This site is now closed for any form of comments but you may be interested to see what some earlier visitors to the site have been experiencing. If you have not got all you need to know about your issue from this site, please try calling the Noise Abatement Society helpline on 01273 823851
Here are some of the comments we have received...
| | 21:48 on 29 December 2007 | | I have been plagued by this problem for 2 years which has culminated in 5 months which has been absolute hell. I have spoken to the person concerned on so many occasions I have lost count who stops for couple of days then starts again. I have written to him outlining the problems he is causing and asked for him to stop and he wrote back saying he didnt mean to upset me but he likes noise! I have contacted Environmental Health and they are absolutely no use whatsoever. I am being driven out of my home by this person. Unless you experience this you have no idea of how it effects people. What is more you feel completely powerless to do anything about it. |
devon | |
| | 12:32 on 20 December 2007 | | I am sick and tired of police cars constantly racing around Lewisham with lights flashing and sirens blaring, this started ever since the new police station was built, it is now unbearable! |
Bridget
lewisham | |
| | 20:05 on 10 December 2007 | | i have neighbours who have a daughter named Katy who keeps bringing lads with stero systems in there cars what shake the house,the music is that loud.i was wondering what can be done about it? |
mandy phillips
wednesbury | | Why not trying have a quiet talk about your concerns with the parents before doing anything else. They may be able to have a word with her. |
| | 15:30 on 06 December 2007 | | Our neighbours are a nighmare with loud music day and night and Hackney council are absolutely awful they have no competant out of office noise service.
Why is the impotence onn the person acting reasonably to prove there is a problem why cant the noisy party be forced to prove they are not excessive though sound monitoring equipment etc |
Sue
Hackney | |
| | 22:29 on 26 November 2007 | | I can use loads of info from your website.Ive been in dispute with my neighbours for 2 and a half years. They regulary slam doors, 4 dogs bark and are verbally loud every day, worst in the eveings and weekends. My 3 year old daughter has been disturbed countless times and her dad left us this july cause of the stress it put us under. The year long abatement notice ends this wednesday and I have to start from scratch! Your questionnaire was unhelpful as Im the victim and Im a considerate neighbour, so some of the questions didnt make sense in my case.
Debbie. |
Debbie Farmer
Widnes | |
| | 09:28 on 25 November 2007 | | HI WE ARE DESPRATE FOR SOME HELP AND ADDVICE FOR OVER 14MONTHS NOW THE NEIGHBOURS NEXT DOOR HAVE BEEN DOING INTENSIVE BUILDING WORK, THEY HAVE NEAR ENOUGH GUTTED THE HOUSE AND REBUILT IT. THE NOISE HAS BEEN AND STILL CAN BE THAT LOUD WE CAN FEEL OUR HOUSE VIBRATING AS THEY HAVE BEEN USING A NEWMATIC DRILL. IT STARTS FROM 7.30 AM UNTILL AROUND 5PM EVERYDAY INCLUDING WEEKENDS ASWELL NOW,IT HAS REALLY AFFECTED MY HEALTH AS I AM ON EDGE ALL THE TIME WAITING FOR THE NOISE TO START.
CAN SOMEONE TELL US WHAT IS THE LAW ON THE TIMES AND DAYS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO WORK. THX LORN |
LORNA
BIRMINGHAM | |
| | 11:07 on 17 November 2007 | | My wife is from the states and when she had a noisy neighbour she phoned the police. They were there in 10 minutes and issued an on the spot fine of $100. Noisy neighbour was never heard from again.
Why do we have such week laws in this country with regards to noise? In countries where there are strict laws regarding noise they barely have a problem with this at all. |
Sean
London | |
| | 14:35 on 12 November 2007 | | Is it reasonable to complain about (heavy) footsteps?
Although my downstairs neighbour is quiet in many respects, she often walks around in high heels on what I presume is a hard floor. This can start early and often finishes late.
What is classed as "too much" noise when it comes to something as basic as walking around? Its not like when music playing - I can hardly expect her to stop moving around! Is it rude to ask her to remove her shoes? What can be done in such a situation? |
Dave
York | | Try having a quiet word with her and explain the siatuation. She may be understanding and be able to see it from your point of view. |
| | 16:37 on 02 November 2007 | | i live in a block of flats on the first floor. . Upstairs neighbours have wooden flooring
which cause lot of noise, Can even hear when they are walking. when they have guests there is thudding every 10 sec. downstairs the kinds keep jumping and they have laminated wooden floors too.this is causing a lot of stress between me and my wife.Is it legal for flats to have wooden flooring? is there a procedure which needs to be followed while installing wooden flooring? there is a good possibility that they must have got cheap labour to do this work or not followed the proper procedures and hence the noise. is there anything i can do to resolve this? please advice |
mike
london | | I suggest that you contact your council regarding this issue. |
| | 18:35 on 29 October 2007 | | Banging doors, shouting from one end of the garden to the other, Parties with speakers rigged up along the garden with music blaring from 10.30 am till 1am the next day. A giant trampoline taking up half the garden with kids and adults bouncing around so there is no privacy anywhere in my garden. Talking on the mobile phone outside the backdoor. It feels like I am sharing my house with them their so load. Now they are going to have a mega fireworks party with 8 familys and loads of fireworks. I have a nervous rescue dog so its going to be a nightmare. Previously the council has been contacted about the noise but with no success. What happend to considerate neighbours!! |
Jacky
sutton | |
| | 20:33 on 22 October 2007 | | I too suffer noisy new residents above my flat. Banging about, at very obtrusive hours, noisy as elephants but to look at them you wouldnt expect the noise. When approached you receive abuse and blatent arrogance and persistance to carry on with the noise. A good neighbour is a considerate neighbour and communal living demands courtesy which some residents dont have. Council dont help, landlord is just as bad. what do you do?? |
jones
BRIGHOUSE | |
| | 19:44 on 08 October 2007 | | I stay on a rented first floor flat which probably has a very poor contruction as I can listen my grnd flr neighbour when they talk.One day at 9:30p.m my neighbour came to our flat and started banging the appartment door and when I opened the door for him, he was shouting at the peak of his voice and abused me and threatened me saying that"he wants to have one on one with me and all my mates if the nonsese does not stop". I would like to know that where can I make complaint against such an abusive and threatening neighbour.I feel highly threatened. |
Rusty
Camberley | | This threatening behaviour sounds like a police matter |
| | 15:16 on 27 September 2007 | | Why do people get dogs! well many people where i live have dogs, but they keep them indoors day and night, some near me have there dogs outside, tied up and just let them bark howl while they are sat indoors scanning the t.v they dont bring the lonely animal in not even when they go to the pub, they bark bark bark way into the early hours of the morning, no water there, or shelter even, AM |
annettemills30@ntlworld.com
Leeds 9 | |
| | 15:09 on 27 September 2007 | | its not so much noisey neighbours, its the gangs of hoodies walking about 9pm onwards, looking at you in a mean way, many are underage and get people to buy them alcohol, then they walk about shouting jeering, obviously drunk. the girls scream shout sing loud pop songs it usually ends up with gang fights, the police arrive, and it all goes quiet. then the diy enthusiast starts drilling, at 7am in the morning, or hammering, along with the awful loud rap music blurring out . am |
annettemills30ntlworld.com
Leeds West yorkshire | |
| | 21:32 on 24 September 2007 | | I have been having major problems for the last 8 years with my neighbours. They are quite elderly and I am young and think thats where the problem lies. they deny making noise even tho they are waking us up banging doors and general noisyness from 10pm onwards not constant but enough to disturb my sleep. i have contacted the local housing ppl they are tenets of (im private) and they just dont seem to want to do anything. i need help on what i can do, lst time i spoke to someone they told me i need concrete evidence of the noise but refuse to help me get listening equipment and the Enviromental health say coz they are tenants i cant ask for it. im fed up and so tired!! |
Debbie
Sunderland | |
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