Unwanted Neighbours - What to do?

mountainofdebt

mutey wrote: »

I'm not assuming the worst. I've heard from many people who live near these houses about the grief they receive from these kids. I'm not saying the schemes are bad, just dont want to be living next door to one when Im planning on selling my house within the next few years. Ill be losing money and in these tough property times I dont need another hurdle.

Perhaps you could get in first and sell your house to the organisation before your neighbour does?

Or if its a done deal offer your house the organisation so they would have ajoining properties.

What have you done to your neighbour for them to sell their house to the organisation ? Sure you aren't a neighbour from hell as well?

halibut2209

Sticking to the question at hand rather than have a go at the OP.

As has been said, keep in touch with the council. There will have to be planning permission submitted, and that is the time to register your objections.

I don't think the objections you've raised here will carry much weight. After all, these places have to be built somewhere. A loss in property value will not be accepted. You would need to demonstrate a personal loss to you in the here and now.

I don't think you will be successful, but I hope the advice helps.

Aberdeenangarse

mutey wrote: »

My next door neighbour is selling their house to a company that is going to change it into a home for therapeutic care and education for children 7-13, with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

What rights do I have to stop this from happening and how do I go about stopping it?

None - I'm sure you'll get on just fine with your new neighbours.

davec1960

Have you considered the possibility that your neighbour is winding you up?

System

Some of these homes do stirling work and the people who run them are an example to us all. In a modern society it's expected you should be compassionate to people less fortunate than yourselves. Be that as it may you don't want them moving in next door so I would protest this strongly. Get the neighbour on the other side to join you in your complaint as that will add weight to it. I imagine most of the people in the street are also against it. Get a petition together

pulliptears

I'm sorry but if you are that concerned about who moves in next door you should have purchased a detached house not a semi.

halibut2209

Where does the OP say what sort of house it is? Detached houses have neighbours.

pulliptears

halibut2209 wrote: »

Where does the OP say what sort of house it is? Detached houses have neighbours.

Then if they wanted complete control of who purchased next door be it detached or not I'd suggest moving to the middle of nowhere.

ali-t

pulliptears wrote: »

I'm sorry but if you are that concerned about who moves in next door you should have purchased a detached house not a semi.

That's a bit unfair. The OP is living in a residential area and the house next door (adjoining or otherwise) may be used as business premises with everything that this brings with it. It is not unreasonable to expect a residential street to stay that way.

pulliptears

ali-t wrote: »

That's a bit unfair. The OP is living in a residential area and the house next door (adjoining or otherwise) may be used as business premises with everything that this brings with it. It is not unreasonable to expect a residential street to stay that way.

Of course it is! Residential streets can and do change. Housing Associations buy homes privately for one and those homes can then be used for tenants and even shelters for people at risk.

All smacks of severe NIMBYism to me.

What would you do with these people? Ostracise them? Move them away from a community they desperately need to integrate with? Stick them out if the way somewhere where they aren't any trouble?

For goodness sake what happened to community spirit? Welcoming people and giving them a chance before passing judgement and trying to get rid of folk who havent even moved in yet. Personally I'd be ashamed and embarrassed to own those views.