HelenAnne

This is extenuating circumstances, so the deposit should be enough to cover, or they should waiver it as you are taking her out for good reason. As a gesture of goodwill, they should accept you paid a whole month upfront and use the deposit to cover the 2 months, forgoing any other monies. But if this nursery is the one I?m thinking of they are quite hot on money and contracts (and rightly so as they are running a business) even if not stipulated fully in the parent contracts. xx

Hi. We have some really ?lovely? neighbours who seem to think that blasting out Bob Marley between 2-5 in the morning is acceptable. This is not the first time they have done it either... though not always Bob Marley. We sent an email to the building owners who have acknowledged they received it, not that I think they?ll do anything. About an hour ago I contacted police on 101 then the Noise team. They said I will get a call back during the day. I appreciate that, but the people in question only seem to play their music in the early hours when most people are trying to sleep, me included I?m not well with a bad sinus head cold and a horrid migraine, plus I had the work week from hell... clearly this is not their problem but wouldn?t most of us want to be decent neighbours and NOT keep the block of flats awake. If it?s not upstairs with their washing machine spinning madly it?s downstairs with their music. What did we do to land such neighbours who seem to have no respect for anyone else? It seems like ?oh I?m happy, I?ll do what I want and to hell with everyone else.? Apart from emailing the owners, contacting 101 and the noise team, is there anything else we can do, apart from speaking to them... that just will not work... in fact, it will egg them on more xx

I live at Dawson Heights and some of the flats are pretty nice. However me myself I do not like living here as you can hear every move the neighbours make and we have been unfortunate enough to be landed living near people who have no respect and consideration for others. Been here for 20+ years and only just recently have we had a household of considerate people living next door to us. It?s a pretty safe environment as a whole but personally I?d like to move, but it seems that?s not likely for quite a while xx

Now they have just started singing. Problem is I can?t tell where it?s coming from xx

Hearing it as well in Overhill and it?s still going on. I don?t think it?s the same one though, but the same kind of thing, loud chanting and shouting xx

Did anyone else hear loud shouting and noise going on all night from around 9 pm and as I write it?s still going on now. I?m on Overhill Road and I have no idea where it?s coming from. Sounds like a gathering to watch the football as last night I heard the cheers that you would normally hear. Now it sounds like less people, and i believe it?s been going on all night as I have been woken up by it as least 3 time including 5 minutes ago xx

Retaliation will just fuel their fire. From now on, I?m making a log of every noise they make at times when it should be quiet, such as sleep time. That way, if we do have to take it further, there?s a detailed log and maybe that will be enough to make our housing people act and take it seriously. They have just been merrily banging away from 5pm and only just seemed to have stopped now... no they just started again. Granted it wasn?t loud banging but all DIY should stop (for us) at 6pm... that I?m sure of xx

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why don't you just talk to them? Easier said than done as we are not on the best terms due to years of disagreements over where the noise is coming from. They don?t seem to understand that just because they own the fiat they think they can do whatever they want. They still have to comply with the rules xx

I mentioned this to my Dad and he said that he wrote a friendly note years ago when we were having similar noise problems with banging and loud voices and loud footsteps late at night and into the early hours. When Mum found out about the note Dad told me she went off her rocker at him, and the note didn?t do any good as the noise still continued. I always wondered why the noise got worse around that time and now I know. Where we live, the owners of the building don?t check up on every complaint you make, they say they?ll follow it up but unless you chase them, you never hear back. And even if you do hear back the general response is ?We are still not finished with the investigation,? then that person dealing with it tends to fall off the face of the earth as next time you phone, someone else is in charge and knows nothing about your issues. It?s ridiculous xx

Thanks OLori It?s definitely a washing machine or tumble dryer. It?s too loud and has a vibration not to be anything else. It?s not all the time they do it, but when they do, we surely know about it. We did have people next door who were cannabis users but they moved out last year. The two households in question definitely would not do anything of that kind. I was thinking of writing a note, not accusing... just asking whoever it is if they wouldn?t mind not using it past 10pm, I know that?s still rather late but I rarely get to sleep before 11 anyway, so it wouldn?t bother me then. The only thing is both households have kids who are I would hope asleep by that time. So surely even if they don?t care about disturbing others surely they wouldn?t want to be the reason their kids are sleep deprived. We are thinking about reporting but I noticed that when they do run the machine, it?s normally a Friday or before a long weekend. It?s almost like they think oh well they can?t report us for a couple/few days and by that time, no-one will bother coming out of we will have forgotten about it xx

Thanks for the replies. As far as I am aware they are not key workers. One household rarely goes out and the other only goes out to take the dog for a walk and combining with their own exercise, but sometimes the son goes out with the dog. It?s not that they have it on, it?s the times they sometimes have it on. I myself am a key worker but only working once or twice a week at the moment to ensure that the nursery does not have too many staff and children, as we can?t do social distancing with these young age group. I?ll monitor it and see how it goes. We don?t have a washing machine as it was plumbed in wrong and leaked from behind. We didn?t realise until 9 months later when an awful smell was coming from my inbuilt wardrobe. All my stuff in there was ruined, bags, shoes and half my clothes. Mum hasn?t wanted the machine plumbed in since cos she?s scared of it happening again. Anyway my point is that when we did have a machine she mostly used to run it around 2-4pm, never at lunch time, never before 9am and never after 7pm. The earliest was around 9.30 and the latest I think was 6pm. I understand there may be more people than 3 in a flat and if you have children of course they need clean hygienic clothing. I wouldn?t have this any other way. The thing is as well, we don?t know for sure which household has the noisiest machine... the one that really vibrates as the flats were designed in a weird way, so we don?t want to accuse and then be up for any kind of slander xx

I live in private flats that are really close together no soundproofing. My bedroom is between two kitchens, one directly above me and one above me but to the side. I know people have to do washing that?s absolutely no problem, but I?m just wondering what would be the latest time it should be on. Normally the Noise people wouldn?t investigate but if it was on, say 11.00pm and past, surely that?s too late. One washing machine is quite loud and feels like my room is shaking. It?s only for a couple of minutes during the last spin cycle but that couple of minutes has disturbed me sometimes. If I?m not asleep already and because everything is quiet, it?s louder as there?s no other noise to block it out or surround it. The other machine is quite smooth most of the time and wouldn?t wake me up whatever time it was on. Both households seem to run loads one after the other most times... probably a coincidence but I often think they synchronise watches. Both have kids as well, so surely if they don?t think of anyone else, at least think of their kids. There is no excuse to have a machine on past a certain time, especially in this situation we find ourselves in as there are lots of people currently unfortunately not working in the current times. I understand clothes and other fabrics have to be clean, but surely there?s guidelines. It may be that they don?t realise there is a bedroom underneath or they don?t realise how noisy the machines are. The problem is that we are not on good terms with one household and the other hasn?t been residing there long, so she may not be aware... but surely it?s common sense and social decency. Just would like to get some advice if possible please. Thank you Helen Anne

When I was nannying last year I got ?10 per hour with the first family which worked out to just under ?9 when everything was taken out but that was only for three days. Any classes that the parents wanted the little boy to go to was always pre-paid for and there was always money in the kitty if needed. Most of the time I treated the child to something with my own money but if there was something needed like lunch for example that the parents hadn?t had time to buy or make, myself and the child would go shopping or eat at a local cafe. The second family, again ?10 an hour and they paid the extras for me so I would get the full amount owed. Again there was always money in the kitty but I used to treat him and his sister, so there was something for her after school, whether it be a toy or something from the Hornimans gift shop. This was 4 days a week for a temporary term of 3 weeks. So yes, there should always be money in the kitty but only to be used if absolutely necessary and any classes or clubs should be paid for by the parents, I believe. If it?s their choice to enrol the child, how is the nanny responsible for the payments? However, if it is something the nanny wants to do with the child and she enrols the child, maybe that would be her responsibility as it was her choice to do so. It could be that the nanny pays outright and the parents reimburse within the monthly pay check, but that would have to be discussed and all parties would have to come to an agreement. Every family requires something different and needs the right fit xx

As an ex member of staff who has recently left, I can and will recommend Piplings based on my experiences. Yes, I have seen many a comment about management and the admin side of things but I had no issues at all in my 3 years and 3 months working there. It was a very positive experience for me in all aspects of the job. I left for the first time in August 2017, and two months later, I was back. I left for health reasons which was understood, but I also needed time to work out what I really wanted, which I couldn?t do while I was working there, I couldn?t think clearly or be objective. I stayed for four months after I gave my notice instead of the required two, and also covered holidays in the two months I wasn?t full time working. My health became an issue so much so, that I requested to change my working days from full time to three days a week, which was agreed and with the same hourly rate. When I went back in November, I was informed that three days was fine and the hourly rate would be the same, which I was not expecting. I didn?t want to go back as a senior, which was accepted, even though I did find that I was still being relied on for a lot of small things, which, to be fair is to be expected if you?ve been somewhere a fair amount of time. Anyway, I returned in the November and when I did finally leave for good, I had switched to the housekeeping role, purely because I felt that being with the children was affecting my health with more migraines and being plagued by recent illnesses, all of which were dealt with very emphatically by day to day management and the other staff. I felt that the housekeeping role was not for me, and did not see myself still doing it in six months time. What I?m trying to say is, the owners gave me all that time and allowed me back on my own terms in a respect and I can?t think highly enough of them. The person in daily charge now is absolutely fantastic and everything she does is for the best interest of the children in her care. The staff they have there now are amazing and very child orientated, with a mixture of enriched cultures and wonderful experiences, both in life and childcare qualifications. They are very supportive of each other and strive to bring out the best in themselves and those around them, this leads to a happy team which will then filter down to the children. While I understand that I am speaking as a member of staff and not as a potential parent or an ex client, I do understand what children need from a nursery and Piplings provides that in spades. Yes, it could be that the nursery doesn?t tick all the boxes for some parents, but that could be said for any nursery. It?s not all about routes to and from home and work and which nursery has the best direct transport amenities. It is also in a great location, right in Peckham Rye Park, right near a co-op and other great shops, which is great for if anything runs out unexpectedly. I would urge anyone to give it a chance, I don?t stay at work places for that long, not to mention going back, if I don?t think it?s a great place to work every day. I left because the role I had wasn?t for me. It wasn?t because of anyone or the way I was treated, which was with the upmost respect and dignity from the owners. I urge anyone to give the nursery a chance and if it?s not for you, then fine, but please don?t go on hearsay, go and see for yourself if you can and get the feel of the place, then an informed decision will be easier made.