From late-night banging to verbal abuse, residents say official channels offer little relief in neighbour disputes, leaving many sleep-deprived and facing mental health strains. For the last five years, Lyn (not her real name) and her family have endured deafening banging from her next-door neighbour in Hougang daily – so loud it's been recorded by neighbours across the block. The bangs are only one item on a laundry list of issues with this neighbour dating back to when Lyn was just 16,