Violent neighbours and selling my house

rubbish22

I have a 1st floor flat I just put up for sale. The young woman who lives underneath me has lived there 18 months and we were polite to each other until a C-19 street party she got violent and started beating up a neighbour. We called the police and now she is threatening my wife and myself. It's sheer hell.
Just threats at the moment but we are both in our sixties and would not be able to deal with a physical threat. The police say if I issue a report that could effect the value of the property but I am wondering if it is worth it for peace of mind but it effects what property I can buy with the proceeds.
Any advice would be welcome.

rubbish22

We are not selling because of her. We want to move closer to our daughter who is giving birth to our 1st grandchild in December.
I am also worried if she would deliberately put off prospective buyers.

HampshireH

You have already called the police and would be expdcted to be honest on the paperwork in relation to the questions asked.

You won't known until you put your house on the market. If you dont you will remain trapped there

GDB2222

You need to disclose the neighbour dispute to any buyer, whether you report it or not. So, you should report the neighbour to the police.  They’ll go round and warn the neighbour off. She’ll leave you in peace, so you’ll be much better off. In addition, when you disclose the dispute, you can then say that the matter has been resolved. 

At the moment, the neighbour is getting away with it, which just encourages her.

AdrianC

...a C19 street party...?

GDB2222

AdrianC said:

...a C19 street party...?

A party to celebrate the end of lockdown?

Mickygg

I would say regardless if you take things further as you called the police that is a dispute that would need disclosing. If you dont disclose surely there is proof of the call if the new buyers wanted to take things further should you not disclose. 

rubbish22

GDB2222 said:

AdrianC said:

...a C19 street party...?

A party to celebrate the end of lockdown?

Yes.

Jeepers_Creepers

Hi rubbish.

I agree with GDB - this needs sorting out. Record EVERY SINGLE THING she says or does that could be REMOTELY construed as a threat or harassment or intimidation or abuse, in detail, timed and dated. And the call the local bobby each time.

This lady is a bully, and there is only one way to contain bullies. She needs to know she cannot do what she's doing, and - after she gets that message - she will almost certainly try to avoid you whenever she can as she'll know she's been beaten. Should your paths cross, you are entitled to ignore her or to smile benignly, but anything unpleasant returned from her - a dirty look, a physical gesture, a mouthed curse, anything - you call the police. Why? Because it IS threatening, unpleasant and unacceptable. She needs putting back in her box. And it nailed down tight.

When you come to market your property, your three options are to declare there's an unresolved issue with an aggressive neighbour (good luck with that...), withholding this information from any buyer (good luck with that - when the new buyers meets this charmer and finds out you knew about it...) or to declare there was an issue but that - with police assistance - it has been resolved and she no longer causes you aggro. 

Even if you decide not to sell for the time being, nail this horrible lady back in her box. 

GDB2222

This is all quite recent. The trouble only started a couple of months ago, whilst the perpetrator has lived downstairs for 18 months. It’s quite likely that she’ll get on fine with new owners. 

I’m not sure I’d involve the police over a dirty look. After all, if you take our advice, you’ll have reported her to the police, and they will have interviewed her. So, she’s entitled not to look at you in a friendly, or even a polite, way. There’s a world of difference between that and being threatened.

davidmcn

It might be a "dispute" but the fact the person taking exception to the OP being a "grass" happens to be a neighbour seems more coincidence than related to the property. I'm not sure it actually has to be disclosed in answer to the usual questions on the TA6.