I made big mistake buying my house

Slips36

Crashy_Time said:

As mentioned try to sell to a BTL landlord, might require a good price drop to do so though? One benefit of renting is that as soon as the bottles start flying you can pack up and move quite easily.

Yes BTL landlord will probably want 20% off 305k. To make matters worse few weeks back I had rear dormer flat roof renewed for 3k so I’ll need £315k to break even with EA and legal fees.
A recent house was sold subject to contract for £375k. The house was bought by property developer for £265k last year so nice profit for them.

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Slips36 said:

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deannagone said:

Slips36 said:

wilfred30 said:

Slips36 said:

Hi,

i bought my house 2 months back and I have regretted it since. I bought on 5th March and my cat was traumatised so much we had to put her down on 8th March. On 20th March my next door neighbours who are tenants played very loud bass amplified music till 1:30am, we ignored it hoping it was one off party.
On 26th March more loud music from 11.00 to 12:00 pm. 
On 1st April again loud music from 11.00 to 12:00 pm, then 4 to 6:30 pm my wife told them to keep the volume down. Then 9:00pm to 10:00 pm my wife went told them to keep it down.
Last Saturday they again had loud music and another lady confronted them and bottle was thrown in her direction and police were called and statement were taken but no action.
The landlord has 9 houses and lives in a nice detached house few miles away from here. I haven’t contacted him yet has I doubt he will do anything.
Similar episodes for weeks now, I have informed the environmental dept of Reading council through noise app but not much help.
My wife and daughter are so upset we bought this place. What are our options? 
Any advise grateful accepted.

You lost any sympathy from me right there 

The vet advised us to put my cat down, we were heart broken.

The thing is though, to relieve your stress you have to put things in the right boxes in your head.  Your cat, presumably had a good life until it was old and unfortunately became ill.  You didn't put it down because of moving, but because it was ill.  Avoid associating the things together, its bad enough that the cat had to be but down.  I had a 14 year old cat, we kept him going as long as we could (kidney failure) but in the end putting him to sleep was the kindest thing, the medications weren't working any longer.  It hurt terribly, the cat had been with me through quite some times but it had to be done.  Put that particular thing in the right box, its not about the house its about the cat's age and health.  And she/he had a good life until that point.

It will be far better if, rather than getting anxst about what is going on in the house you concentrate on planning how to get out.  Focus your energies and thoughts on positive things.  I'd strongly advise against buy to let.  Just more anxiety you don't need.  four months isnt' so long.  Wait two months and you can start listing it for sale.  It won't sell before 6 months is up.  And then you'll be moving.

You can't do anything about the disturbance it seems.., you can choose to do something about how constructive your thought processes are.

Great advice! I'm sorry to read about your poor cat and the fact that putting your cat down started the time in your new house on a sour note. However, the focus now is resolving your difficulties and essentially, you have two options: stay or move. You can contact the LL and take other measures that may help or may not, but I think ultimately, you need to get out of there. With the notion in mind that you will likely move after 6 months, it will surely make the next 4 months more tolerable as it's a light at the end of the tunnel. 

Yes that’s great advice. The thing is it seems I’m constantly moving for the last two years, I rented for 6 months in a small 2 bed flat within a hmo. Then rented nice 3 bed house then bought 2 bed house but on a main road so sold 2 months back to buy this 3 bed house with rear dormer loft space and garage behind the garden. The house was on offer in excess of 300k, I offered 305k and was accepted quickly. I thought it was bargain but not sure now with hmo next door maybe I overpaid. 

I understand how frustrating it is to have to move, I have moved A LOT in the last decade. However, I was always motivated to do so if I didn't like where I was, often because of neighbour noise. The only way to properly resolve your issues is to move, unless the alternative (remaining in your current house) is liveable and peaceful, which is very far from how it sounds! Unfortunately, you live in a town where property is very expensive so your options may be limited. Could you live a little further outside the centre? It sounds on paper like you got a good deal, but in reality, it hasn't turned out that way!

Slips36

I had few words with two of the tenants who were smoking outside the house, I told them the noise was loud and we had problems concentrating on our work and affecting mental health, my daughter couldn’t read her books, I told them I’ll have to contact the LL about the noise he said he will talk to rest of the guys but not really hopeful going by past attempts.

Greymug

Slips36 said:

Irishpearce26 said:

Did you keep the receipt?

Your only options are to make a formal complaint to the LL about the noise, any noise after 11pm is considered anti-social so call the police and they may come out and deal with it or make a complaint to the council.

You could sell however you now have a dispute with the neighbour which you need to disclose to potential buyers which will ultimately put buyers off.

I have kept noise diary. We have called the police after 11.00 but they said it was council matter.

This I have experienced a couple of times and have always found it bizarre.

I call the police, they say it's a council matter. I call the council, they tell me what the hell do you want from us...just call the cops.

Slips36

I must be really unlucky has the LL owns another hmo across the road and the tenants seems fairly quiet and go away during bank holidays. 
There are other hmo nearby on this road and none of them make this amount of noise. Apart from the noise they already had 6 barbecues while most houses nearby either had none or just one.
I'm really disappointed with the council despite all the noise evidence has done nothing. 

Skiddaw1

OP, I'm very sorry you've lost Maisie. She was gorgeous and you must miss her terribly. However, as others have said, she died (rather prematurely) from a heart condition not because of your noisy neigbours. I know how painful it is- we lost one of ours to heart problems- and I also know what it is like to move house with a nervous cat in tow (in our case we relocated from Reading to Cumbria. Thankfully, he settled in our new home very quickly). I think @deannagone is spot on with her advice. You really have to step back and focus on getting out of the situation you find yourself in. Yes, you'll probably have to take a financial hit if you sell in view of the neighbour dispute but there are always options (perhaps, as @Deleted_User says, you could move further west where prices are a little lower- Didcot possibly?) but these things have a way of working out in the end. I think it's potentially good news that you're clearly not the only people being bothered by the noise. I'd try to form common cause with the complaining lady and approach the LL/letting agency together. It's always possible that the current tenants will be moving on soon so things may resolve themselves without you needing to uproot so quickly as now seems the case.

I do feel for you and I think most people on the forum understand what a horrid situation you're in. There will be better days ahead- just hold on, make your plans, ride things out and before you know it, this will be a distant memory.

Teapot55

Some friends of ours are seriously contemplating selling up after years in the same pleasant (terraced) house in a quiet road because of the five-year-old triplets next door. The parents seem very nice but the whining and squabbling and banging of the fence, and stuff coming over the fence (including water from the hosepipe) is becoming intolerable for them. Covid hasn’t helped of course. 

What your neighbours are like is such a lottery 🥺

Thrugelmir

Slips36 said:

I must be really unlucky has the LL owns another hmo across the road and the tenants seems fairly quiet and go away during bank holidays. 
 

When it comes to neighbours is always just pot luck who lives close by. 

Slips36

This afternoon I had word with 2 of the guys having smoke outside and told them I will have to speak with the landlord if the noise continues. I know where the LL lives, shall I go to his house and explain the situation? Is there any legal action I can take?

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Slips36 said:

This afternoon I had word with 2 of the guys having smoke outside and told them I will have to speak with the landlord if the noise continues. I know where the LL lives, shall I go to his house and explain the situation? Is there any legal action I can take?

Do you have a contact number for him rather than showing up at his door? This would be preferable. What was the response you got from your neighbours when you mentioned this?