Declaring neighbour noise when selling

and_another_thing...

Hello, a quick question.

I am selling my flat and two years ago the neighbours from hell moved out after making the lives of all the residents in the block a misery. At the time we all complained to the freeholder as well as the council and luckily, they moved out two years ago. No neighbour problems since. I take it I don't need to declare this to the vendor or am I wrong?

divadee

You could put a note along the lines of

Noise.complaints from x flat that were reported. The neighbours have since moved out 2 years ago.


We had notes like that on the form when we bought this place.

davidmcn

Technically you should be declaring it, but if you fail to do so then your buyer is hardly going to suffer a loss, so I wouldn't get too concerned either way.

Chanes

Declare it, the neighbour has gone and it is an honest answer.

jimbog

Chanes wrote: »

Declare it, the neighbour has gone and it is an honest answer.

An even more honest answer is 'No' .

The TA6 form section 3.1 relates to correspondence relating to 'a neighbour'. Look at your neighbours, is it one of them? No.

Answer the question on the form honestly (not the question it might have asked)

IAmWales

jimbog wrote: »

An even more honest answer is 'No' .

The TA6 form section 3.1 relates to correspondence relating to 'a neighbour'. Look at your neighbours, is it one of them? No.

Answer the question on the form honestly (not the question it might have asked)

2.1 asks "Have there been any disputes or complaints regarding this property or a neighbouring property?". The answer to this question would be yes, but allows OP to elaborate and state that said neighbours are no longer there.

jimbog

IAmWales wrote: »

2.1 asks "Have there been any disputes or complaints regarding this property or a neighbouring property?". The answer to this question would be yes, but allows OP to elaborate and state that said neighbours are no longer there.

I would consider that section to relate to the property itself rather than the people in it (i.e. the neighbours) which section 3.1 relates

theartfullodger

The good old British tradition is to be open & honest: Why would you consider anything otherwise?

Whistler23

More importantly, why on earth is this even a discussion. It doesn't matter what the OP puts...it was 2 years a go for goodness sake. They could be living in Australia....

Davesnave

Whistler23 wrote: »

More importantly, why on earth is this even a discussion...

Maybe because people keep discussing it, like you've just done?

and_another_thing...

I guess my logic tells me not to mention it, rather like not mentioning past planning works that have already been carried out. Wasn't sure on the legalities relating to the question though.