Guys and Gals, Advise please.

Next-door but one is a full student house of how many I don't know. On 2 occasions now (the last being last night) they have been really noisy in the early hours. They congregate outside their house with their chums, music on, shouting swearing and even have litter fights with the contents of their dustbin.

Last night it was 02:45, they can make as much noise as they want at the weekend, but on a "school night" is just not on. Although I live on Ecclesall Road, they have to appreciate that not everyone there is a Student, some of us have full-time jobs.

There is a sign outside the house which has the name of the company renting the place, do I contact them, the Council or what?

I can't go round because if I am given grief, I will undoubtedly kick off. My neighbour texted me this morning as well about it so it's not just me.

Whaddaya reckon???

Go round and tell them.

Also tell them that if you experience any trouble OF any KIND around your property IN THE FUTURE you will hold them each INDIVIDUALLY and JOINTLY responsible, and you won't be the nicest man to meet the next time you see them out and about.

It worked for me! :thumbsup:

I hate it too John... and I'm a student myself. I like to enjoy myself but I know where to draw the line - My neighbours are noisy right up until 4am sometimes. I threatened them with the Police, that shut them right up.

I live near the Pomona and was awoken at 3am last night... really ****** me off..

Where abouts do you live?

Where I lived last year we had terribly noisy neighbours aswell.

One night they were blasting their flippin awful music at about 3am and a local old man was yelling shut up over the fence at the back of the house but they didnt hear him. So we called the police. They said they would try and get someone round but they were busy, and suprise suprise they didn't send anyone. But the next day I emailed the agents they were renting off, informing them that this was a regular occurence, that it was annoying local residents as well as us (we were also renting from this company), and even that the police had been called. There is usually a statement in the rental contract about noise, saying that you shouldnt be playing music audible outside the building, especially after 11pm, and shouldn't cause a nuisance to local residents etc. The agents replied to me with a copy of the letter they sent my neighbours, reminding them of this part of their contract and saying that if they had any more complaints they would be forced to take further action, which could include chucking them out!

It worked for a couple of months then the noise did start again, but nowhere near as bad as before.

I live in a flat above the Fireplace Shop which is next to Yankee's. I was once a Student and know how it works, but it is taking the **** on a Monday night, i've been knackered all day.

I think on the way home tonight, i'll clock the companies name on the sign and see about e-mailing them.

As i said, if i go round a speak to them, i just know i'll loose my rag.

post a not through their door AND ring their landlords. that'll sort it...

hmm i do sympathise nothing worse than noisy neighbours particularly stooodent ones - iv'e been a culprit in the past! - also i used to mix tunes on my decks at all hours - anyhow, i was threatened by the Council's environmental services to stop the nosie or they'd send me a second letter if i repeated the 'offense' and they threatened that they'd confiscate my equipment - this was as a result of somebody writing to them complaining - that's what i'd suggest - if you confront them now it would be obvious it was you that has complianed (the letter from environmental services does not name the person who has complained) - this may be a slower process but productive in the long term

When i had noisy neigbours however, i just went round and told them to shut the foook up - but i'm stocky n dead 'ard! so it worked! :thumbsup:

I once had trouble like this, and the only way is to actually go round and tell them.

Take anyone else with you who is on your side.

Storm round there and punch them!!! Well u kno try talkin to them and explain ur probs if it carries on then ..........erm............ punch them!!

Originally posted by johnjo
I live in a flat above the Fireplace Shop which is next to Yankee's.

hey, i could probably wave at you from my flat (above tesco). er, besides that, i think that you're supposed to approach the people first and let them know that you're not happy, if that fails then go to the council. To be honest, as annoying as noisey students are, the chances are, if you tell them, they will try and keep it down. i think it would be unusual for them to give you any grief. I know, if someone made a reasonable complaint to me, i'd be polite and sort it out.

a 1 metre length of 4 x 2 timber held in a threatening manner somewhere near the skull of one of the offenders would work!!!

I once has problems with a noisy neighbour. He was a student and in a band. He would come home drunk, with all his mates (who incidently all still lived at home) and start rehearsing, sometimes at 3am. I approached him with no luck so I kept a diary of when I was disturbed, date, time and kind of disturbance along with facts such as, did I ask him to turn it down etc and if I did, what response I got.

I ended up handing this to the council who then had words and threatened to evict him.


You could try this and give your 'evidence' to their landlord/agency. Failing that, keep a copy for yourself and go to the Citizens Advice for help if it gets too bad.

Good luck :thumbsup:

I'm a student and if I was being too noisy, i'd rather the person came and told me rather than telling the landlord first.

Most students are reasonable people and if its just a one to one conversation (don't take them all on!) it wont seem as threatening and you'll be less likely to lose your rag.

Well I always like to take the proper approach first and ask them to quiet down. However I only feel this is a short term solution and people either soon get back into there old ways or just do it at a bit at a time until they are back up to speed.

When you have been once and start goin 2 or 3 times more, they get ****** off cos it's looks like you're a complainer and you get ****** off cos you feel they are doing it just to annoy you.

good luck... I do sympathise... it is very stressful I think!

You could always send DaBouncer round for a chat :)

I live in flats and my neighbours are terrible (were all students).

They think there really cool because they play mysteeq or sean paul really loud and hang out of there windows, they also like to scream around the communal corridors 24 hours a day. I asked them politely once to switch their music down as it was 4am in the morning on at uesday and my walls were shaking and I just got drunken abuse back!

Now I just ring the landlord, I know it really annoys him but I shouldnt have to put up with abuse. I like to have a good time and go out but thats just rude!

I recommend ring the council and the universitys if the property is registerd with the uni(and most are cos greedy landlords can charge more rent) they can send letters ect to the occupants and also the landlord . but as well as this go round too take all your naigbours and your kids make them feel really bad that worked for me when I lived in studentsville. but then after a year you end up with a new bunch of freshman larger swilling vomiting pillocks and the entire process starts again . I have much sympathy hope you manage to sort it.

It's been a lot of years since I was kept awake by noisy neighbours, but one thing I DO remember is that it can be bloody intimidating going around at 3am to visit a noisy household that might have three or four drunked eejits inside.

To be honest, if you stick music on at 2 or 3am, it doesn't take a lot of brains to work out that unless you have it on quiet or use headphones you're going to upset people nearby.

grenade ---> letterbox ---> job done

Dont feel bad about it -- its just natural selection!