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Top Tips for Keeping the Peace with your Neighbours

Dog owners - try to keep barking to the minimum.
Alarm owners (car or burglar) - keep them well maintained, have keyholders available, register burglar alarms with |Surpol.
Keep music to a low level - particularly in flats or apartments. Be aware of the time of day or night and consider using headphones.
Choose quieter household appliances where possible and position them to cause the least disturbance to your neighbours. Use 'Quiet Mark' (an initiative from the Noise Abatement Society) to select a quiet appliance |... find out more.
Musicians - consider which room you practice in and the time of day that will cause the least disturbance.
When taking a taxi late at night or early morning, ask the driver to knock rather than sound the horn and try not to slam the car doors.
DIY and lawn mowing - consider the time of day. Put yourself in your neighbour's shoes and keep the really annoying noises to the middle of the day.

Above all try to keep a good relationship with your neighbours.
If things start to deteriorate, try to resolve matters - |consider mediation.