Flat with pub a few doors down

jonnydeppiwish!

Great to hear you’ve managed to allay some of your fears - there’s always a compromise when ever you buy a property at whatever your budget.

JohnnyB70

nnb said:

If you value quiet or have anxiety etc, do not do it. I would not live that near any form of pub or event space ever again.

Also bear in mind that checking it out at kicking out time or weekends is all well and good - but what about when they have a private event on? What about world cup footy matches? Do they do live music or other random events? Also kids parties can get loud. Plus deliveries - as an ex bar manager, trust me the barrels can be loud! You will need to think past just what you see when you visit. I thought being 5 floors above a neighbouring 1 storey event hall would be safe. Like heck was it. My anxiety went through the roof and I barely slept. There were times my ears felt like they'd bleed from the bass.

I was that put off by my last experience, I've moved to an area that has no pubs within a 10 minute walk. Also, most residents here are Muslim so most (if any) don't drink so even house party noise is minimal! (Even the huge family gatherings from Ramadan is quiet!) It is absolute heaven!!!!!

That was the only downside to my flat. There was a shisha bar in the building too, so my wife had to deal with the awful attitudes to women.

Rumana03

We offered £192k (advertised as £180k to £200k). The EA said yesterday that they are going to do 2 more days of viewings and then we'll know more on Tuesday. I think the vendor will be trying to get closer to the top of the guide price or possibly higher than that.

In the meantime we have continued viewing other properties and have seen a few more that we like. We will put in some more offers and see what happens. The market is so unpredictable that we can't take the chance of just hoping this one will go through.

lookstraightahead

No property has a guarantee against change, people move because they have noisy neighbours. I wouldn't buy on a new estate for example because usually there's ongoing property development for years and years. But I did live two doors down from a pub and found that less risky. Complaints to businesses are usually easier than to residential houses noise wise.