How difficult is it to pull out before exchange of contracts?

hopeitwill

tink_1983 said:

hopeitwill said:

I have to admit, I am very sensitive to noise but also because I try my best to not cause inconvenience for others.

And now, they have guests. 2 different cars. We are in tier 4! Talk about disrespect. Who would want to be their neighbours?!

I am very noise sensitive also, it's good to know this about yourself and take this into account when purchasing. 
If you can afford detached I'd 100% do it.
Neighbours who flaunt the rules when we are in a pandemic is their risk..but knowing yourself and what you can accept is where you have the control.
If they  have added an extension they are in it for the long haul.
I'd be pulling out and looking elsewhere if you can afford detached.
Good luck to you 

Thank you tink_1983. I am ok in accepting uncontrollable sounds, our previous neighbours had a screaming 1 year old in the middle of the night but I knew they couldn't control that. And you're never guaranteed with good neighbours but detached houses are almost always better.

These people are just making me miserable. I dread being home at times because they're being unreasonably loud. Down the line, if I report it to the council, we'd have difficulty selling this house as well.

MFWannabe

hopeitwill said:

tink_1983 said:

hopeitwill said:

I have to admit, I am very sensitive to noise but also because I try my best to not cause inconvenience for others.

And now, they have guests. 2 different cars. We are in tier 4! Talk about disrespect. Who would want to be their neighbours?!

I am very noise sensitive also, it's good to know this about yourself and take this into account when purchasing. 
If you can afford detached I'd 100% do it.
Neighbours who flaunt the rules when we are in a pandemic is their risk..but knowing yourself and what you can accept is where you have the control.
If they  have added an extension they are in it for the long haul.
I'd be pulling out and looking elsewhere if you can afford detached.
Good luck to you 

Thank you tink_1983. I am ok in accepting uncontrollable sounds, our previous neighbours had a screaming 1 year old in the middle of the night but I knew they couldn't control that. And you're never guaranteed with good neighbours but detached houses are almost always better.

These people are just making me miserable. I dread being home at times because they're being unreasonably loud. Down the line, if I report it to the council, we'd have difficulty selling this house as well.

This should be enough to make your OH realise that you cannot go ahead with purchasing this house x 

hopeitwill

MFWannabe said:

hopeitwill said:

tink_1983 said:

hopeitwill said:

I have to admit, I am very sensitive to noise but also because I try my best to not cause inconvenience for others.

And now, they have guests. 2 different cars. We are in tier 4! Talk about disrespect. Who would want to be their neighbours?!

I am very noise sensitive also, it's good to know this about yourself and take this into account when purchasing. 
If you can afford detached I'd 100% do it.
Neighbours who flaunt the rules when we are in a pandemic is their risk..but knowing yourself and what you can accept is where you have the control.
If they  have added an extension they are in it for the long haul.
I'd be pulling out and looking elsewhere if you can afford detached.
Good luck to you 

Thank you tink_1983. I am ok in accepting uncontrollable sounds, our previous neighbours had a screaming 1 year old in the middle of the night but I knew they couldn't control that. And you're never guaranteed with good neighbours but detached houses are almost always better.

These people are just making me miserable. I dread being home at times because they're being unreasonably loud. Down the line, if I report it to the council, we'd have difficulty selling this house as well.

This should be enough to make your OH realise that you cannot go ahead with purchasing this house x 

Thank you all for the support. Mental health is really everything.

MFWannabe

hopeitwill said:

MFWannabe said:

hopeitwill said:

tink_1983 said:

hopeitwill said:

I have to admit, I am very sensitive to noise but also because I try my best to not cause inconvenience for others.

And now, they have guests. 2 different cars. We are in tier 4! Talk about disrespect. Who would want to be their neighbours?!

I am very noise sensitive also, it's good to know this about yourself and take this into account when purchasing. 
If you can afford detached I'd 100% do it.
Neighbours who flaunt the rules when we are in a pandemic is their risk..but knowing yourself and what you can accept is where you have the control.
If they  have added an extension they are in it for the long haul.
I'd be pulling out and looking elsewhere if you can afford detached.
Good luck to you 

Thank you tink_1983. I am ok in accepting uncontrollable sounds, our previous neighbours had a screaming 1 year old in the middle of the night but I knew they couldn't control that. And you're never guaranteed with good neighbours but detached houses are almost always better.

These people are just making me miserable. I dread being home at times because they're being unreasonably loud. Down the line, if I report it to the council, we'd have difficulty selling this house as well.

This should be enough to make your OH realise that you cannot go ahead with purchasing this house x 

Thank you all for the support. Mental health is really everything.

It most certainly is x 

MovingForwards

Renting with those type of neighbours is one thing as you know it's a case of saving another deposit / rent in advance and getting out. Buying knowing it's already going on and you're not happy about it is just rediculous.

Sit your OH down and say no. If you do carry on buying it you will resent him.

No amount of soundproofing is going to block noise out, especially as you already have a low tolerance.

Look at the other areas / properties and buy something detached.

hopeitwill

MovingForwards said:

Renting with those type of neighbours is one thing as you know it's a case of saving another deposit / rent in advance and getting out. Buying knowing it's already going on and you're not happy about it is just rediculous.

Sit your OH down and say no. If you do carry on buying it you will resent him.

No amount of soundproofing is going to block noise out, especially as you already have a low tolerance.

Look at the other areas / properties and buy something detached.

I know right! Mind you, we would also be paying 30k over the desktop survey!

MovingForwards

hopeitwill said:

MovingForwards said:

Renting with those type of neighbours is one thing as you know it's a case of saving another deposit / rent in advance and getting out. Buying knowing it's already going on and you're not happy about it is just rediculous.

Sit your OH down and say no. If you do carry on buying it you will resent him.

No amount of soundproofing is going to block noise out, especially as you already have a low tolerance.

Look at the other areas / properties and buy something detached.

I know right! Mind you, we would also be paying 30k over the desktop survey!

And that alone is enough of a reason to pull out.

MFWannabe

MovingForwards said:

hopeitwill said:

MovingForwards said:

Renting with those type of neighbours is one thing as you know it's a case of saving another deposit / rent in advance and getting out. Buying knowing it's already going on and you're not happy about it is just rediculous.

Sit your OH down and say no. If you do carry on buying it you will resent him.

No amount of soundproofing is going to block noise out, especially as you already have a low tolerance.

Look at the other areas / properties and buy something detached.

I know right! Mind you, we would also be paying 30k over the desktop survey!

And that alone is enough of a reason to pull out.

This and the OP saying they already hate being in the house sometimes, seriously bad move if they continue to purchase IMO 
As you previously advised this will lead to resentment of OH and the OP will become more depressed 
Let us know how you get on OP; please try not to let your OH convince you to carry on with this purchase because they don’t like hassle etc. If they truly care about you they will be on board with pulling out for your sake x 

hopeitwill

MFWannabe said:

MovingForwards said:

hopeitwill said:

MovingForwards said:

Renting with those type of neighbours is one thing as you know it's a case of saving another deposit / rent in advance and getting out. Buying knowing it's already going on and you're not happy about it is just rediculous.

Sit your OH down and say no. If you do carry on buying it you will resent him.

No amount of soundproofing is going to block noise out, especially as you already have a low tolerance.

Look at the other areas / properties and buy something detached.

I know right! Mind you, we would also be paying 30k over the desktop survey!

And that alone is enough of a reason to pull out.

This and the OP saying they already hate being in the house sometimes, seriously bad move if they continue to purchase IMO 
As you previously advised this will lead to resentment of OH and the OP will become more depressed 
Let us know how you get on OP; please try not to let your OH convince you to carry on with this purchase because they don’t like hassle etc. If they truly care about you they will be on board with pulling out for your sake x 

Thank you MFWannabe, and I will def keep this up to date. I have a separate question to this. When FTBs pull out from a sale, are they still an FTB on their next purchase until they complete on a house?

General_Grant

If you haven't completed (let alone exchanged) then you haven't bought.

Value of house is probably lower given what you consider anti-social behaviour.

There was a question earlier along the lines of "do they know how you feel?" and you said they did.  I assume that was that your OH knows how you feel but what about the neighbours?  Do they know about the noise?  When first married we lived in a semi and didn't hear the neighbours.  A few months after we moved in, their son came home for a weekend and we could hear their conversations - they just didn't have a happy marriage and never spoke and weren't watching TV.  So we had thought we couldn't be heard because we couldn't hear them.  Your neighbours may think they aren't being heard because you are quiet and they don't hear you.