New house next to affordable housing

Dt1412

I think my questions on the original post have been taken completely taken out of context.

I was trying to find out that if historically there has been any evidence or instances where buying a house close to affordable living would have a negative effect on the future cost of my potential house. I'm trying to figure out if I should try and get it cheaper from the builder to cover this potential loss.

I grew up myself in a pub on a council estate.. I know that I could buy the house next door to the biggest most expensive house on the estate and still end up with the neighbours from hell. No matter which house I buy on a new estate my neighbours are pot luck and that's not what I'm asking for.

Apologies if its been taken out of context maybe I should have worded it differently.

I_have_spoken

can you really open up a can of beer and drink it openly on the street?

Yes, but you need to have a spider's web tattoo on your face and be wearing a hoodie. It's the law..;)

SnooksNJ

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Yes, but you need to have a spider's web tattoo on your face and be wearing a hoodie. It's the law..;)

I can't believe that law wasn't included in my Life in the UK exam study guide. Who knew, I could have been arrested for opening up a can of Carling.

Building_Surveyor

Dt1412 wrote: »

Did you haggle on the price due to this??? I've no issues with affordable housing but I also have no issues in using it to my advantage if I can get a better deal.

No, the whole estate is lovely so i didn't feel I needed to. Demand was high so if I hadn't of paid full wack someone else would have.

Building_Surveyor

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Statistically more likely HA occupiers will be unwaged, subject to ASBOs, dysfunctional families, addicts, ex-cons, single-parents, ethnic minority and/or immigrants.

You may feel bad paying a mortgage on yours, then looking at neighbours throwing soiled nappies out the window while sitting back on HB, CB, JSA, carers etc.

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Ethnic minority??

Tancred

Building_Surveyor wrote: »

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Ethnic minority??

Very believable. Before I moved the plonker of a landlord of the house next door decided to let it out to a large and noisy Asian family who never seemed to stay quiet. I believe it was rented out on behalf of the local authority. Fortunately I got out before it got any worse!

Tancred

Relocationrelocation wrote: »

Most new build developments will have some affordable housing on them as a requirement to gain planning. Not all, but most, certainly the large developments. People with mortgages can also be unsociable neighbours and it is wrong and dangerous to make generalizations about people who live in affordable housing. I am quite appalled at some of the comments on this thread

I agree that it's wrong to generalize, however people who have made the commitment to invest their money in property are generally lees likely to behave in anti-social manner.

Tancred

Dt1412 wrote: »

I think my questions on the original post have been taken completely taken out of context.

I was trying to find out that if historically there has been any evidence or instances where buying a house close to affordable living would have a negative effect on the future cost of my potential house. I'm trying to figure out if I should try and get it cheaper from the builder to cover this potential loss.

I grew up myself in a pub on a council estate.. I know that I could buy the house next door to the biggest most expensive house on the estate and still end up with the neighbours from hell. No matter which house I buy on a new estate my neighbours are pot luck and that's not what I'm asking for.

Apologies if its been taken out of context maybe I should have worded it differently.

I don't think living in a house next to an affordable housing property will make any difference to the future price of your house.
This is particularly true if the affordable houses are scattered pretty much all over the estate rather concentrated in one area only.

danielanthony

On a development near me, they have put the large detached private houses on the outside facing the fields and the affordable HA places in the middle on top of each other.

Personally, I work hard to provide for my family and would want to live in an environment where I'm surrounded by people who do likewise.

Building_Surveyor

Sorry but there are comments on here that are borderline racism. I'm quite horrified!