HMO next door Neighbors

Stubod

..you can borrow my bargepole, or just  ....run run run...!!!!!!

aoleks

I would go against everyone's advice, for the simple reason that HMO is not what you think it is. Having lived in one for years, it can literally be someone's family home, with 1 or 2 lodgers, usually students of young professionals. I found them to be mainly out working, spending time at their friends' and so on.

you could end up with a single family dwelling house that makes a lot of noise.

unless you have an idea about who lives there, your fears are completely unfounded, I'm afraid. if it's an area where all houses are sold as HMOs to developers renting them out to students, then fair enough. if it just so happens to be that one house on the street is HMO, you're probably looking at 2 families/1 family + lodgers/3 friends sharing a house, something like that.

diystarter7

OP
The consensus is don't but as you know it is only you two that can decide.
Being "noise sensitive." The house you are buying appears to be of good proportions, have to consider a detached property?
All of our children have a detached place but we don't we live in a EoT.
Trust me, you cant beat a detached place even if you are not "noise sensitive."

Good luck.

MaryNB

aoleks said:

I would go against everyone's advice, for the simple reason that HMO is not what you think it is. Having lived in one for years, it can literally be someone's family home, with 1 or 2 lodgers, usually students of young professionals. I found them to be mainly out working, spending time at their friends' and so on.

you could end up with a single family dwelling house that makes a lot of noise.

unless you have an idea about who lives there, your fears are completely unfounded, I'm afraid. if it's an area where all houses are sold as HMOs to developers renting them out to students, then fair enough. if it just so happens to be that one house on the street is HMO, you're probably looking at 2 families/1 family + lodgers/3 friends sharing a house, something like that.

OP said it's a 6 bed HMO

dani17 said:

Thank you all.
It is a 6 households HMO ...

I lived in 4no HMOs as a young professional over a number of years and most were quiet enough but I left a bad one after three months. One of the reasons was one of my housemates would come home after 10/11pm most nights and blare music (the walls would shake). He was a postgrad student, the rest of us worked 9 to 5. He would turn it down when asked but would act surprised every time we complained.  The house was mid terrace so I'd say the neighbours weren't happy either. 

The HMO near my house now is quiet enough, although I could do without the smell of weed drifting into my garden when I'm sitting outside. 

thebullsback

my choice would be to not purchase why would you even consider putting yourself into a position of probable ( Given the Noise sensitivity issue )  grief.

elsien

I live in a street of HMOs and I wouldn’t buy next to a 6 household one regardless of the target demographic.
It’s the size of the place rather than that it’s an HMO. I’m in a terrace with a converted 5 bed house next door, and the noise from the family living there with 6 children, plus parents shouting and fighting all day hasn’t been pleasant. 

A lot of the HMOs on my street aren’t really any more of a problem noise wise than the houses rented to extended families.
But they tend to be scruffier, less well looked after, gardens a mess and parking issues with several cars to a household, mainly because it’s a more transient population less invested in the area that they live in. With a caveat that mine is a poorer area and the professionals tend to go elsewhere. 

But if your wife is noise sensitive then she’s likely to hear noise whoever lives next door. 

user1977

I'd be wary enough about moving in next to a 6 person family, never mind a 6 person HMO, where they'll all have their own timetable, visiting friends, etc.

SuseOrm

dani17 said:

Thank you all.
It is a 6 households HMO ...

Thats a hard no then 

Skiddaw1

We lived next to an HMO (student 6 share) for over 20 years and very rarely had any issues (and then nothing we couldn't resolve via the 'tea & cake' route). Indeed, some of the students became good friends (especially the ones who worked in our local pub at the time ). Having said that, we had a good relationship with the LL (who was also careful about who he let to) which I am sure helped. The problem, as has been said, is that you never know what may happen in the future. In our case, had we not done an Escape to the Country when we did, I think we'd definitely have moved on as & when the LL sold the house. My advice is, if in doubt, don't.

dani17

Thank you all.
We are pulling out. We prefer the safe side ....