Misrepresentation re. Problem neighbours ?

moneyistooshorttomention

Is there any hope re the neighbour getting caught by the Bedroom Tax? Is the tenancy a recent one? (I seem to recall that Council tenancies granted recently aren't "permanent" - as they used to be - but subject to fixed time limits and then reviewable)?

It may be that a bit of scouting around would reveal that the neighbours circumstances are such that they won't be able to stay there indefinitely one way or another and that would solve the problem eventually...

I_have_spoken

They could sue the vendor, but they'd need to establish what the loss is, i.e. what the fair price of the house is vs. what they paid. But any difference might be taken in legal fees.

Can I ask whether when the time comes to sell would the question be

The standard question is -

Do you know of any disputes or anything which might lead to a dispute about this or any neighbouring property?

Clearly they do now know that the neighbour's behaviour may lead to a dispute.

Jenny.W

I wonder if our neighbourhoods would be nicer places to live if we could complain a bit more.

Because of declarations when selling, people just don't want to complain anymore.

MrsGruffalo

I_have_spoken wrote: »

They could sue the vendor, but they'd need to establish what the loss is, i.e. what the fair price of the house is vs. what they paid. But any difference might be taken in legal fees.



The standard question is -

Do you know of any disputes or anything which might lead to a dispute about this or any neighbouring property?

Clearly they do now know that the neighbour's behaviour may lead to a dispute.

Seems that everything is loaded against them then ... so unfair

MrsGruffalo

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of anyone who actually has gone down the misrepresentation route ?
Grateful for any input

DaftyDuck

Remember, it may well have been the "bad neighbour" who has sold and moved. Her neighbours may well be so pleased to see a friendly face.

If not, my sympathies.

InMyDreams

If your daughter goes down the misrepresentation route and it's not successful, could they be shooting themselves in the foot? Not only will they incur costs, there would also be no way of not fully disclosing all problems when they sell (as they wouldn't be able to act as if wasn't a problem for them).

How long had the previous owner been there? Maybe it was the owner before that that had the problems that the police officer is remembering? Maybe your daughter's vendor also didn't realise until they moved in, but kept quiet, and that's why they could claim no problems?

MrsGruffalo

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Remember, it may well have been the "bad neighbour" who has sold and moved. Her neighbours may well be so pleased to see a friendly face.

If not, my sympathies.

I do hope this is the case however the fact that the local community policeman called about the "existing anti -social nuisance " makes me think that may have involved not only the previous vendors but maybe other owners / tenants on the street.

The next door neighbour is a young single mum [ no problem with that as such ... my daughter is a a young mum too albeit with a loving supportive partner ] and the neighbours own mum and siblings live about 4 doors away. I dont think she will be moving out anytime soon .

The policeman 's comment was that the neighbour herself is a nice girl ..." its just the company she keeps " ....

InMyDreams

MrsGruffalo wrote: »

The policeman 's comment was that the neighbour herself is a nice girl ...

All the more reason to follow the good advice in this thread, go out of your way to make friends and not do anything to jeopardize the relationship at this stage. Your grievance is not with her. She sounds like someone you want on your side.

MrsGruffalo

InMyDreams wrote: »

If your daughter goes down the misrepresentation route and it's not successful, could they be shooting themselves in the foot? Not only will they incur costs, there would also be no way of not fully disclosing all problems when they sell (as they wouldn't be able to act as if wasn't a problem for them).

How long had the previous owner been there? Maybe it was the owner before that that had the problems that the police officer is remembering? Maybe your daughter's vendor also didn't realise until they moved in, but kept quiet, and that's why they could claim no problems?

Thanks for your input . It definitely was the vendors who contacted the community policeman ... he said so . The vendors were also police officers . I am thinking maybe that fact led to some bad feeling with the neighbours and her friends ??

Anyway I have advised my daughter to be pleasant and friendly towards the girl next door as suggested on this thread .