u/prettypyrovile

I live in a council flat in Hackney. Almost every day for at least a month, this group of men has been showing up and sitting on the plant bed underneath my bedroom window. They show up around 3pm and stay there until at least 9-10pm playing music on speakers, drinking, and smoking weed (which goes pretty much directly into my bedroom window). They don’t live in the block afaik. Contacted the council, who said they can’t do anything except after 9pm from Thursday-Sunday. I’ve asked them to move, of course (there’s a park around the corner that’s always empty), but they basically just ignore me or double down. Phoned 101 recently, and was told to just keep calling in every time they show up (i.e., every day) but it just feels like a waste of time. Has anyone (successfully) dealt with a similar situation? Or does anyone have a potential (legal) solution? I’m at my wit’s end. I wfh and live with my parents so my bedroom is my only option, but I now have to choose between sitting in a sauna (if I close my window) and sitting in a bong (if I leave it open). Thanks.

ETA: My mum was born and raised in Hackney in the 70s, I’ve lived here all my life and have no intention of leaving any time soon (despite what the council may want). I have no problem with weed, nor with loud music - but blaring music so loud that it wakes me up from an afternoon nap on a weekday even with my windows shut is ridiculous.

For context: I was applying mostly to SWE/product roles within the banking industry, plus some consulting and investment management roles as a back up (probably not a good move - I wasn’t *actually* interested in them, so my motivation to follow through with the applications was low, hence the 9 missed deadline). I come from a humanities background with no relevant internship experience (did a few weeks in ESG research - other than that, I was mostly relying on my student society roles + work I did for my department). The first offer I got was tech consulting for a Big 4 company, then a few months later I got offered a SWE role at an investment bank with way higher pay + signing bonus.