Legal Eagle Q & A: Neighbours and noise. Is there a legal line?

Answer: I am sorry to hear of your problem – these type of situations are difficult, and I am afraid, not necessarily straight forward to deal with. If the noise is sufficiently excessive you could in theory bring a claim against your neighbour in court for damages and/or an injunction to stop the noise. You could also report the noise to the local authority, who have statutory powers to identify a noise as a nuisance and could serve a notice on your neighbour. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that you will be able to hide your identity as the person who has complained, because either you will be named in the claim you bring, or of course you will need to allow the local authority to measure the noise from your property to ascertain its level – which your neighbour could notice.

This Q & A is by Melinda Giles at Giles Wilson Solicitors.  
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