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Modern taps are rubbish! Yes still have the noise. It's water hammer caused by new taps/appliances in flat below (they feel terrible). They have shock arrestors. I've had two plumbers out. First one changed my bath taps. Second one installed a shock arrestor under my kitchen sink .... has...

I have come to the conclusion that modern taps and appliances have been designed without a thought to the pressure of water? And non-return valves on the mains isn't helping?

Same mains supply, but each flat has a stopcock

Many thanks for that. They have an Arrester. Last night they spoke to their plumber and it sounds very much like the water pressure in my flat is not OK ....... back to reading about hydraulic pressure zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :lolol:

:lolol: I've been reading about hydraulic pressure in water pipes and stuff .... never knew plumbers were so brainy :lolol:

One mains supply (to three flats), but pipework separate, we all have individual stopcocks Thank you!

Not sure if anyone can help ... it's pretty weird tbh: I live in a ground floor flat with a basement flat below. They've got a dishwasher under their kitchen sink. My kitchen is directly above. When they run the dishwasher it causes a stop/start/stop/start banging in MY kitchen pipes...