Council tenant in court after noise nuisance

A council tenant has been prosecuted for causing a persistent and ongoing noise nuisance with other elements of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

In January Slough Borough Council received complaints from residents in a block of six flats on Fox Road, Slough, about activities occurring within one of the flats.  

The council tenant at the address is Ebenezer Osei-Tutu, 56.

All of the complaints centred around loud amplified music being played constantly day and night as well as incidents of intermittent bursts of shouting, yelling and screaming since late December 2025.

One complainant sent in recordings they had made to their housing officer on 26 January which had been made around 1am. One recording was five minutes long and appeared to be of someone in the flat arguing with another person. Loud voices can be heard as well as swearing. There was also another recording that lasted one minute. Within that recording loud amplified Reggie style music can be heard with someone else singing along to it loudly.

On 29 January a council officer visited the address with a housing officer and the police.

During the visit, the complainant at Fox Road spoke to us. They stated that there was loud music with shouting, yelling and singing almost every day and night.

Based on the information available the council officer served Ebenezer Osei-Tutu an Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 79(1)(g) Noise Abatement Notice by hand, on the same day.

The council offer spoke to Mr Osei-Tutu on 30 January, and he confirmed he had read and understood the Noise Abatement Notice served the previous day.

However, on 1 February an out of hours duty officer attended Fox Road at 8.11pm having received complaints about loud amplified music being played. The out of hours officer witnessed music and bass thudding as well as a male voice singing.

This event was evidence of a breach of the Noise Abatement Notice served on 29 January. Therefore, the officer obtained a Warrant of Entry under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 from Slough Magistrates’ Court.

On 9 February a council officer attended Fox Road to execute the Warrant of Entry. Ebenezer Osei-Tutu was present at the time, and a number of items of noise making equipment were seized and removed from the flat including:

On 15 May, Ebenezer Osei-Tutu attended Slough Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded guilty and did not make any submissions on his behalf. Magistrates explained the sentencing order means he will not get his seized equipment back.

Mr Osei-Tutu was sentenced as follows:

Ian Blake, the council’s Housing Special Projects Manager, said: “In a block of flats everyday noise can be expected, but consistently and knowingly subjecting your neighbours to excessive noise during unsociable hours is unacceptable.

“We at the council hope this case shows that we will prosecute and protect our other residents’ peace from these levels of intrusion.”