Declaring noisy neighbours

[Gink]

Hi, I'm new here but have been peeking in quite regularly for a while now and decided it was time to join. I'd really appreciate some advice.

New neighbours moved in earlier this year and my life has been turned upside down by their incredibly loud music. Initially I plucked up the courage to approach them directly (I don't like confrontation or making a fuss but the noise was intolerable). It didn't work.
One night I resorted to phoning the police and the next working day called in to talk to their letting agent.
Basically these measures haven't worked and I really don't think I can cope with this much longer. My house no longer feels like my home.
Selling up and moving is not financially ideal but I'm beginning to think it's my only real option.
Am I legally required to tell prospective buyers that I've had to contact police and letting agent regarding Noisy Neighbours?
Also, how much would I be looking at in terms of dropping the price of my house because of this problem?
TIA for any advice x

[bednobs]

yes, you do have to inform prospective buyers. Regarding price dropping, i don't think you have to fill it out on the form till quite far on in the process, by which time the buyers will have already paid for a survey etc, so you could stick to your price and see

[ummmm]

Phone environmental health if it's that bad.

[Nibble]

^ Go to ^, noise is not a police issue, but council have legal powers to enforce abatment notice.

[Gink]

Oops! Sorry Ummmm, no offence but didn't mean to mark as best answer! Flippin iPhone.

I've been hesitant about contacting EH as from what I've been told it's a very lengthy process and it's possible I could get nowhere. Apparently it is rather dependent upon

[nungate]

See if you can get your local council's environmental health people on board.
They'll come and monitor the noise and hopefully be able to get some sort of noise abatement order or something similar.
I know exactly how you feel, I used to live next to a pub and after a change of owner life became unbearable, I got the council involved which helped a lot. A new owner took over again and things got even better, they eventually bought our house when we decided to downsize!

[ummmm]

lol Gink...

Phone them. You have nothing to lose. The will tell you exactly what will happen next.

The rent their house....they will be much easier to evict than a home owner.

[Gink]

... particular local authority.

[arwyn]

Do your Council not have a department for this I cant remember what ours is called. But our neighbour from hell was fined then was about to have all his noise making items removed from him (P.C - hi-fi - T.v) He was renting private but the council said it made no difference.
Then as luck would have it his landlord went bust and had the house repossesed.

[SeaJayPea]

Phone the noise hotline, all councils have one. Google 'Noise control' and your local authority. There's no guarantee that they'll come out immediately these days, but you'll have started the ball rolling.

Good luck

[thisiswhatithink]

If you phone enviromental health, they will monitor the noise, and then they will take action, so you can stay or you can sell up without worrying.

[welshlibranr]

environmental health dept. Can help you!..............call them asap!............

[arwyn]

Gink I got the landlords details from the land registery and was about to contact them but it said they were getting it repossesed. It only cost £4 and was simple to do.

[Gink]

Thank you all ever so much for your advice.
:) x
I've been so worried about making official complaints because it feels like there's no 'going back' and might make things worse. I've loved my (first) little home

[shoota]

Environmental health is the way to go.
Log each instance of noise, when it starts, how long it goes on for and what it is (ie stereo, TV etc)
Get friends, neighbours etc to witness the noise and mark on the log who is present at that particular incident.
Most councils are very hot on this and can issue abatement notices on the spot if you call them when it is in progress.
Police will only attend if the noise is causing a real breach of the peace, ie neighbours arguing or smashing each others windows.
Good luck - don't be forced to move if you don't want to, EH should fight your battle for you.

[lardhelmet]

My next door neighbours are moving soon and I'm really worried. Apparently the new (cash) buyer has bought the house for his daughter, so I'm assuming she'll be young and have loads of children/parties/both. Otherwise why would she want a 4 bedroom house?

[Gink]

Noooo!

Nightmare on iPhone! Too many finger slips! Will return again when I can use my laptop. So frustrating! Apologies x

[ummmm]

I have students living next door to me Lardy...they are fine.

[arwyn]

ging the first time I rang them I told them I was worried so when they Knocked on his door they said they were just driving past and heard it themselfs, He never knew it was me until the end and by then he was moving out anyway.

[welshlibranr]

you just need to get environmental health involved, they will sort the noise problem, and then you won't need to move out!........why should you feel the need to move because of their noise polution!...........complain and stick to your guns, it will work!.......

[EDDIE51]

contact environmental health but as has been said it is VITAL to keep a diary of the noise, when, how loud and how long. The first thing environmental health will do is tell you to keep a record of the disturbance . This record will need to be kept over several weeks.