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Perhaps from here, if they brought it there.
But that's neither here nor there.
Cheers
Richard
Problem with neighbour
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Perhaps from here, if they brought it there.
But that's neither here nor there.
Cheers
Richard
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Okay, or OK.
I confess I'm guilty of sometimes being pedantic and have been accused once of "looking down on others" by some forum nob who doesn't know me at all. Moving on...
I see the O/P as someone with a genuine problem and, in my defence, so long as I can understand what is being said/written I am more than happy to help where I can.
Having had neighbour problems myself, (which is putting it mildly), what would you do in his/her situation?
The guy's come here for help, not criticism. Can DIYnot help or not?
I confess I'm guilty of sometimes being pedantic and have been accused once of "looking down on others" by some forum nob who doesn't know me at all. Moving on...
I see the O/P as someone with a genuine problem and, in my defence, so long as I can understand what is being said/written I am more than happy to help where I can.
Having had neighbour problems myself, (which is putting it mildly), what would you do in his/her situation?
The guy's come here for help, not criticism. Can DIYnot help or not?
Help has already been offered, before all this shenanigans. I suspect the 'tone' (gettit?) of some of the OP's posts has not helped.
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I think this was answered fully by the late Mr Bulsara's identical sibling, in the very first reply. Building Control should have been involved but weren't, and judging by their response the work is now outside the enforcement period.
Probably the Party Wall Act should also have been used, but it's too late for that after the event.
All I can suggest is additional soundproofing to the party wall, if this is feasible. It's unfortunate that the poster should be put to this expense because of lack of consideration by a neighbour.
Cheers
Richard
Living in a bought ex-housing association property myself, I always found the housing association to be very helpful where there's been potential disputes between neighbours.
I'd make your first port of call your housing officer. Explain fully the situation and ask what your options are. Personally I'd try and look at things from your neighbours point of view, as they've probably saved hard to buy their house and are just trying to make the most of it.
You may find the housing association are willing to do something regards soundproofing the wall in question, especially if the neighbours have modified it without the housing associations knowledge. Our own deeds state that certain modifications (although these are mostly structural and external ones) can't be made to our bought property without the consent of the housing association. The housing association also have first option to buy the house back if we sell.
Try not to get angry about it, you'd be surprised what you can get from some housing associations when you're calm and polite. When we were renting, we once got an entire new kitchen to my own design, simply for politely pointing out (and backing it up with photos and drawings) that the original kitchen was in poor condition and of a near unusable layout.
I'd make your first port of call your housing officer. Explain fully the situation and ask what your options are. Personally I'd try and look at things from your neighbours point of view, as they've probably saved hard to buy their house and are just trying to make the most of it.
You may find the housing association are willing to do something regards soundproofing the wall in question, especially if the neighbours have modified it without the housing associations knowledge. Our own deeds state that certain modifications (although these are mostly structural and external ones) can't be made to our bought property without the consent of the housing association. The housing association also have first option to buy the house back if we sell.
Try not to get angry about it, you'd be surprised what you can get from some housing associations when you're calm and polite. When we were renting, we once got an entire new kitchen to my own design, simply for politely pointing out (and backing it up with photos and drawings) that the original kitchen was in poor condition and of a near unusable layout.
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