Would you live next door to a pub?

freebo_2

No for me too.

Never have, would rather not, would look elsewhere.

Mind you, I'm not averse to visting the them :beer: :j :beer:

drowningnotwaving_2

Thanks to all guys. V useful feedback and has helped us decide it's not for us.

We'll be patient and wait to see what comes on the market in Jan as our buyers are in no rush to be in before xmas.

Cheers!

xxdiddiexx

Don't even bother. I don't care how nice it is. I live right next door to a pub and I had to threaten the council with legal action to get them to sort out the noise levels.

The first 4 years were ok. It was a quiet local, and I even went in there on occasion myself. Fastforward to 18 months later and new mgmt and it has been the bane of my life. Lock ins, brawling in the streets, yellow police boards due to assaults on the premises, urinating over the fence, you name it - it goes on.

When I first moved here I thought it was ok. Not any more it isn't.

Tassotti

It's just a few peoples views on a forum..Do what's right for you

Bargain_Rzl

I would live next to a decent pub in any type of area if I was renting, but would probably choose not to buy an equivalent property because as others have said, you don't know what might happen to the place under new management.

I agree though that when it's a quiet village local, it's less of a risk than a town centre or suburban pub.

suffolkb

Quite a few houses have been for sale in my village. The only one that hasn`t sold is the one next to the village pub. It seems that others don`t want to live next door - even though it seems like a quiet pub and won the local pub-of-the-year award.

Poppycat

Thats an interesting point, although you may want to live next door to a pub, what if you sell? It may take longer as peoples perceptions are that I wouldn't want to live near a pub because you don't no if there would be any problems.

suffolkb wrote:

Quite a few houses have been for sale in my village. The only one that hasn`t sold is the one next to the village pub. It seems that others don`t want to live next door - even though it seems like a quiet pub and won the local pub-of-the-year award.

Ali120604

No.... you run the risk that drunks will disturb you in more ways than just noise. As already said, landlords can change and is it a profitable pub? These days, pubs are being sold for alternative purposes - the creation of houses and or flats.

benood

Nice village pub wouldn't bother me, you're probably getting a better house than you would otherwise for the money too. How long have the vendors been there?

sukey13

Buy it cheap and plan on selling it cheap. Anything will sell at the right price.
If you love the property make an offer but remember not to pay full price as you are unlikely to sell it for that - unless the pub gets converted back into a "normal" house in the future - and those things do happen.