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Purchased our first house, how do I deal with new neighbour? We viewed his house too!

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  • Ivana_Tinkle
    Ivana_Tinkle Posts: 857 Forumite
    Just go over and say hello. Don't make any reference to how you didn't buy his house - that would just be embarrassing for you both.

    If he's a reasonable person, he'll understand without you needing to explain that you bought the other house because it was much cheaper. If he's unreasonable enough to be offended, then a tin of biscuits isn't going to make things any better and might make things worse!
  • Lemoncurd
    Lemoncurd Posts: 965 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    We also looked at next door before opting for ours - identical layout in reverse.
    It didn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest, they took theirs off the market and then sold about 18 months later for 50k more than we paid for ours!
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Cashback Cashier
    can you post a link to both so we can be nosey and pass judgement on the decor :rotfl:
    "Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many"
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