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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Esther Addley

‘I feel trapped’: readers on the distress caused by noisy neighbours

Young woman looking fed up sitting on landing floor with her smartphone beside her
One reader says she is kept awake until the early hours with loud bangs, heavy stomping and guitar practice. Photograph: Justin Paget/Getty

“When the noise is really bad, my whole building shakes. I can feel the vibrations through the floorboards – and this is two floors up.” For years, Bianca’s life in her central London council flat has been made miserable by one extremely noisy neighbour.

They may not share a wall, but thanks to the man’s “massive” sound system and frequent parties, says Bianca, the noise has seriously affected her mental health. If she protests to her neighbour, he will crank the volume up twice as loud.

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