r/Glasgow Tools

Generally, I'd suggest you kill them with kindness. I had lived in a 4 in a block for about 9 years. When I moved in, the old dear upstairs called the cops because I was having a party. I was in on my own eating my dinner while watching a film on my laptop because nothing was unpacked yet. This continued for a wee while, so I decided I needed to take her "that young guy is gonna be trouble" mind set from her.

I basically dropped by her door, asked her for some local info (to make her feel like she was useful) and then I got the bin schedule from her and then told her to leave the bins, and I'd sort them from now on. Little things like this make them stop treating you like "other" and actually have a name and a face to you which makes it harder for them to be difficult.

Another wee tip is give them a number to text when they have a problem, but get a cheapo Pay as you go phone, that way you can control the situation and give them a sense of community at the same time. Don't give out your personal actual number of course!

If this stuff either doesn't work or doesn't sound like something you'd want to do, you could always just black book every single interaction and report to the police or council if they are being unrealistic in a shared space. Unruly neighbors aren't just those who have mad raves for days at a time.

I wish you luck though, it's a piss situation to be in. Imagine wanting your house to be nice, I wonder if people put up with them when they got work done?