Office next door

[stevieweevie]

I moved into a rented premise last year with some friends and everything is going great, but recently the business next door has installed a lot of computers and other electronic gear in the room adjacent to mine. the problem is, is that they dont turn them off at night, and all night long i can hear this horrible electric buzzing, its not loud, but after a while it's like water torture, i cant sleep, and its driving me nuts, is there anything i can do about it?

[Lakitu]

It's probably their servers, which is why they don't get switched off. Have you approached them at all? I'd try that first, if they are unhelpful or unwilling to reach a compromise of any kind, then go to your landlord or the letting agent who should take it from there.

[bednobs]

the first thing to do before you consider involving law is to simply have a conversation with the people who run the business - for all you know they might be horrified to learn they are disturbing you

[tigwig]

Hi as bednobs says I would tell them about it first too. I know what you mean though sometimes the toilet in my ensuite makes a slight dripping noise and however slight it is I know its there and it drives me mad too!
Maybe you could try playing some relaxing music at a very low volume to mask the noise? It works for the babies I look after!

[whiskygalore]

Really just echoing responses already given. Let the tenants in the commercial unit know that the servers are causing a noise nuisance at night. If the response is apathetic, get on to your council's environmental health team and they will either investigate straight away, or ask you to submit some evidence of the nuisance. Good luck!

[bushbaby_de]

As a sneaky aside, do they have planning permission for a commerical unit next to your house? If not, report them and ask that noise attenuation measures are included in any retrospective planning application.