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

Daisy70

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Sorry to barge in, but I think you'll find that it wasn't Daisy70 that originally posted that comment, nor is she the OP - who was the originator of the above quoted observation

Good luck to the OP (mummybaker)

Thank you! Well observed, unlike others:p

Daisy70

James_N wrote: »

mummybaker wrote: »

I'm less of a snob that you are rude. I look after my home, I work hard to pay my mortgage and selling my home is something which means something to me if you dont want to help or support take your comments elsewhere. Theres no need to be rude.[/Qmistake

I am so sorry. I thought this was an open forum you see, where anyone could post. I didn't realise that in posting you only expected responses that were what you wanted to hear.
My mistake.

There's a difference between constructive comments and those that are just rude.

James_N

Daisy70 wrote: »

James_N wrote: »

There's a difference between constructive comments and those that are just rude.

I think the rudeness is in the OP's original blinkered assumptions and attitude, and those of the "supportive" comments. Opinions were asked for, and given, and not everyone contributing to this thread were sycophantic supporters.

If you don't like other people's opinions, don't ask for them!

juliebunny

I'm not sure how this thread has gone off into such a rant! I don't think the OP was saying that she didn't like her neighbours, just worried that it would give the wrong impression to viewers, surely?

I have a pain neighbour who had a tidy garden, then several other very lovely and quiet neighbours whose gardens look like no-one has lived there for years - and they sit on their front door step 'having a fag' - I think this is just due to where the sun in for their house. Whilst they are lovely people I still do worry that it gives a bad impression to people visiting the estate. They don't work so it's not like they don't have time to do it and they have a lawn mower but it's gone downhill since the husband abandoned the wife and teenage kid. SHould I offer to go over and help or would that be taken as an insult? It's now about 3 foot high and needs a strimmer (which I have.)

Given a choice, though, I would take the untidy, pleasant, quiet neighbours anyday over the other noisy !!!!!!s who think it's fine to pee in their own (back) garden. Grosse. And I don't spy on them, I was opening my window one morning to be greeted with that particular pleasure.

TeamLowe

am i right in thinking the house is across the street?
you could just say 'oh well we're quite lucky this side of the road, lovely big gardens/south facing, across the street only has really small back gardens/don't get much light of an evening, i know mr and mrs x don't like theirs and much prefer the space in the front garden'. gives a reasonable explanation to people who may be bothered by it, although i wouldn't be as long as they were sat quietly chatting and not causing issues.

plus, considering you say they're prefectly nice, could actually be the reason they're out the front, especially if they're renting, the landlord could be a right sh*t who refuses to do anything about an 8ft hole in the lawn, you never know

ruggedtoast

To be fair I wouldn't be thrilled about the neighbours sitting on their lawn drinking either. When this happens in the UK it is generally done as a big f-you to the neighbours, and if I were a buyer I would run a mile.

James_N

ruggedtoast wrote: »

To be fair I wouldn't be thrilled about the neighbours sitting on their lawn drinking either. When this happens in the UK it is generally done as a big f-you to the neighbours, and if I were a buyer I would run a mile.

otherwise the curtain twitchers across the road will think we are oicks.