Valuation impact of noisy neighbour/ threatening behaviour

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f.castle said:

I’m allowed to walk about in my home, and I’m very conscious of any noise I make as I’ve experienced this before so just believe me when I say it isn’t me.

Just to refocus, my question relates to the person threatening me and any impact on my flat price- would reporting this to the police impact the value? The above indicates it may put someone off

Your neighbour obviously doesn't concur with your view. If you can hear his late night noise it's reasonable to assume that he can hear you moving around - his noise might be louder but isn't continuous whilst your walking around is. It doesn't condone his behaviour but you should acknowledge that he might well have a valid complaint.

Brie

and as an additional benefit if you put carpets down it will muffle some of the noise he makes as well.  

(my other half used to live in the flat below a stomper.  but it wasn't just stomp stomp stomp across the floor, it was stomp stomp pause stSTSTstomp STOMP etc.  when confronted it turn out the one upstairs was learning how to juggle)

user1977

It will put some buyers off, but it doesn't make a difference to the market value in the sense of a surveyor knocking x% off their valuation. 

davilown

If you’ve got laminate than I think this may be a case of you make noise, so I’ll make noise.

Being a conscientious neighbour, I’d put carpet down with a decent underlay. That way, as mentioned before, you’ll reduce their noise as well.

Also, it may be worth rechecking any lease you may have for that hard flooring clause.

How about you explain to the flat below you’re going to do this, and could they possibly reduce their noise output?

f.castle

davilown said:

If you’ve got laminate than I think this may be a case of you make noise, so I’ll make noise.

Being a conscientious neighbour, I’d put carpet down with a decent underlay. That way, as mentioned before, you’ll reduce their noise as well.

Also, it may be worth rechecking any lease you may have for that hard flooring clause.

How about you explain to the flat below you’re going to do this, and could they possibly reduce their noise output?

Sorry just to refocus again, do I need disclose any police involvement? 

He’s approached this completely the wrong way in a hostile and threatening manner, I do not feel comfortable now speaking to him. 

Will I need to disclose reporting him to the police?
will this impact the value of my home?
I’ve just informed the landlord as have a few other residents about his antisocial behaviour. Is it in the hands of his landlord to simply not renew his contract?

It’s not about me doing anything different, I was actually sitting down when he came to my door and I already where padded/foam footwear. So please focus back to the question not what I could do.

thanks

Norman_Castle

f.castle said:

It’s laminate flooring, but I’ve not been stomping at all. 

 This has come out of the blue and he’s never mentioned it before tbh, and I am actually very quite as I wearing padded flip flops!

His new claims of "stomping" are being made to counter your complaint. If his noise continues try wearing boots instead of flip flops then he might understand how considerate you have been.

Help1234

Yes you need to declare your report to the police. Yes this will likely impact your valuation by way of the buyers negotiating a lower price when the police report and landlord report is revealed.

davilown

f.castle said:

davilown said:

If you’ve got laminate than I think this may be a case of you make noise, so I’ll make noise.

Being a conscientious neighbour, I’d put carpet down with a decent underlay. That way, as mentioned before, you’ll reduce their noise as well.

Also, it may be worth rechecking any lease you may have for that hard flooring clause.

How about you explain to the flat below you’re going to do this, and could they possibly reduce their noise output?

Sorry just to refocus again, do I need disclose any police involvement? 

He’s approached this completely the wrong way in a hostile and threatening manner, I do not feel comfortable now speaking to him. 

Will I need to disclose reporting him to the police?
will this impact the value of my home?
I’ve just informed the landlord as have a few other residents about his antisocial behaviour. Is it in the hands of his landlord to simply not renew his contract?

It’s not about me doing anything different, I was actually sitting down when he came to my door and I already where padded/foam footwear. So please focus back to the question not what I could do.

thanks

There’s no need to refocus as the issue now includes the noise you make.

Yes you’ll have to declare and, potentially, it may cost you in sale price.

Justonemorecupoftea

You'll need to declare.
If something like that came back on searches I'd walk away from a purchase in all but the most exceptional circumstances. It won't impact the value of your flat on paper, but you may need to lower the price to get someone willing to accept the risk of living next to someone like that. Or you Jaye get lucky and sell to a landlord who doesn't care.

NameUnavailable

f.castle said:

So please focus back to the question not what I could do.

thanks

If you put the flat on the market the EA will value it based on the market conditions. When you disclose to your buyer during the sale process that the neighbour below you is noisy and has threatened you in the past what do you think they'll do?

Your hopes are that you resolve the issue fully or the neighbour moves out before you decide you want to sell.