A mum claims to have found herself in a "terrible" situation as her neighbour won't stop having loud sex every night.
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, lives at an address in address in Abbey Hey, Gorton, with her three young children.
She says the noise has been constant since lockdown began back in March and as a result she's become "sleep deprived".
Speaking to Manchester Evening News, the parent explained: "It's every night, it's terrible.
"Before lockdown, it wasn't really every night. Since lockdown it's got worse.
"I think she lives alone but someone comes late every night.
"At first I thought 'it's going to stop, maybe she's got a new boyfriend and the novelty will wear off'.
"But it just never ended."
The woman currently rents a three-bedroom property but says she's not able to use the room next to her neighbour's property due to the noise.
She continues to say that she's attempted to discuss the issue with the other woman with no success.
"She seems very unapproachable," the mum said.
"From what I've heard, even when her friends are round, there is loud banging and arguing.
"I've heard how she is with people who are close to her so what would she be like with a neighbour?
"I don't want to put myself or the children at risk."
In a bid to get some peace and quiet the mum has also contacted Manchester Council.
She claims she first spoke with them in July but they weren't able to do much as it's a "natural noise" and coronavirus restrictions prevented them from coming inside the property to assess the noise complaint.
"I spoke to them regarding the sex noise again and they said there's nothing they can do because it's a natural noise," the mum added.
"I don't know what else we can do. I'm so sleep deprived."
She has considered moving, but is renting the property privately and says it's in an ideal area for her children's nursery and the doctor's surgery.
Instead she hopes the problem can be resolved so she can stay put.
After speaking with the parent, Manchester Evening News contacted Manchester Council for comment.
Council officials visited the property to investigate the noise complaint at around 1.20am last Saturday.
The officer who visited said no noise could be heard from street level, but noise monitoring equipment is now being installed to see if it constitutes a 'nuisance.'
It is understood there is no dispute that loud sex could constitute a legitimate noise complaint if the necessary evidence is gathered.
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Noise Act 1996, the legislation states that the noise which is the cause of the complaint must be (or is likely to be) 'either detrimental to a person’s health and/or it is interfering (or is likely to interfere) with a person’s own enjoyment of their own property and land.'
If an Environmental Health officer agrees the noise represents a 'statutory nuisance', they can issue an abatement notice and take action through the courts if necessary.
Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar, Manchester City Council Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, said: "Manchester City Council officers attended a property in response to a call on Saturday 17 October, as there had been reports of loud noise from the property.
"The officer who attended the property at 01.20am said no noise could be heard.
"Wherever possible, for the safety of residents and staff, at the current time, officers are assessing noise from street level rather than entering properties to make an assessment of whether noise constitutes a nuisance.
"Where this is not possible, we will consider other measures such as noise monitoring equipment which can be installed at the property, as we are doing in this case, to ascertain whether the noise being heard constitutes a statutory nuisance."
