Originally Posted by rowuk

The best thing is to approach them (maybe with the landlord) and sell them on the idea. You are interested in good neighbor relations and are willing to take sickness or shift work into consideration, but covered your bases BEFORE renting and will heed the law but maintain your rights. They need to see that you are considerate, but have a job to do that was not a surprise. If they decide to enter conflict mode, it needs to be clear that that is THEIR choice and that you took every opportunity to prevent stress.

What you do not need is sabotage behind your back...........

We have a case here in Germany where some retired people bought a house next to a kindergarden for a very low price and then sued the kindergarden because the kids made noise during the day. The verdict was that the kindergarden has to move...................... Go figure..............