A property professional has revealed that a single overlooked step during the home-buying process has turned her dream move into a daily ordeal, with loud music from a neighbour's house until 3am leaving her unable to use her living room or master bedroom.
Yas, a conveyancer who shares advice on TikTok, admitted she never introduced herself to the neighbours on one side before exchanging contracts. Despite her six years of industry experience, she said the mistake will 'live with me for as long as we live here'.
A costly oversight
Yas explained that she had been meticulous during viewings, visiting at different times and in different weathers, even driving past in the rain to check water gathering. However, she failed to speak to all the neighbours. One neighbour she did meet was 'absolutely lovely', but the other side has proved problematic.
'Essentially, in this house, if music is played at a very loud volume, you can hear it and feel it in the entire house,' she said. 'So we can't use our living room, and we can't use our master bedroom. Every single week, every two weeks, music is being played until about 3 am.'
Impact on daily life
The uncertainty of when the noise will strike has left Yas feeling anxious. She said: 'The situation makes me anxious, because I don't know when they're going to play music.'
She has knocked on the neighbour's door repeatedly but received no answer. After establishing the property is rented privately, she has tracked down the landlord's details and plans to contact them. She has also sought support from her local council, though she is not confident the problem will be resolved until she can communicate directly with the neighbours.
Viewers share sympathy
Her video drew a flood of supportive comments. One viewer said: 'Yeah, we moved house because our neighbours were just too loud. Not music, but they were generally just loud people, and I personally couldn't cope. We are now very lucky to be in a detached property, which I am eternally grateful for. I hope you manage to get this sorted!'
Another commented: 'I'm so fed up with ignorant people thinking they can behave how they want. Get the police and council involved.' A third offered a sobering perspective: 'I had this. I moved out. It just isn't worth the aggro. You deal with the council and then you're left with needing to disclose at sale. Catch 22.'
