Not aware of complaints and problems

Brock_and_Roll

ReadingTim wrote: »

If it's a small number of bored teenagers in a small village, then in a few years time they'll have grown out of such behaviour or learnt to drive and won't be hanging around bus shelters of an evening. I appreciate it's scant consolidation now, but in the grand scheme of things, it's only for a few years from (usually) puberty until they're old enough to drive or get into pubs and clubs.

In the meantime, keep calling the police and getting them moved on - local hangouts change as time passes, so perhaps they'll gravitate to somewhere they're not hassled as much...

From personal experiences, small villages are the worst for this king of thing as bored teenagers often have no where else to go. Kids in villages like where I grew up always have and always will hang around any convenient structure to do the kind of things that bored teenagers do....The only thing that will change things if there are more attractive places for them to go - eg a youth club etc.

Davesnave

Police UK is a good source of info for those considering buying, even in rural areas where crime is low. All reported crime is mapped month by month.

In my village, there's very little crime, but the most common type recorded is anti-social behaviour. Consistently, this occurs in one of 3 roads, so it is an easy matter to work out where not to buy.

If there is a history of problems surrounding the shelter, this should show up, although the maps only go back a few years.

https://www.police.uk/

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

967stuart wrote: »

Saying this is like the airport post is of no help to me.
It's non comparable. I have zero issue with people using it to catch a bus (why would I...)... I do have a problem with it being used for drugs and drinking 90% of the time.

That is what bus shelters are used for 90% of the time though. It does surprise me anyone wouldn't see a bus shelter when viewing a house and immediately think that there might be problems.

moneyistooshorttomention

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

That is what bus shelters are used for 90% of the time though. It does surprise me anyone wouldn't see a bus shelter when viewing a house and immediately think that there might be problems.

Just put it down to some of us have come from parents whose houses were in "better" areas and, if we ourselves lived somewhere else after adulthood, we "knew" it was "temporary". Many people honestly wont really realise what problems there can be in some areas - unless we are in a house that is permanent (or meant to be) and find we've got them personally (or at least know of a friend of ours who has).

Mentally runs through quick checklist of house my own parents have had for last 40 years or so. No bus shelter anywhere nearby = check. No graffiti anywhere nearby = check. No litter anywhere nearby = check. No noise = check. No general grotty surroundings = check and so on and so on and no wonder some of us honestly don't realise the problems some housing can have (or know its only "temporary" and a stage we'll be moving on through...).

I know...I know....but that is how it is...

gadgetmind

Put speakers in the garden. When youths start to gather, play some old classics. I can heartily recommend "Kisses for me" and "Tie a yellow ribbon". Put them on loop.

Every 20 minutes or so, go outside and in your best Alexie Sayle voice say, "Hey, you guys not dancing, dance with me to the funky tunes!"

Then dance. With them. At length. While motioning your assistant to turn up the music .

alchemist.1

To be blunt, there isnt much you can do. Researching the area/the house is part and parcel of buying a property.

pickledonionspaceraider

I would petition the council to remove the bus shelter and put in place a bus stop only. No shelter, no seating,no glass to smash.. just a bus stop sign attached to a post.

Less welcoming, and i think it would do the trick

It does depend on the area, but we had a bus shelter right outside a previous house - no problems at all, but was on a main road

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Just put it down to some of us have come from parents whose houses were in "better" areas and, if we ourselves lived somewhere else after adulthood, we "knew" it was "temporary". Many people honestly wont really realise what problems there can be in some areas - unless we are in a house that is permanent (or meant to be) and find we've got them personally (or at least know of a friend of ours who has).

Mentally runs through quick checklist of house my own parents have had for last 40 years or so. No bus shelter anywhere nearby = check. No graffiti anywhere nearby = check. No litter anywhere nearby = check. No noise = check. No general grotty surroundings = check and so on and so on and no wonder some of us honestly don't realise the problems some housing can have (or know its only "temporary" and a stage we'll be moving on through...).

I know...I know....but that is how it is...

What? How does how long you intend to stay in a place impact on the knowledge you have of potential problems? And I grew up in a "better area" and have never lived near a bus shelter. It doesn't stop me knowing what they are like. I didn't just sit in my house all the time, as a kid or an adult...you go out and you see areas you don't live in.

born2shine

967stuart wrote: »

Purchase what? A public bus shelter??

Should we not have legally been made aware if there was issues ongoing before the purchase of the house?

Did you contact the local police team to find out of local issues before you bought the property?
Did you contact the council for complaints not only made by the previous owners but by residents in the local area?
Did you contact the council's noise department to see if abatements etc had been issued?

I believe previous owners do have to declare if they have made a complaint, but there could quite be a possibility that they didn't make any complaints. Is there any way you could firstly get in touch with the estate agent?

set

What about f*rt spray, I kid you not you can buy something called liquid a*s :rotfl: sorry the name amuses me. If it smells bad I'm sure they wouldn't want to hang around there. Smell wouldn't be permanent.