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Complaint from neighbour with mental health issue
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Take up the trombone, that'll larn 'em0
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Presumebly there is already an initial diagnosis from somewhere given the neighbours history of hearing noises which aren't there
The OP expressly states that there's no diagnosis.kingfisherblue wrote: »not all mental illnesses have a straightforward diagnosis, but people with them often need help both medically and from Social Services.
Yes, but do they get the help?Who is going to admit that they make a noise at 2.00 am in the morning?
Where's the need for an admission? The husband of the woman making the complaint acknowledges that there's no noise, and that she's hallucinating.So people can make false noise complaints with impunity?
I've had somebody complain to the council about the noise from my chickens even though I don't have any, presumably I will have to declare that.0 -
The OP expressly states that there's no diagnosis.
Yes, but do they get the help?
Where's the need for an admission? The husband of the woman making the complaint acknowledges that there's no noise, and that she's hallucinating.
I've had somebody complain to the council about the noise from my chickens even though I don't have any, presumably I will have to declare that.
Yes you would have to declare that0 -
I've had somebody complain to the council about the noise from my chickens even though I don't have any, presumably I will have to declare that.
Yes, absolutely. The point is for potential buyers to see how unreasonable or obstreperous your neighbours are; not whether you are in the wrong about anything. Again, a neighbour who complained reasonably about noise when there had been noise wouldn't worry me as a buyer. A neighbour who complains about imaginary noise would.0 -
I've had somebody complain to the council about the noise from my chickens even though I don't have any, presumably I will have to declare that.
It depends whether there are chickens in the vicinity.
If it was a simple case of bad geography, then the complaint is unlikely to reoccur and affect any future owner of your house.0 -
It depends whether there are chickens in the vicinity.
If it was a simple case of bad geography, then the complaint is unlikely to reoccur and affect any future owner of your house.
If the complaint was unfounded it is far more likely to recur as there is nothing the new owner can do to address it.0 -
Yes, but as Jack didn't say whether there were chickens or not, it's possibly just a simple matter of mistaken identity and nothing to report at all.ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »If the complaint was unfounded it is far more likely to recur as there is nothing the new owner can do to address it.0 -
Yes, but as Jack didn't say whether there were chickens or not, it's possibly just a simple matter of mistaken identity and nothing to report at all.
If you don't answer the question honestly and it comes to light there is noise from chickens and the incredibly light sleepers would not have bought the house had you been honest then the seller can be sued for the losses of the buyers who would not otherwise have bought the house.
You have to declare it so give the minimum and the sellers will probably have a hard time getting past the data protection act etc. Or might decide they don't care.
Don't declare it and it could be a huge mistake.
If people make honest complaints (and a hallucination is genuinely experienced) then they cannot be found at fault. It's not a crime to be wrong of mentally ill.
Complaints done maliciously would have some recourse.0 -
Are you saying that if there is a noise from chickens which don't belong to me, I should declare this on the TR6, just because someone once mistakenly thought they were mine?If you don't answer the question honestly and it comes to light there is noise from chickens and the incredibly light sleepers would not have bought the house had you been honest then the seller can be sued for the losses of the buyers who would not otherwise have bought the house.
That's bonkers.
It brings into play all sorts of other crazy stuff too, like how far away do the chickens have to be before they become legally significant? Or how can they be legally significant anyway, because everyone has the right to keep chickens? (although not cockerels)0 -
If you don't answer the question honestly and it comes to light there is noise from chickens and the incredibly light sleepers would not have bought the house had you been honest then the seller can be sued for the losses of the buyers who would not otherwise have bought the house.
You have to declare it so give the minimum and the sellers will probably have a hard time getting past the data protection act etc. Or might decide they don't care.
Don't declare it and it could be a huge mistake.
If people make honest complaints (and a hallucination is genuinely experienced) then they cannot be found at fault. It's not a crime to be wrong of mentally ill.
Complaints done maliciously would have some recourse.
You're missing the point completely. He doesn't have to declare noise from chickens that are nothing to do with him. He has to declare the fact that his neighbour is the kind of person who raises complaints with the council without checking or talking to people first.
The neighbor could just be an unreasonable idiot. Or they might be mentally ill and a nightmare to live next to through no fault of their own. It's not about fault. It's about the buyer having some idea of who they are moving in next door to and having the chance to choose not to.
Once again, your best recourse if unreasonable complaints have been made against you is to say "Yes, they complained, it was my fault, I did everything they accused me of. I kept chickens and played the tuba at 2am but I won't be there any more so you don't need to worry."0
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