A woman from Edinburgh claims she has been forced to sleep on her brother's floor after receiving angry notes from her nightmare neighbours - including one which told her to 'move or die'.

Leoni McKinlay, who lives alone in a second floor flat in Leith, says she feels unsafe in her home following the threatening messages. The terrified 35-year-old also says the residents shine torches through her windows.

Leoni suffers with pain in her left leg, thought to be from post-thrombotic syndrome and she also has misophonia, which is when people are severely affected by sounds, according to EdinburghLive.

As a result, she has taken issue on multiple occasions with incessant noise coming from her neighbours' home. She has regularly contacted the police via 101 to make a noise complaint but the racket still continues.

The distressed tenant has also been logging the commotion in a diary each night, with the dates going back to November 20. Every night, she has noted that there were parties, banging and shouting throughout the week.

Leoni said: "I moved into the flat in November last year and they [housing association Harbour Homes - formally Port of Leith] knew I had walking problems.

"Since then, the people upstairs party all night with loud music, banging and stomping and I'm still getting problems with that. I have told the housing association and contacted the police - but nothing's been done about it.

"I had a threat on my letter box that said 'move or die' but no one's doing anything about it.

"I feel scared. I haven't done anything wrong, I don't know why they are doing this. I just feel like no one cares. I'm disabled and I need a ground floor flat, I can barely get up the stairs."

To help with her condition, Leoni's doctor suggested increasing her ADHD medication and she has been issued with sleeping tablets to help her block out the yelling, but she says that they don't work.

Leoni has also applied for housing through EdIndex, as recommended by Harbour House, but waiting lists can be long and she hasn't heard any good news as of yet.

She continued: "All I'm left with is to rent privately - but I don't even know if housing benefit would cover it so I set up a justgiving page.

"I'm depressed all the time and I'm sleeping at my brother's in the hall on the floor because I have nowhere else to go. I just need to get out of it.

"I feel unsafe, I take black bin bags to my windows in case they're watching me and if feels like they are always there. I can't get anything done because I feel so bad, there's stuff everywhere - I can't live in my own flat! I can't even hear my own tele, I can't do anything."

A spokesperson for Harbour Housing said: "Antisocial behaviour (ASB) happens, and unfortunately housing associations and landlords often have little control over it, particularly if the offender is not a tenant.

"We wish that our tenants did not have to experience ASB and we do everything in our power to support those who are distressed by the behaviour of nearby residents. The first point of contact for ASB, if you feel unsafe, should always be the police.

"If a tenant wishes to relocate, whether due to ASB or another reason, we provide support and guidance about the options available to them. Unfortunately, the waitlist for affordable homes in Edinburgh is currently at over 20,000 people. Therefore, the outcome of the rigorous application process may not always be what an individual is seeking.

"The EdIndex system used in Edinburgh attempts to ensure that those whose housing need is greatest are given priority when allocating limited affordable homes in the city. This includes determining whether an applicant meets the criteria for a ground floor flat due to medical conditions."