New build social housing

I live on a small estate which is a mix of social housing/private rent/privately owned. we have a lovely community feel. The only problematic neighbour we did have was in a privately owned house. They often had noisy parties and guests would block everyone's cars on their drives. would make anonymous malicious complaints to the HA. Seriously, get over yourself.

I've lived in a HA property for over 18 years. My home is one of the nicest in the street as I take pride in where I live and it's surroundings. There are detached 4/5 bedroomed, privately owned homes over the back from us. Two of those in close proximity don't give a rat's about anyone else. Loud parties until all hours with karaoke machines outside in their gardens, shouting and screaming. We're not all antisocial scum! Far from it.

OP these threads always go the same way but I have a family member who lives on a beautiful new estate which is blighted by anti social behaviour from social housing tenants. The houses near the social housing are constantly for sale. I’m sure plenty of people are great tenants but I wouldn’t want to bet my largest asset on it. But then there are other things that would put me off if the ‘owner’ neighbours had certain set ups too.

We have some social flats here. A few of the NIMBY lot sold up quickly.
They are FAR less trouble than many of the owners in our estate.

God you're brave, OP. 😂 These threads always go exactly the same way.

Let's be honest. Arsehole neighbours can come from any background but if somebody is a dedicated crackhead/piss artist it's unlikely they'll be an investment banker living in a mansion.

Mixed tenure new build estates are rarely harmonious for many reasons, it often becomes a "them and us" mindset. If the properties are dotted about it might be less of an issue then the ones where it is a whole (sub) section.

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I live on a new build estate that is a mix of social housing, (I'm in social housing), private tenants and homeowners. I've lived here for 15 years (so not so new now) and I can say all the neighbours who have ever been problematic, (loud music, parties at all hours, screaming and shouting, fights, police in the middle of the night) have been the homeowners.

I knew someone who bought a lovely house with social housing close by. The privately owned houses were targeted by the social housing tenants, car windscreen smashed, garden fences demolished etc needless to say they moved.
I also owned a house on a street mixed with social housing tenants, all fine until two households with elderly tenants died and new young tenants moved in. There were numerous anti social behaviour problems- we too moved away. Only takes a few bad apples to turn an area into a getto
Definitely wouldn't buy near social housing again- steer clear

I'd just buy somewhere else, in an established area and check for any rented properties nearby.

At least people on council estates don’t seem to give a shit about fences or neighbouring cats or someone else’s foliage encroaching on their lawn…

I’ve had more busy body neighbours since buying a house than I did growing up on a council estate.

LFPC? 🤔

I had the misfortune to buy a lovely cottage near to some council flats the first time I bought a property. What a mistake- constant trouble with drug dealing, petrol bombing nearby properties and eventually a murder. My life was hell.
I am well aware that the vast majority of people in social housing are totally fine but I wouldn't wish my experience on anyone.
With subsequent properties, I have sat in my car for a few hours late on a Friday and a Saturday night to observe the area. Also knock on neighbours doors and ask about the area in local shops/post office etc.

Yes, we bought a house on a new build estate 7 years ago, there is a good proportion of social housing, and have never had any problems at all. We are very happy with where we live.

That said, some of the neighbours do complain about stuff going on “from the social housing folks” at the residents meetings, but IMO it’s nothing worth complaining about and doesn’t really affect anyone (a bit of dog poo that could easily be a fox, inconsiderate very short-term parking, teenage kids in the street but not really doing anything wrong, residents smoking in their front garden rather then the back). They honestly want to try and get them evicted for some of this stuff - never heard anything like it!

Our new build backs onto the social housing part. No problems with them at all.

Its our next door neighbors in the detached who are smoking an obscene amount of stinking weed almost every evening in their garden, with no consideration for anyone else around. When its cold they go into their shed.. Still manages to stink up the place.

There's the potential for problems no matter who your neighbors are, is my point :)

Oh don't be so ridiculous. OP didn't say everyone was like it ffs.

OP you're getting a hard time for no reason. I would be cautious too and you have very right to be. Anyone pretending that they don't know why OP wants to check it out is well aware why really. It's not all SH tenants, of course it's not. But there are some less desirable that will have feral kids s framing about and mattresses or shopping trolleys outside or in the garden. Fact. But, like op said not everyone or everywhere!

Yea def avoid buying it. You don't want us poor folk in social housing infecting your lovely, middle class life now, do you?

I live in social housing. We're the scum of the earth, obviously, and will make your life a misery simply by existing.

Yep. It’s just an excuse to start a goady thread.

My parents have just moved into a house on a new build estate. A certain percentage has to be affordable or social housing. They've had no issues. The social housing looks almost identical to the other houses.

Oh Look

ANOTHER anti Social Housing Housing thread

Do them a favour OP and don't buy near THEIR estate!!

The social housing in our estate is less than 2 years old and already there is so much mess and damage to those properties. They park everywhere ( an ambulance had to do a 3 point turn as they had literally blocked the road) broken garages , rubbish, unkempt gardens etc. kids play in the middle of the road ( in the dark!) keeping in mind everyone else on the state paid at least £675k to be here, it is less than ideal.

I think social housing or not, I would be driving and walking around the area several times before buying a home in the neighbourhood.

I live on a council estate and it’s lovely, a bit too quiet but absolutely no issues.

Whereas, on MN there are constant threads about home owners having issues with other home owners.

It’s naive to think that residents in social housing are the neighbours to worry about. Yes they can be inconsiderate, noisy etc, but so can your neighbours in a multi million pound house. Paying a stack for your house doesn’t guarantee you lovely neighbours unfortunately. It’s luck of the draw. Personally I wouldn’t buy a house near a children’s playground, bus stop, pub, town centre etc.

I grew up in social housing and purposefully didn’t buy anywhere near it. The majority of people are fine but if you get a bad one then it will take heaven and earth to get them moved no matter how bad they get, it’s not worth it IMO.

I live in a mixed area…homes from high end salary homes to social housing. No one seems to have a problem.