@ MSG_07 was wondering how you are getting on - has it all gone quiet?
nice Moaty MH, wondering myself if it took the baseball bat?
It's still like living under a bowling alley on and off. They deserve a baseball batting. It's not just the noise it's all the rubbish they dump in my garden. I've been told recently by one of my neighbours they witnessed things getting thrown and the guy spitting from above.
I am essentially screwed. No support from the council because it's 'living noise' and they "take their shoes off at the door". They've closed the case. This is despite the neighbour above them complaining as well. And other neighbours saying they can hear them too but no one has officially gone forward. Unless the council hear directly they treat it as hearsay and try to wriggle out of everything. They are truly awful. I can't emphasise that enough.
Edinburgh council have not had noise officers (individuals that fit devices) since 2016 who can investigate levels of noise. This is due to cuts in their funding. Apparently the council in Edinburgh only deal with excessive noise if it is relating to matters like continual loud music or TV's etc. I challenged them on several fronts by stating I can't see what's going on above but if it is kids or adults it's wreckless behaviour which is antisocial in my eyes as that isn't normal household noise/behaviour. It also shows the parents aren't fit to be looking after children. I reminded them that their website states they deal with noise disturbances which cause nuisance, distress and alarm - no where does it state what they had just told me. Nor on the Scottish government guidelines in respect of noise disturbances either. In addition to that, surely this should have been outlined when they first open a noise complaints case their limitations are. Not to be told months later. They basically got the family in a room and asked them if they make a noise and surprise surprise they said no and are in bed by 10pm! Lying through their teeth.
I went as far as contacting social services but unless I know the kids name, school and date of birthday they can't help and urged to call the police if I was concerned. I've contacted the police more than 60 times now and most of the time they don't come. I've been actively discouraged by their control room getting told we're unlikely to attend - yes you heard correct. I've had 5 visits over time, two of which I had to pre-book. The police never come when the noise is at its peak. The family have twice been told to stop the noise and it's like water off a ducks back. As soon as they leave they start up again.
The police have said unless they witness/hear them in the act legally they can do nothing and that this a council matter. The council are playing the same game and palming it back to the police.
According to my solicitor I could file for interdict which means if found guilty and they continue to make noise they could be fined/evicted etc. That in turn means it could take another 6-12 months for them to gain legal aid as neither of them work I'm pretty sure of that. In that time they might end up moving out and I find this all starts up again with another family which is quite likely as the landlord only seems to deal with ethnic families. Where is he in all of this? Sitting on his hands doing nothing. The solicitor said I'd have no recourse against him. I think I'd need to take out a civil case and there is no guarantee I'd win that. Solicitor had said he has seen these kind of cases go both ways. I don't think it's worth spending thousands of pounds on this when probably the easier option is just to get out and find somewhere better to stay. I don't have a choice. No one is willing to help and yes I even had Christine Jardine involved.
Are you glad you asked? Edinburgh is fast becoming a ghetto and the council that are supposed to represent people with genuine problems do sweet FA. I've sent this to the Evening News and not even a response. More interested in publishing stories like some stupid bint moaning about being given the wrong burger at McDonald's.
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