Advised that new neighbour is difficult

marksoton

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

By and large I'd agree that inviting in equalled having at least some basic manners. I'd tend to give benefit of the doubt that it was a genuine sociable "invite in" initially.

I was "invited in" for a very different reason (ie after I'd moved in) in order to get the message home to me that I had better knuckle under and do as I was told or there would be Trouble. It wasn't put quite in that language - but I subsequently realised that it had been what I suspected (ie when I thought "That was a very odd thing to say...:cool:...now why did they say that?" when I didn't "knuckle under" and there was Trouble).

But it's now "Trouble - past tense".

They're strange the Welsh.... They charge me to get in but never to leave.

Davesnave

marksoton wrote: »

They're strange the Welsh.... They charge me to get in but never to leave.

Best thing to come out of Wales, the M4.....

marksoton

Davesnave wrote: »

Best thing to come out of Wales, the M4.....

I jest. I love Cardiff. It's everything London should be. But better.

pathtofreedom

FBaby wrote: »

She did invite you in, so she has at least some basic manners. Personally, I feel uncomfortable going in my next door's neighbour, I do make me feel on edge, but they are ok neighbours and we never had a problem.

If someone I'd never seen before knocked on my door like that, no matter what they claimed I wouldn't invite them in. They might just be saying that and have different intentions, distraction burglaries seem to be the rage in the local press of late so why risk it. If I did see the person actually living there later then I might make more of an effort. I'm a quite keep to myself person though and I don't think I've ever had a neighbour in my house any place I've lived. Would that class me as a bad neighbour and in need of sandwiches?

If this was me buying a terrace the only thing I'd worry about is noise, but then you don't know who will sell / buy the houses next to you the whole time you are there. They might take up the trumpet, or get a pack of wolves, or kids, the same way you could do any of those things. I'd be more focused on the quality of the sound proofing of the house, the layouts of the houses, eg is each house in the street the same layout or does one bedroom sit next to a bathroom or something which might mean it is quieter, unless they like 3 am showers with bad singing that wake you up...

moneyistooshorttomention

marksoton wrote: »

I jest. I love Cardiff. It's everything London should be. But better.

It certainly seems to have changed one heck of a lot since I was last there many years back now staying with a friend. I've not visited it yet - other than passing through in one direction or another visiting England.

Looking at the Wales Online newspaper it seems to be positively booming and building everywhere - ie that would feel familiar to me from what I'm used to:rotfl:.

I must visit it at some point - though it represents a heck of a trek to me to do so. Wonder if they still have that little vegetarian cafe in an arcade where my friend and I bought ourselves buddha bowls to eat for lunch (decades before buddha bowls were fashionable)?

marksoton

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

It certainly seems to have changed one heck of a lot since I was last there many years back now staying with a friend. I've not visited it yet - other than passing through in one direction or another visiting England.

Looking at the Wales Online newspaper it seems to be positively booming and building everywhere - ie that would feel familiar to me from what I'm used to:rotfl:.

I must visit it at some point - though it represents a heck of a trek to me to do so. Wonder if they still have that little vegetarian cafe in an arcade where my friend and I bought ourselves buddha bowls to eat for lunch (decades before buddha bowls were fashionable)?

It's a very underrated region. The sister practices law there and studied at the Uni. Never came back. And i don't blame her. Pontcanna is brilliant.Reminds me of Kew/Richmond but without the cost.

Best mate lives in Swansea. A much maligned city but i love it.

The Welsh have got it right.

Edit: No idea about your veg place but there's a cracking italian place where my daughter got to cook her own pizza!

Cakeguts

I would be less worried about the neighbour than the fact that I might be over paying for the cosmetic improvements done by the developer. How does the cost of this house compare to a similar one in the same area that hasn't been done up by a developer?

zagubov

I'd move on. Moving house is already stressful enough as it is. You don't need this extra worry, so give yourself a break and look elsewhere where there isn't any human equivalent of knotweed.

Davesnave

marksoton wrote: »

I jest.

Me too. I love Wales, and the bit of Devon I live in is very like Wales in a number of ways.

moneyistooshorttomention

marksoton wrote: »

It's a very underrated region. The sister practices law there and studied at the Uni. Never came back. And i don't blame her. Pontcanna is brilliant.Reminds me of Kew/Richmond but without the cost.

Best mate lives in Swansea. A much maligned city but i love it.

The Welsh have got it right.

Edit: No idea about your veg place but there's a cracking italian place where my daughter got to cook her own pizza!

That just had me googling. Verdict = much of Swansea surprisingly cheap and the reason is probably up there in the descriptions - ie making a virtue of near the motorway...and I have heard about there being a LOT of Japanese Knotweed there.

Pontcanna = yep..."my" sorta area by the look of it and I think that might have been the one I stayed in back when - and I can't afford it. Cheapest detached house on Rightmove is one I would have on my viewing list - and it's £300,000. Can't afford that....

Cheapest any sort of house I'd view - an end terrace at £250,000 and I can't afford that either (loadsa work - but got potential).