Neighbours rotary washing line hindering our house sale

Kim_kim

getmore4less wrote: »

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

They would still be in front of the side gate - I’m not faffing about at 7am opening the side, dragging them out and then locking up again. I want to be able to drag them as I’m rushing out the door!

But they’d be less visible tucked away there than actually in the front as they are now.

But it’s built 13 years ago, I could change it I suppose.

Crashy_Time

lisyloo wrote: »

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.



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.

I know. It was a joke...kind of... the point being that eventually you just have to accept that houses are too expensive, and it isn`t because Mrs Mop dries her washing at the front, or the banker next door parks his Bentley over your drive-way that it isn`t selling, it is because it doesn`t offer value to a potential buyer. Most houses just need a decent discount to sell, not a drop to a silly figure like "50p" or a "tenner", these phrases are just ways people avoid discussing the reality of how big the price drops need to be.

https://www.ftadviser.com/opinion/2019/04/24/property-prices-must-drop-to-save-market/?page=1

Sapphire

I thought it was illegal to dry washing in front gardens? I've certainly not seen it in front gardens in London, whether they have back gardens or not – and wouldn't want to. Perhaps it varies according to the area? Don't think it would be a problem in rural areas, in houses that are quite isolated from others, and have quite a bit of garden area of the wrap-around type.

What I have seen in London is large amounts of washing hanging up on balconies of new-build flats, sometimes even on the ground floor. Now that looks truly horrible and tatty.

CathA

AdrianC wrote: »

You have no power to enforce it, bar making the beneficiary aware of the breach.


So where do we stand on...

<looks out front window to see two of them with laundry drying>
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to do a few jobs on some of the old cars...

When we had builders in, they turned up really early every day. If I didn't get up early enough to put the washing out before they arrived, I had to put one of these out in the front garden, complete with knickers and bras dangling off of them. Several houses here sold really quickly, perhaps the view of my pants helped!

lincroft1710

Sapphire wrote: »

I thought it was illegal to dry washing in front gardens?

There may be local bye-laws, some tenancy conditions or restrictive covenants prohibiting this, but it is certainly not universally "illegal".

Crashy_Time

Sapphire wrote: »

I thought it was illegal to dry washing in front gardens? I've certainly not seen it in front gardens in London, whether they have back gardens or not – and wouldn't want to. Perhaps it varies according to the area? Don't think it would be a problem in rural areas, in houses that are quite isolated from others, and have quite a bit of garden area of the wrap-around type.

What I have seen in London is large amounts of washing hanging up on balconies of new-build flats, sometimes even on the ground floor. Now that looks truly horrible and tatty.

Most normal people don`t care where others dry their washing, if you are sitting in your house watching TV for example, how would next door`s washing spoil your enjoyment?

Bonniepurple

I just wonder what the OP would make of my house, which has no discernible front or back. The pedestrian entrance is off one road. The postcode takes you to another. We tend to say the front is the one with the pedestrian entrance, but that’s just us - the council say it’s the back. I don’t care two hoots about where washing lines are. Our neighbours also all have the same issue and some dry at what is officially the back (pedestrian entrance) and some dry out the front (car entrance).

quotememiserable

I'd go round and tell her that you think it's an issue for some buyers, and offer her some money for the invenience of drying indoors while you're selling. She doesn't sound much fun to live next door to, but she does sound like someone who will take momey when it's offered. I mean you might have to negotiate a little, so think about the offer. What's it worth to you if it means you can sell the house? A couple of hundred for instance?

Crashy_Time

Just cut the price, it will be less stress in the long run.