I bought in a lovely new-build area, but living next to council flats has been hell
When I first moved in, I was told the council flats were going to be a separate building. Once it was finished, it turned out it was actually directly adjoined to ours.
The wider area is generally lovely, but that building has made living here absolute hell.
The first couple who moved in smoked weed on the balcony all day, every day. Her boyfriend would periodically come round, they’d beat the shit out of each other, and smash each other’s cars up. The police were round more often than Royal Mail.
After copious phone calls and letters, I finally got them booted out. Then the next lot arrived.
Same story: screaming, banging, domestic violence, and a cat being locked outside on a top-floor balcony for days at a time. I’ve had to take the poor thing in most days just to make sure it’s okay.
They eventually left.
Then, the newest people arrived. After two months, they switched council flats with their parents in a different city (illegally). They don’t hit each other thankfully, but they do smoke marijuana all day and are jobless, meaning I have to listen to shitty music 24/7 blasted because they’re never out of the flat.
I gave the benefit of the doubt when I moved in, but never again will I live next to council housing. Call it classist if you want, but I’m speaking from years of repeated experience at this point. Stereotypes do not come from absolutely nowhere.
How the hell do people get to live in these beautiful apartments while I’m paying heavily to be here, only to deal with chavs year in and out?
What are my options to stop this completely?