Neighbours reducing your chances of selling.

PhilE

Last year, a family I know a couple of streets away attempted to sell their property.

The house is in a lovely location, and they'd really done it up inside. It attracted many viewers.

The neighbours in the whole street where friendly quiet types. Then there were the immediate neighbours, in the semi next door. Chavs smoking drugs, dumping cigarette and joint butts everywhere, playing crap music loudly. Barking dogs. Food waste in front of the house and a rat problem.

They couldn't sell their house, and took it off the market.

They are quiet types, who wouldn't dream of calling the council or police, unless its very serious. But if they did, they'd have to declare it when selling.

So in the UK an inconsiderate neighbour can cost you thousands, and there's not much you can do about it. Complain, you loose money. Try and move, you loose money. And as a result, we have a society with more and more bad neighbours.

It should be the case of the neighbours causing the financial loss being made to pay. Families shouldn't have to loose thousands, because a nasty little chav wants the luxury of a barking dog, rubbish and rats.

Ive lived and worked in Germany. Any loud music next door, any of the above nonsense then the police go round straight away and tell them to shut up, and that's it. People can then sleep in peace, without having to worry about loosing thousands of pounds because the neighbor couldn't be civilized. That makes for a work force that can live and work more effectively, and a better economy. It's simple logic and common sense.

In the UK, we don't have that. Some simply take matters in their own hands. When the police and council won't help, what choice do they have? But that leads to a lawless society.

Not sure what the solution is, for this particular family. It really shouldn't be this way. No political party I know of is addressing this matter.

theartfullodger

Are you a merkin? Spelling of neighbour a little odd.

shortcrust

theartfullodger wrote: »

Are you a merkin? Spelling of neighbour a little odd.

Could be from PhilEdelphia?

I think the difficulty is about where the line is drawn. One person’s anti social behaviour might be perfectly acceptable to another. How loud is too loud? How late is too late?

I’ve heard from very measured and reasonable people who’ve lived in Germany that their approach can be excessive and intrusive. There’s a communal policing of each other’s lives that I wouldn’t like to have here.

I do get that it’s a problem and there needs to be a balance, but often people’s complaints aren’t really about people doing anything wrong but rather about people living a different sort of life.

PhilE

I take it from your previous posts your a pensioner.

Put yourself in the others position, and ask yourself how you would feel.

Im guessing you wouldn't be happy about drug taking in front of children, rats and barking dogs.

Nobbie1967

PhilE wrote: »

I take it from your previous posts your a pensioner.

Put yourself in the others position, and ask yourself how you would feel.

Im guessing you wouldn't be happy about drug taking in front of children, rats and barking dogs.

If people don't call the relevant authorities, how are they supposed to do anything about it? These people could have called environmental health re the rats and noise and social services re the the drug taking in front of kids. It's no good quietly tutting to yourself and wondering why nothing gets done.

PhilE

Well, perhaps 'These people,' as you call them may want to keep their hard earned money, and not loose it because they complained to a council who then went and did nothing.

Perhaps they don't want to antagonise a chav wanna be gangsta, when they themselves have small children.

Have yourself a little think about it.

davidmcn

PhilE wrote: »

Well, perhaps 'These people,' as you call them may want to keep their hard earned money, and not loose it because they complained to a council who then went and did nothing.

Perhaps they don't want to antagonise a chav wanna be gangsta, when they themselves have small children.

Have yourself a little think about it.

So do you have any suggested solutions?

Davesnave

I don't know what people these days are thinking about; we worked a solution out in the 1980s:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhstRrZzaso

shortcrust

You take exception to the term ‘these people’ but have no problem with calling people ‘nasty little chavs’!! Makes me think your issue is as much about class and culture as it is with behaviour.

I’ve had awful neighbours. I’ve complained, at different times, to the police, the council, environmental health, landlords and housing associations. I’ve also banged on doors and exchanged very heated words. It’s always been sorted to my satisfaction in the end.

justjohn

shortcrust wrote: »

You take exception to the term ‘these people’ but have no problem with calling people ‘nasty little chavs’!! Makes me think your issue is as much about class and culture as it is with behaviour.

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like it or not anti-social behaviour is often a class/culture issue in some circles.

lookstraightahead

We are all held to ransom by someone - the bank, the landlord, the tenant, the neighbours, the employer.

I used to live opposite a lovely field then a new housing estate was dumped on it. Where's my compo?