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You're best off ringing the council up and asking them for the legalities of it. Surely there would have been some sound tests done when the building was inspected during conversion. Maybe they still have the file with all the documents in.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahWakefield
I may just do so.
Hopefully I wont have to go so far and the owner will take it upon herself to do something.
She will just lose tenants over it.
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Originally Posted by SarahWakefield
Sarah I may be late on this, but I had a friend who got on the phone with her land lord the min the noisey neighbors started doing something, and she said HERE LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH,, every time the noise went up a notch, she would call again and say the same thing
this went on for a few days then finally things quieted down,, the cops also made a few visits as well..( but that was in the USA ) hope U guys get some quiet time soon ....
Well she hasn't replied to my text, so I will be texting again later on. I'll give her 24 hours. Which takes it to 6pm, then I shall just keep bugging her. We are paying her a considerable amount of money a month and should not have to feel like this.
She has now replied. And put;
"Hi, will have a word with him for you. Have you tried speaking to him yourselves?"
I replied;
"No, we haven't. I really don't think it will make much of a difference. We'll still be able to hear him and the other girl. I shouldn't be able to hear the other girl as she isn't even directly above us but we can. It was quarter past twelve last night before we could get to sleep with how loud he had his tv. I could hear it from my bedroom which is at the other end."
And she replied;
All I can do is ask him politely to keep the noise down. The sound proofing was all done and inspected to the correct standards when built"
BULL****, if that is the case why oh why can I hear the guy peeing? And coughing.
Think theres nothing else left to do except phone environmental health.
When built or when converted? :hmm: I'm assuming the building is fairly old so the regs (if there were any) when it was built would be different to current regs.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahWakefield
If the noise continues, ring the council and get someone to come out and check if everything is as it should be. Trouble may arise if different people own the two flats and work needs to be done. Who owns the space between your ceiling and their floor?
Its the same lady who owns all the flats.
They are all available to rent, privately.
Knowing my luck I wont have a leg to stand on, and I may be coming across as being totally unreasonable. Maybe its not the guys fault, maybe he dosen't know how loud he is being but its really a joke.
My neighbours were talking to me today and they said the same, and her husband was ringing the landlord to complain also. Whether he has or not I do not know as I haven't seen them since.
I don't think I will be able to ring the council will I? With it been private.
Doesn't matter if you're renting privately or from the council. All buildings have to comply with building regulations before they can be inhabited. There are guidelines on the internet but I haven't the foggiest what the units are.
Just to throw in a random question, do you know what sort of flooring your neighbour has?
Oh right, see I'm useless, I wouldn't know where to start by asking for all these regulations.
I think its all carpeted, cos before he moved in, a carpet man was up there fitting all new lino's for the kitchen and carpeting for the room. If I'm correct. But like my partner was saying earlier when I used to live with my Parents, I couldn't hear them on the toilet.
And to your question before, about the inspection of soundproofing when built. That niggled me too, unless she texted wrong, because its not newly built, it used to be a pub, then was made into a Security place as all the signs round the back are still up then converted into flats, but I don't know how long they have been flats for.