Do you regret buying your house?

joe_mcclaine

People slagging off 'council' tennants ... snobby pillocks.

I'm a working class bloke, so I bought a house in a working class area. And when I say I'm working class, I mean I really am, some might even go as far as to label me a 'chav'. I don't have a problem with that if it makes people feel nice and warm inside.

My (bought and paid for) house is in the middle of a pit estate, surrounded by drug dealers and 'faces' in the local underworld but I'd rather live here than somewhere quiet and boring.

I pity those folk who have to drag their !!!!!! out of bed to work their plums off to live in a nice post code and keep up with the Jones'.

I_have_spoken

I took a bit of a punt buying in Scotland in Sep 2012, got away with it though.

nodiscount

joe_mcclaine wrote: »

People slagging off 'council' tennants ... snobby pillocks.

I'm a working class bloke, so I bought a house in a working class area. And when I say I'm working class, I mean I really am, some might even go as far as to label me a 'chav'. I don't have a problem with that if it makes people feel nice and warm inside.

My (bought and paid for) house is in the middle of a pit estate, surrounded by drug dealers and 'faces' in the local underworld but I'd rather live here than somewhere quiet and boring.

I pity those folk who have to drag their !!!!!! out of bed to work their plums off to live in a nice post code and keep up with the Jones'.

Hmmm...

kerri_gt

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

never ever buy next to council house tenants, or in fact anywhere near them. Do whatever it takes to find out if there are any nearby, although you can usually tell from the look of the house.

That's a bit of a generalistic attitude, I lived on a mixed ownership estate (private and shared ownership, private and council rented) and there was never any issues with any of the properties, in fact you'd have been hard pushed to tell one from the other....no I lie, there was a drugs raid on one ....private rental property. The only real issue in the estate was for our poor elderly neighbour who was widowed not long after we moved in. She'd moved there when the estate was bully hoping for a little community to get to know, sadly for her it soon became high turnover of young professional rentals leaving her very isolated.

quantic

joe_mcclaine wrote: »

People slagging off 'council' tennants ... snobby pillocks.

I'm a working class bloke, so I bought a house in a working class area. And when I say I'm working class, I mean I really am, some might even go as far as to label me a 'chav'. I don't have a problem with that if it makes people feel nice and warm inside.

My (bought and paid for) house is in the middle of a pit estate, surrounded by drug dealers and 'faces' in the local underworld but I'd rather live here than somewhere quiet and boring.

I pity those folk who have to drag their !!!!!! out of bed to work their plums off to live in a nice post code and keep up with the Jones'.

As I stated in my quote, my post was my personal opinion based on the 3 bad council tenants (in a row) that I experienced. I am not so naive as to believe all are like this neither am I so naive to believe that none council tenant are angels.

I was merely saying that all of my experiences of bad neighbors have been with council tenants and that the problem is amplified when you factor in that they do not even pay to be there while making your life hell.

Good for you if you want to live in a cheaper area so that you don't have to work as often. You probably shouldn't assume that everyone who lives in more expensive estates is a slave to their job. There is such a thing as working less hours in a higher paid job you know

carefullycautious

Just seen the programme Nightmare Neighbours and the warring parties were in Huge Detached houses. The higher up the social scale you go the more territorial people seem to be. This country seems to have its fair share of anti social behaviour in all walks of life.

jezebel

carefullycautious wrote: »

This country seems to have its fair share of anti social behaviour in all walks of life.

I think this about sums it up, you get anti-social behaviour everywhere and different things will be anti-social to different people.

I don't like the noisy kids next door, but I imagine that they don't like me very much when the old pipes in the bathroom wake them after 10 if I use the bathroom either

jacko74

I recently had an offer accepted on a house which I initially thought was pretty much perfect for me, it was on a little side street of about 10 semi's surrounded by open fields and distant views.

I then had a drive down the street one evening and it was almost like there was some kind of street party going on... all the residents seemed to be 'hanging around' outside the fronts of their houses, stood in the street, sat on their front door steps etc. I went down a couple of nights later and it was the same again! Needless to say all eyes were on me each time I drove down!

As a very private person who just wants to mind my own business and not be 'mithered' every time I walk out of my front door it was enough to put me off and withdraw my offer.

Davesnave

jacko74 wrote: »

As a very private person who just wants to mind my own business and not be 'mithered' every time I walk out of my front door it was enough to put me off and withdraw my offer.

I think quite a high % of people spend more time researching and choosing their next car than they do on the house they intend to buy.

It's essential to consider a property in its setting at all times of the day and night.

For example, some houses, otherwise trouble-free, turn out to be on major routes or cut-throughs for inebriated persons leaving pubs and clubs at kick-out time.

As you say, established roads also take on a particular character. Previously, I lived in a double-headed cul-de-sac and 'our' end was very quiet, but the other end had many of the features you describe. Horses for courses.

Near me,there are two couples who frequently write to the management at their housing complex, complaining about tractors going past on the private road, shaking their homes and leaving mud behind. What on earth did these people imagine the road was for, long before the buildings were tarted-up and flogged-off to townies? Did they think the fields managed themselves? :rotfl:

longwalks1

Bought a very cheap house 8 years ago in a council area, as a young single lad wasn't va problem. Now with a partner and growing up more, I/we appreciate quiet more. Few troublesome, noisy residents in our street, and have found a quiet word works wonders. There was a petition from an elderly resident to evict the few alcoholics/junkies who'd been housed in the street, but after catching one trying to steal from us we dealt with the problem and now they don't even leave their place unless its giro day