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Paul T Smith

Falkirk among top five Scots councils for noisy neighbour complaints

Falkirk has made it in to the top five - when it comes to noisy neighbours anyway - according to new research.

Between April 2020 and March 2021 there were 3,600 complaints made to Falkirk Council about the noise coming for the person next door or living in their street.

The research by Churchill Home Insurance found North Lanarkshire had a whopping 9,100 of the 35,600 cases reported in Scotland.

That's more than any other Scots council area and double the next highest total.

Aberdeen had (4,902) while West Lothian (4,600) and South Lanarkshire (3,600) also made the top five.

Glasgow came sixth with 3,400 while Edinburgh ninth on the list, dropping down to 800 complaints - but West Dunbartonshire received no neighbour noise complaints in the last year at all.

Steven Williams, head of Churchill home insurance, said: “The pandemic has seen us confined to our homes which means we’ve probably all become very aware of noises around us.

“As we go into more of a ‘new normal’, many of us will carry on working from home, at least part of the time, so noisy neighbours will continue to be really disruptive.

“It may be the case that neighbours don’t realise they are being noisy, so the first step should always be speaking to them and explaining the problem.

“If that doesn’t work and they carry on, then keep a record of the type of noise and time of day and speak to your local council about raising a potential noise complaint.”

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