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To be annoyed my neighbour came into my flat uninvited and asked about my rent?

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TheCheeryKoala · 02/11/2024 11:47

I just moved into a new flat on Friday. The door was open because the movers were going in and out, and I was packing up one last box before we left. Out of nowhere, a neighbour I’d never spoken to before just walked into my flat, started looking around, and then asked how much I paid for it!

I was polite but firm and told her to leave and maybe consider having some manners.

AIBU to think this was way out of line? I get being curious, but barging into someone’s home and asking about rent feels like a massive boundary to cross. Has anyone else dealt with neighbours like this, or am I overreacting?

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StillAtTheRestaurant · 02/11/2024 11:56

I'm assuming this was at the old flat? Maybe she wanted to know if she was over or underpaying her own rent? Or how much she'd get if she rented her place out? I'd probably just have told her. When I moved out of my last flat, the landlord put the rent up by £400 a month when he re-advertised. I was so scandalised I told all the neighbours!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 02/11/2024 11:54

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 02/11/2024 11:52

Was that at the old flat or the new flat?

I was packing up one last box before we left

GRex · 02/11/2024 11:54

It is odd, but I guess you can just be pleased you moved!

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 02/11/2024 11:52

Was that at the old flat or the new flat?

MauveCritic · 02/11/2024 11:52

It depends on how this neighbour 'walked into your house'. If they simply walked in and started talking about the rent, I don't think you are being unreasonable at all. If they walked in and introduced themselves and you got an 'OK' vibe, then maybe they don't have great social skills and were trying to break the ice.

FuzzyGoblin · 02/11/2024 11:50

I agree that it’s overstepping a boundary but I would imagine they didn’t see it as your home anymore since it was devoid of your possessions and perhaps the desire to move into it and know more about whether they could afford it outweighed their manners. Assuming they went when asked, I wouldn’t spent anymore thought on it.

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