Detective Work Required

megzmam

just to echo what most people av said really drive by at different times, talk to neighbours etc or even the neighbours of neighbours (next door but one ) thdey could probably tell you what your potential new neighbours are like.
it does look a lovely house and seems a real bargain a lot cheaper than the 3 bed we are in process of buying but every areas different isn't it?

Orange2010

Found out a bit more, they have got nusiance neighbours, all i know is they are into drugs and have had police called around a few times but ' they are not as bad as they used to be '

what would you do now?
Can i call the police and ask exactly how many times they get called ect?

Orange2010

also, the ones that own it have emergrated. sorry about spelling!

Careful_with_that_Axe

I doubt the police would divulge any information, however, if you could maybe get in touch with the community policeman who is responsible for the area amd sit down for a chat with him, he may be helpful.

Are the troublesome neighbours renting their house or do they own it? If they rent it, you stand a chance of them getting kicked out, not so if they own it.

MissChoc

Always worth checking the Police's own crime map.. http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=Abercynon,%20Mountain%20Ash,%20Mid%20Glamorgan%20CF45%204RN,%20UK#crimetypes

also you could have a look at http://www.ourbobby.com/

jungle_jane

I am also looking at a house that has mysteriously disappeared from Zoopla sold prices, Nethouseprices etc. I didn't know that you could have the prices removed?

OP, I thought that issues like this were considered non-disclosure? So if the vendors know of a specific problem they are obliged to tell you otherwise you can come after them later when the recurring issue becomes a problem for you??

Mojisola

Orange2010 wrote: »

Trouble is the thing that put me off is that it was sold three times in 4 years

Three previous owners found life there so bad that they sold up and moved on. Do you really want to be the next owners?

BitterAndTwisted

Find another house: this one is guaranteed to bring you untold misery

Plans_all_plans

BitterandTwisted is 100% right. I'd never buy a house that had a selling history like that. In fact we found a house that we'd have considered offering on, until I saw that it'd been sold 5 times in 6 years on nethouseprices. It was the only house in the street that had been sold over that entire period (and 5 times as well!), it just seemed so dodgy that we never went back.