THOUSANDS of noise complaints have been made across Glasgow, it has been revealed.

More than 35,600 issues were raised across Scotland between April 2020 and March 2021.

North Lanarkshire Council had the most complaints with 9,100, a drop of 16% compared with last year, while Glasgow came in sixth with 3,400 which is a drop of 22% on 2019/20, according to research from Churchill Home Insurance.

South Lanarkshire Council also made the list with 3,600 complaints, a rise of 16%.

Aberdeen, while West Lothian and Falkirk complete the top five councils.

Stephen Llewellyn, head of housing solutions with North Lanarkshire Council said: “We do receive a substantial number of complaints about noisy and nuisance neighbours on an annual basis. During the course of the health pandemic, despite more people being at home, the number of complaints has decreased.

“Our antisocial response team are proactive in dealing with issues which are brought to our attention and we will take direct enforcement action if necessary. We will not tolerate a minority of people making life miserable for their neighbours.

“We want to send a clear message to those involved that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated within our communities. Working closely with our partners in the Police, we will pursue action against anyone involved in unacceptable behaviour.”

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At the other end of the scale, West Dunbartonshire didn’t receive any neighbour noise complaints last year, while the Scottish Borders received just 67 and South Ayrshire 98.

Steven Williams, head of Churchill home insurance, said: “The pandemic has seen us confined to our homes which means we’ve probably all become very aware of noises around us.

"As we go into more of a ‘new normal’, many of us will carry on working from home, at least part of the time, so noisy neighbours will continue to be really disruptive.

“It may be the case that neighbours don’t realise they are being noisy, so the first step should always be speaking to them and explaining the problem."

He added: "If that doesn’t work and they carry on, then keep a record of the type of noise and time of day and speak to your local council about raising a potential noise complaint.”

More than two-thirds of councils reported an increase in noise complaints in 2020/21 compared to 2019/20.

Psychologist Donna Dawson, says: "The past 18 months have seen our behaviour change in so many ways. With most of us being limited to our homes on a daily basis, it is understandable that noise complaints have risen. Even small changes in sound can cause increased anxiety and stress for many people, especially if it disrupts home life and makes it difficult to relax, work or look after family.

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“When subjected to ongoing noise that is out of your control, there are a few techniques which might help you cope. These include moving to another room if possible and use a distraction of your own, such as TV, music or radio; use earplugs to deaden the strength of the sound; take deep breaths from your diaphragm on a slow count of ten on both the inhale and exhale to relax yourself; and even try some vigorous exercise, like jumping jacks, to burn off those stress hormones.

"It is always best to try speaking to a neighbour if you feel their noise is unreasonable, but do so when you are not feeling anxious or angry at the time."