Purchase regret or reason to worry?

theartfullodger

Don't think you catch anything from this history.  Most properties will have something disturbing in their history.  Humbly suggest living with it.

Best regards.

Skiddaw1

@Marleysmummy99 I'm with Saajan. I honestly don't think it'll cause any issues further down the line. After all, unless brand new, houses have pasts just like people do. If the survey didn't throw up anything alarming I doubt there's anything to worry about. Look at it this way- you'll be able to dine out on the Cannabis Factory story for years to come. 

Don't overly stress. It's your lovely house now. Enjoy it.   

pinkshoes

I think you're worrying over nothing.

Nice neighbourhoods are often chosen for cannabis growing as its less likely to attract attention and the selling doesn't usually take place there as to also not attract attention, so you don't have to worry about that.

Your surveyor however should have perhaps flagged up anything that was potentially dangerous or recommended further surveys. You'll need to question whether this was something that should have been flagged. Did they look in the attic?? 

Just enjoy your new house. Your neighbours will be pleased to have people living there!

elsien

It does feel a little bit as if you are now overthinking it. 

You say the surveyor missed a big dip in the kitchen floor for example, but did you not see that when you looked around and ask the surveyor to check it? If not, it can’t have been that big apart from in retrospect. 

It’s not uncommon for people to move house and start fretting about stuff and worrying they’ve made a mistake. And I’m not knocking your worries at all. I’m just suggesting you ask yourself how much of this is a real concern and how much is anxiety or about change? 

MyRealNameToo

elsien said:

It’s not uncommon for people to move house and start fretting about stuff and worrying they’ve made a mistake. And I’m not knocking your worries at all. I’m just suggesting you ask yourself how much of this is a real concern and how much is anxiety or about change? 

Many have buyers regret, after all its the biggest thing we ever buy for ourselves, a decades long commitment in many times and a big part of family life. 

You spent so little time in it pre-purchase (many take cars on longer test drives than how long people spend in houses they will buy) inevitably you start spotting all the problems you didn't spot before. Many houses have a history, a lot of the time people dont mention it and arent obliged to mention it. Arguably ignorance is potentially better but then you'll probably find something else thats wrong with the house. 

Our flat is relatively new and we are the 5th owners. All the previous owners sold up because they were divorcing. Wife was fixated on the place being "cursed" for months after moving in. 

michael1234

+1 for not being worried about that. I would think most of the damage would have been superficial as what are we talking about? A load of plants, soil everywhere and probably some dodgy electrics hosting lights and fans.

I think I'd rather live in a house like that than say one where someone had been murdered or something.

HobgoblinBT

OP, have you tried Google to find out any information in the public domain such as local news?  

Try googling “your town or district/road” cannabis factory.

For example a Cambridgeshire town’s former High Street Poundland was recently found to be housing a cannabis factory. Google “Huntingdon Poundland Cannabis” to find newspaper articles etc.

 

Marleysmummy99

HobgoblinBT said:

OP, have you tried Google to find out any information in the public domain such as local news?  

Try googling “your town or district/road” cannabis factory.

For example a Cambridgeshire town’s former High Street Poundland was recently found to be housing a cannabis factory. Google “Huntingdon Poundland Cannabis” to find newspaper articles etc.

 

Tried that and nothing at all. I've sent a freedom of information request to the  local police force. 

Neighbours knew everything that happened and it makes sense what they said. 

elsien

I’m not sure how often inaccurate newspaper reports are going to be of any help to the OP questions though? It’ll just be a few headlines and not much else.

Marleysmummy99

elsien said:

I’m not sure how often inaccurate newspaper reports are going to be of any help to the OP questions though? It’ll just be a few headlines and not much else.

There isn't anything anyway. 

I feel like an idiot - buying a dud house with possible long term issues.