had one of these fuckers above me
if you keep a noise disturbance diary for 3 months, then present it to whichever housing association owns their house, they are obliged to give them a written warning. if the warning is ignored, after another couple of months, a second and final warning is issued. if nothing has changed a month later, an eviction order should be issued, giving them 6 weeks to find a new home before they're kicked out.
i've been through this a couple of times. it takes a while, but it's worth it in the end.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 20:45, 1 reply)

The truth is, I'm too scared to escalate it at the moment
There's often 30 people around there on party nights. They wouldn't think twice about smashing my face in if I went round to complain. I don't want to make the problem worse by reporting them, but we're keeping a diary but I hope in the meantime something will change.

oh and it's a private rental and I have no idea where the landlady is anymore. She fucked off and is renting it to these animals.
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 5 Mar 2010, 22:13, closed)

keep writing a diary
when you've got 3 months' worth, send it to the EPA, the council, the police, anyone you can think of. DO NOT EVER SEND THE ORIGINAL. make sure you have plenty of copies. if nothing is done, send a copy to your local newspaper, with a covering letter to explain that you've asked several official agencies for help and been refused. if you say you're terrified to complain in person, your name will be withheld. things like this tend to galvanise these officials into action.
oh, by the way, i'm fairly sure it's illegal for any of the aforementioned official agencies to give your neighbour the name of the person who's complained about them.
good luck!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 6 Mar 2010, 19:14, closed)