Selling house problem with neighbour

teddysmum

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I guess the question is whether it's possible to put the onus back on the cause of the problem - ie the Housing Association being inefficient and, as a consequence, causing that incident to happen.

So I would be wanting to know if I could "lay this back on their shoulders" in your position - as they are at root of this.

Our council are now buying properties from private owners, so asking the HA to buy may be an option.

moneyistooshorttomention

teddysmum wrote: »

Our council are now buying properties from private owners, so asking the HA to buy may be an option.

Guess its worth a try.

But my mind is boggling at just how to phrase a letter tactfully (or otherwise) that paraphrased boils down to "It's your fault that I'm having problems selling it (courtesy of your employees inefficiency having caused there to be a problem) - so would you like to buy it? But it will be at the proper value (ie the one it would have if it werent for your employee)".

That'll keep the brain cells functioning as to just how to word that one....:cool:

The_Logans

Ozzuk wrote: »

It may be worth inviting your neighbour over, explain the mistake and that you were happy all the noise issues were put behind you years ago. I think its a long shot, but if the neighbour stopped the issues the first time its likely they want to stay in house and they aren't that unreasonable.

Good luck!

Anyone who reacts to a letter by punching and scratching a woman who is holding a baby is likely to be 'that unreasonable'.


OP I really feel for you, what a horrible situation. Does your neighbour now know that you didn't actually complain a second time? Has she apologised?

Gilly47

Hi thank you all for your replies, I am not aware if my neighbour knows the council made the mistake with the letter we didn't attend court. I do not wish too in any way shape or form want to speak to her and risk of sounding arrogant she is straight of Jeremy Kyle and has no reasoning capability. Think I am going to speak to a solicitor as I feel the housing association have a duty of care to protect me from the saleability of my house being compromised by their tenant.

Davesnave

Gilly47 wrote: »

Think I am going to speak to a solicitor as I feel the housing association have a duty of care to protect me from the saleability of my house being compromised by their tenant.

In other words, you want them to move her.

Perhaps if you'd pursued this more forcefully at the time by involving, say, a local councillor, there might have been a chance of this, but I think inertia will have set in now.

I don't think the council is obliged to protect the saleability of your house, but they might have been encouraged to protect you and yours when the incident was 'live.'

Ozzuk

DoaM wrote: »

I'd suggest reading again the last para of the OP.

I'm off to specsavers

Gilly47

Thanks Dave yes in a nutshell that's what I want I tried to force the issue when it was live but too no avail, maybe I should try her tactics

Davesnave

As the wording of the reply to enquiries before contract, and what you say to viewers needs sensitive handling, I wouldn't suggest exact wording; only you can do that in the light of how much the former problems are an issue now.

However, in your position, I'd go out of my way to present this as a clash of personalities that wouldn't necessarily transfer to a new occupant of your house.

moneyistooshorttomention

I follow the logic of saying it's a "clash of personalities" situation Dave.

But there's a couple of downsides to that one:

- a potential buyer might think there's something "wrong" with OP and they might get involved in undue hassle with them when buying

- saying there's a "clash of personalities" might not go down at all well with someone that is honest/knows it's 100% down to the other person being unreasonable in one way or another.

I'd certainly refuse pointblank to saying anything like that - as people do tend to interpret "clash of personalities" as a 50/50 situation ("Oh well - they must have been a bit at fault too") - rather than as "100% down to the other person and OP hasn't done anything wrong/is perfectly normal/etc" and it's only a clash because of the other person iyswim.

Thinking of just how quickly I got upset when someone said that phrase about the neighbours trying to use MY land - as it was MY land how could that be a 50/50 "clash"? So I don't think OP should say "clash" - when it looks like a 100/0 situation (100% of the wrong being the neighbours fault) iyswim.

Gilly47

Thank you both, I feel bloody sick all I ever wanted was to get on with her, my other neighbours are so different they have become like family. The only house on the estate which is tenanted and I buy next to it !!! Not them I 'm saying all council tenants are bad. My only saving grace is that her house is 2 bedroom and she has has two children a boy and girl. The girl is coming up to 11 so cannot share a bedroom with the boy post twelve I'm led to believe. I thought I had the housing association on a technicality as their website said from the age of 10 mixed sex siblings couldn't share. When I challenged them they said it was typed in error.