Lost buyer due to family across the way and new viewing tomorrow, HELP!

DannyboyMidlands

Considering they are nice people and not loud, what's wrong with them having a drink in their garden on a sunny evening?

Hopefully your viewer won't be as big a snob as you are.

tco03

you get this everywhere these days, theres always one overly loud/nuisance family.
Unless you are privellaged enough to live on a private estate
As long as they arent next door though it wouldnt put me off

delain

Got to admit it probably wouldn't put me off. You should use it as an opportunity to get to know your neighbours, the buyer might be a normal person too!

James_N

These neighbours whose conduct you feel justified in condemning may be glad to see the back of you, and not have a snob as a neighbour. You may get cooperation that way.

DRP

OP i don't think you are a snob at all - i can see why you are concerned. When selling a house you obviously want everything to be perfect.

I would take heart from some of the more constructive answers on this thread:

1) hope it rains
2) some/most viewers will not be bothered by the family out in the garden
3) Try to get you house to sell itself by presenting it brilliantly

If your back garden was made to be as welcoming/fun/immaculate as possible then you/thebuyers need never see the family opposite?

motherofstudents

It's nothing to do with being a snob, can't imagine where you get that idea. I would be worried if they were across from me and I was selling. However, it just goes to show that some people won't mind and all you need is some of them to view and your house will sell.

juliebunny

I'm with the 'hope it rains' brigade, and whoever said it doesn't matter unless they live next door to you obviously doesn't live in a small row of terraces...I'm hoping for rain this weekend so my neighbours - several doors down - don't subject the entire block of 10 very close houses to the usual partying until the small hours.....luckily for me they are quiet / out during the week so that will be the only time I'm available for viewings....I would gladly swap them for your family mind you, if they are indeed pleasant and quiet, but a viewer would not know that.

Maybe you could shout over 'hello' at them to show that you get on ok with them, if they are there?

On my estate, a couple of the houses have gardens that are so overgrown, they look derelect.....what can you do....I will need to find a buyer moving out from London who is used to the chaos, so it won't seem to bad to them.....!

GOOD LUCK and just hope the seller of your new place isn't doing something similar!! Argh!

Daisy70

James_N wrote: »

These neighbours whose conduct you feel justified in condemning may be glad to see the back of you, and not have a snob as a neighbour. You may get cooperation that way.

It's not about being a snob. The OP has had a buyer pull out because of the neighbours so quite rightly feels annoyed with them.

It depends how loud they are when they are outside their house. Any reason why they can't sit in the back garden? It's a bit weird to sit in your front garden socialising.

James_N

Daisy70 wrote: »

It's not about being a snob. The OP has had a buyer pull out because of the neighbours so quite rightly feels annoyed with them.

It depends how loud they are when they are outside their house. Any reason why they can't sit in the back garden? It's a bit weird to sit in your front garden socialising.

You have obviously never lived in a terraced community where people sit on their doorsteps gossiping. Maybe high hedges and net curtains are your thing, and where interaction with a neighbour is just the minimal nod you can get away with.

Sitting outside the front of the house is not in itself weird. I've lived in such a community, and have also experienced the "no idea who the neighbours are' isolation of a city suburb. I know which I prefer.

cattie

The fates may just decide to be kind to you, so try not to worry about it too much in the meantime.

I had a rather loud, boisterous and drinking family renting a property next door but one to me when I sold my last house and was dreading they would be around, either out front or in their back garden drinking and swearing when viewers called. There always seemed to be a big gang of teenagers around and they would often play football in our nice quiet street too.

Anyway, the fates were kind to me, they were quiet or elsewhere when the asking price offer on my house came in just a day after the house was put on the market. Phew, did I thank the Lord!