
Lynibis Haha, now that's a good community where neighbors can trust each other. Amen.
I think the council is wrong to put a 30 year old in over 55 accommodation regardless of disability. I also think the older couple are wrong to take this action when there were other options available. They could have exchanged property or hired or bought a caravan but kept their home.
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