Hi all,
DH and I are considering putting in an offer on a flat (we’re first time buyers) but have a couple of alarm bells ringing about the downstairs neighbour.
The house is two flats and we would be looking to buy the upstairs flat. They are both currently leasehold.
At the moment the rear garden is not physically divided but the lease apparently has half each (lengthwise) belonging to each flat.
We were told that the reason it’s not divided is that the downstairs owner only ever uses the area just outside her back door and so is happy for the upstairs neighbour (potentially us) to have free use of the rest of the garden.
When we finally got to view the garden there was broken furniture outside her back door and a very overgrown patch possibly covering a paved area?
We asked the vendor about this and she said she had never asked for the broken furniture to be removed but was sure the neighbour would be happy to do so maybe if offered help.
This seems odd to me, why has she been happy with broken furniture in her garden? The house is pretty sparse so I’m assuming she doesn’t live there full time.
Ideally we’d think about splitting the garden for some privacy, but then I’d be worried that the neighbour would not maintain her half at all.
Is this a deal breaker? Would appreciate your thoughts on this!
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A potential neighbour from hell
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GreenFrog33 · 13/06/2018 19:56
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