Neighbours rotary washing line hindering our house sale

getmore4less

Kim_kim wrote: »

I had a fence and gate added to secure the back of my garden.
I had it done right near the front.
If I was doing it again, I’d go back 8 foot and leave an area for the various bins to the side of the house.
But I didn’t think and now they are at the side of my garden.

If I am reading that right the bin would be in the same place you would move the fence/gate 8 ft the other side of them.

You could put a second fence/gate 8ft in to hide them from your garden or if wide enough just a bit of screen would do the job without impeding access

brianposter

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

I think there is a world of difference on a washing line in a front garden and one in the back.

It does obviously matter.

Our daughter's boyfriend owns a flat, with a balcony where they are not even allowed to hang washing outside anywhere!!

Surely one of the easiest ways to combat climate change would be to prohibit this sort of clause in a lease.

Crashy_Time

brianposter wrote: »

Surely one of the easiest ways to combat climate change would be to prohibit this sort of clause in a lease.

Good point, but climate change is too advanced, anything we do now is too little too late, the reality is that there would be civil unrest if the actual measures needed were enforced IMO.

letitbe90

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Good point, but climate change is too advanced, anything we do now is too little too late, the reality is that there would be civil unrest if the actual measures needed were enforced IMO.

I can’t decide whether your climate predictions or your house price predictions are more crazy.

Crashy_Time

letitbe90 wrote: »

I can’t decide whether your climate predictions or your house price predictions are more crazy.

Which of my house price predictions do you disagree with, and what are your climate change predictions?

davidmcn

getmore4less wrote: »

pick a town any town
zoom in on google maps to find a residential street
streetview it.

have a go.

Not denying it's commonplace, but I could pick countless examples of streetscapes where the bins don't live out the front. I'm not convinced anybody's counted what's the majority!

phoebe1989seb

lorelai34 wrote: »

I’ve just had to google what a rotary washing line is. Does no one else call it a whirly gig?

And I've never heard the term *whirly gig* used in relation to a washing line, lol! They've always been rotary lines afaik.

I get what the OP and other posters are saying wrt washing hung in front gardens - and definitely the sitting outside smoking weed/swearing aspect - but guess it's partially down to type of property/residents/location.

For example, where we live the most obvious location for the rotary washing line is in the *front* (although we don't actually call that area the front garden at all, lol!)) garden, which is where ours is situated.

To explain - our rural cottage is at right angles to the lane and the majority of our land is to the front and sides of the property. Our gate opens into an area which we refer to as the front garden, whilst to the other side of the cottage is a much larger piece of garden/woodland that is more private although still visible from the lane. Our land is raised up from street level though and where the rotary sits is partially shielded from view by trees. The previous owners had their line in the walled courtyard garden closer to the house but we have filled this with raised veg beds. The *back garden* (ie, actually behind the cottage) such as it is, is filled with huge log store, polytunnel, oil tank, space where large barn/shed will go - not ideal washing line territory

We don't have wheely bins here - our rubbish bags are kept in a wooden bin store in an area out front, out of sight from passers by behind our high wall next to our undercroft

We only have one resident neighbour and their rotary washing line is also located in their front garden. Neither us or our neighbours sit out front smoking weed or swearing and neither have old mattresses outside - although we did find a pair of old car seats that had been dumped in our hedge by the previous owners

lisyloo

If the house was selling for 50p then someone would put up with the drier right?

So unfortunately your neighbour is costing you, but for the right price someone will buy.
It’s currently too high considering the actions of the neighbour.

Have you done anything about the covenant?

If you have a free legal helpline on your home insurance you can speak to a solicitor for free. I am not encouraging litigation just understanding what your options are from someone qualified.

Crashy_Time

lisyloo wrote: »

If the house was selling for 50p then someone would put up with the drier right?

So unfortunately your neighbour is costing you, but for the right price someone will buy.
It’s currently too high considering the actions of the neighbour.

Have you done anything about the covenant?

If you have a free legal helpline on your home insurance you can speak to a solicitor for free. I am not encouraging litigation just understanding what your options are from someone qualified.

Why 50p, why not a sensible discount to a price people might want to pay?

Do posh (or over-leveraged) people dry their clothes on the front garden too?

https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2019/4/some-london-houses-25-below-peak-as-transactions-plummet--new-index

lisyloo

Why 50p, why not a sensible discount to a price people might want to pay?

Because it's making a point and it's an extreme but means we can all agree it would definitely sell in a heartbeat.
If it's a sensible discount then people who are pickier than average might still not want to buy it, so it's doesn't make the point as well.
But the point stand that it will sell at the right price.

Do posh (or over-leveraged) people dry their clothes on the front garden too?

People with houses with a back garden would generally dry it out the back, for a variety of reasons e.g. don't want everyone seeing their smalls.

I have no idea what you link about central London has to do with this.
The London property market is somewhat disconnect from the rest of the country especially the £1m+ as it as unique features like dirty money being laundered and foreign buyers.
Do you think it's somehow related to the neighbour drying their washing?
If so you'll need to spell out the connection as I for one don't get it.