The flat above me is private (as is mine) but has been signed over to the council for 3 years and is being used as temporary accomodation. At present i have 2 adults, 5 kids and a dog (in a 3 bedroomed flat) stamping round above my head. They don't take the kids out so they just run in circles and when they do go out the blo*dy dog howls.
The main problem is the laminate flooring, what are the laws, can i do anything?
Thanks
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Fully agree with this very harsh but also fair action!
It was bumped by a new member who subsequently deleted their post so its probably just a genuine error....
Thank you i will do
Blimey, seeing the similar responses it just goes to show how we sometimes tend think alike.
You could get a cavity wall insulator to fill the space between your ceiling and their floor. Should cut a lot of the noise out.
It is!
The family upstairs have a kid who must be training for the 2012 olympics cos all it does is run about all day but at least they have carpet.
Think only thing that could be againist the law is noise violations so would depend on how loud noise is and what time
Temporary accomodation is unlikely to have wooden flooring.
I wouldn't let a flat with wood flooring to a family with 5 kids and a dog.
I would guess it's either laminate, or bare floorboards.
Yes, check the lease but its not true that "alot" of leases have restrictions regarding wooden floor. They are usually never that specific.
Have a look through the lease and anything with "restrictive covenant" read that. It might be worth reading through all of it as it will be buried under other clauses. You might need to be careful when reading it as it will not specifically say wooden flooring....it could say something like "Not to the detriment of neighbours enjoyment of their own property" etc.
If its really that bad try and approach a solicitor who deals with civil litigation matters. Most firms offer a free 30 minute appointment.
They will be reading about the OP in the local paper(HEADLINE: HUKD'er bashed after anon report to council).
How about speaking to the neighbour?
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Sorry it is laminate flooring not wood. This is a private flat that the owner signed over to the council to let for 3 years.
I have complained to her housing association a few times and told her each time as i am not 2 faced. The thing that bugs me is she is on benefit with a working boyfriend living there and a dog thats not allowed.
I have done on a few occasions but now we don't speak as this has been going on for 7 months. There is only so many times you can complain without getting bored of your own voice.
There's 5 of them
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My previous flat had a specific clause in about not allowing wooden flooring and my brother's flat also mentions the same thing.
I think you need to be careful about reporting it to council / solicitors as I believe you will have to mention this by law should you ever come to try to sell the property.
Well, there is your answer. Report them to the DSS who will soon stop paying their housing benefit :thumbsup:
Were both of your properties owned by the same freeholder?!
I must have looked at about 500 leases and I could count on one hand how many times I have read it! How peculiar!!
You should disclose neighbour disputes etc in protocol forms when instructing solicitors. The forms are pre printed so its a tick box exercise.
about a mile apart and not owned by the same freeholder. Might be a local council stipulation but no idea tbh.
If you read through the thread this has been going on for 7 months with several visits to the neighbour
sorry i must have missed the one that said invite one of them down whilst the noise is going on - sometimes people dont realise just how bad it is for the other person - i lived in the middle of 3 floors and the guy upstairs made terrible noise - but it was only when i invited him down one day when his kids were upstairs playing about that he actually took any notice and agreed that it was bvery noisy but he didnt realise it as the noise wasnt that loud in his flat
we were told that only ground floors are allowed laminate/wood flooring but we have it in the frontroom and hallway anyway, but then we are considerate neighbours and never had complaints from downstairs, some people just dont give a *(insert profanity)* contact the council
It's either that or move out unfortunately.
why is that cruel? dogs go for walks! My cat never leaves my upstairs flat...oh no call the RSPCA!!!!
oh....I live in an upstairs flat and I have laminate as well...
sorry have to agree very cruel to keep a dog inside depending on the size though, if it's cat size I think that's acceptable. Though if I was a cat I would love to be exploring the outdoors and kicking other cats ass.