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Harassment from downstairs neighbour

I have been undergoing intimidation and harassment for over a year now. I live in an upstairs apartment where the floorboards creak something awful. My neighbour downstairs threatened me and accused me of dropping furniture cause cracks in the ceiling. He says he hasn't slept in 2 years.
I'm not an unreasonable person and I apologised. Apart from hovering above the floor what can I do?
I already suffer from an anxiety problem and hate confrontation This grumpy ******* is now banging the ceiling every morning between 3 n 6am.
He reported me to the landlord and now I fear they will take his word for it and charge me for damage to the ceiling even though this has been going on since I moved in. I was sympathetic to the guy bc I too knew what is is like to not get any sleep. But I don't take it out on anyone else. This is not the first time he's bullied a tenant out. The last one was an alcoholic with a down syndrome son.
I've been waiting on the Housing Executive to find me somewhere. They say they won't put me into a 3 bedroom or 2 bedroom cause I'm single. I should demand they do something Maybe pay me more HB so I can get out of here! I really feel frightened and desparate. I think something terrible is going to come of this.
Can anyone help?
TeddyB.
I'm not an unreasonable person and I apologised. Apart from hovering above the floor what can I do?
I already suffer from an anxiety problem and hate confrontation This grumpy ******* is now banging the ceiling every morning between 3 n 6am.
He reported me to the landlord and now I fear they will take his word for it and charge me for damage to the ceiling even though this has been going on since I moved in. I was sympathetic to the guy bc I too knew what is is like to not get any sleep. But I don't take it out on anyone else. This is not the first time he's bullied a tenant out. The last one was an alcoholic with a down syndrome son.
I've been waiting on the Housing Executive to find me somewhere. They say they won't put me into a 3 bedroom or 2 bedroom cause I'm single. I should demand they do something Maybe pay me more HB so I can get out of here! I really feel frightened and desparate. I think something terrible is going to come of this.
Can anyone help?
TeddyB.
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Whilst I'm afraid I'm not sure how best to advise on this myself, you've had some great advice from @cathie. There are also some helpful links and information on this gov.uk page on resolving neighbour disputes. In terms of HB, I wonder whether contacting Shelter would be worthwhile?
My bike was stole last night from right outside my door, I'm upstairs in a locked gated Community. I know it was him bc I heard him coming and going and I didn't look out because I would have had to walk to the window on creaky floorboards thus waking him up. I'm thinking of his welfare while he is stealing my bike.
I'm not letting it go. Karma is a ****.
Can't prove a thing. He'll just say someone left it open.
Who else could it be? It's a locked apartment block. We have no fence bc kids pulled it down so my bike was worse open for all to see (chained to clothes line pole).
I moved it upstairs bc they could have done anything to it. Didn't move it in to the flat bc no room.
Get this he told me it only happens around 12am to 6am. I'm asleep then. And if there is structural damage wouldn't it creak all day? And what about when I was in hospital for biopsies? On holidays? Was it my ghost?
Police will find no CCTV, these flats are for people who are in financial hardship.
Surely I have a case for claiming from the landlord who provided a gated and locked environment. It's pretty obvious whoever did it did it from inside. He's the only neighbour I've had problems with. A bin was stolen once and said I should have seen what happens as I dont work and have nothing to do all day. I'm on the sick I have anxiety and paranoia. I don't have to watch peoples property.
The other two brothers who live together downstairs are constantly drunk, I get on OK with them, even gave them a 24in telly I had spare. You never know anyone but my eyes are on the psycho below.
The housing phoned and despite getting my hopes up about a move it was just a check up. I've told them if something happens to me my MP & Doctor will won't to know what they did to help rehomed me.
He's experienced at this game. The landlord who keep in constant touch weeing answer, we'll see if they do when their rent doesn't get paid this month.