Am I prejudice?????

Ashingtonian

marksoton wrote: »

Because of the very prejudice you have just displayed.

So if given the choice would you rather live next door to someone who owned their home or rented it? Honest answer please.

Cakeguts

Ashingtonian wrote: »

Of course, and I assume the vast majority of both types are fine, however I believe a higher percentage of tenants will behave antisocially than home owners. We can agree to disagree.

Just a little story to back up my view, a new build development near where I work is nearing completion, however there is a certain percentage of the housing classed as "Social housing" which will be owned by the council to rent out to tenants. The developer can barely give away the houses they'are selling to private owners due to this, despite the national housing shortage. Make of that what you will.

That is one development. I know of two where the social housing didn't and still doesn't make any difference to the price of the private houses. If the houses aren't selling very well you need to look at the general area in which they have been built and the size of the private houses.

Davesnave

marksoton wrote: »

Bingo.

Is this maybe the problem? No neighbours meant no annoyance.

That's now changed.

I think the OP meant that their French house is isolated, has no near neighbours and ergo few local services, which is why it didn't sell. (I shall leave aside the state of the French economy!)

Unfortunately, we still don't know whether the OP could move if it did sell: i.e. what sort of equity they'd have and what kind of relocation might be possible.

I'm mindful of the stories here about streets that have been turned around, but a Plan B is always useful. Being retired may give greater options as to location too.

Pixie5740

Ashingtonian wrote: »

Yes nothing has happened yet because no one wants to buy a house there.

I think you missed my point. My point being that snobs are put off from buying houses there even though there hasn't actually been any trouble with tenants, private or social.

marksoton

Ashingtonian wrote: »

So if given the choice would you rather live next door to someone who owned their home or rented it? Honest answer please.

As previously stated i live with 1 who is mortgaged and 2 who let. I couldn't tell you the difference.

I shall however monitor the tenant property owners for two horns and 666 markings forthwith.

Ashingtonian

Pixie5740 wrote: »

I think you missed my point. My point being that snobs are put off from buying houses there even though there hasn't actually been any trouble with tenants, private or social.

I agree, better safe than sorry.

Obviously I'm going against the politically correct brigade with my views, but I put this question to yourself and any others who disagree:

Would you rather live next door to a home owner or a renter? And no sitting on the fence, you have to answer one way or the other.

Ashingtonian

marksoton wrote: »

As previously stated i live with 1 who is mortgaged and 2 who let. I couldn't tell you the difference.

I shall however monitor the tenant property owners for two horns and 666 markings forthwith.

Thanks for the total non-answer then.

marksoton

Davesnave wrote: »

I think the OP meant that their French house is isolated, has no near neighbours and ergo few local services, which is why it didn't sell. (I shall leave aside the state of the French economy!)

Unfortunately, we still don't know whether the OP could move if it did sell: i.e. what sort of equity they'd have and what kind of relocation might be possible.

I'm mindful of the stories here about streets that have been turned around, but a Plan B is always useful. Being retired may give greater options as to location too.

TBH Dave anyone who jacks rural France for Britain in their dotage is as mad as mad Mick from madsvillve.

Pixie5740

I have both as neighbours. My building has 3 properties in it. I own mine, the one below is rented and the ground floor is owner-occupier. The tenants are hands down the better neighbours. The tenant-neighbours take their turn at mowing the communal lawn, taking out bins, cleaning the communal areas. The people on the first floor don't. The couple on the first floor also play their music far too loud (thankfully once I set my front door I can't hear it but the people on the 1st floor can) and when they argue (which is quite a lot) you have to endure a lot of door slamming as one of them flounces out the building.

The first property I ever bought was on a newish estate with a mixture of social tenants, private tenants, shared ownership and owner-occupiers. It was fine.

Edit: There ain't nowt as queer as folk. Whether tenants or owners you can't tell what kind of person will move in next door until they do.

marksoton

Ashingtonian wrote: »

Thanks for the total non-answer then.

For clarity. I couldn't care less either way.

If they don't adversely affect my home life why would i ?