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Council property possible being abused?

32 replies

daffodilss · 30/03/2025 18:40

Hi
I live on a new build estate and myself and all the neighbours pretty much all moved in the same time as they houses have just been built.

There is one particular property which I suspect is being used for illegal activity.

Firstly the curtains are closed both downstairs and upstairs 24/7.

The people who supposedly live there come for a few minutes a day and are gone again.

The bins are never put out for collection.

When they came earlier I had a good look and there aren’t even any carpets in fitted in so it’s obvious nobody is living there.

I suspect maybe a cannabis farm.

DH thinks I should stop being nosey and mind my own business.

We were very lucky and grateful to get this house, I know there is a housing crisis and I just think it’s so wrong for someone to selfishly obtain a 4 bedroom house and not even live there when a genuine family need it.

Shall I report this or just mind my own business?

OP posts:
daffodilss · 30/03/2025 18:47

We all got our keys the same day as the Housing Officer completed all our tenancy agreements on the same day to save time as there 10 houses being moved into all by HA tenants.

This was 7 months ago.

OP posts:
Ella31 · 30/03/2025 18:46

If the curtains are closed 24/7 how do you know there's no carpets

DorothyStorm · 30/03/2025 18:46

Why do you suspect a cannabis farm?

ToKittyornottoKitty · 30/03/2025 18:45

daffodilss · 30/03/2025 18:44

The houses were all complete 7 months ago.

So could it be somehow not ready for them yet? Adapting or similar

MugsyBalonz · 30/03/2025 18:45

When did they move in? When we last moved house, due to the way dates landed we had two months left on our old lease when we took on our new lease, it was taken on two leases or lose the new property so had to suck it up. We payed two lots of rent for those two months and lived at the old house while we did the new house up. They could be doing something similar. House next door to us was empty for ages despite the tenant having keys, they were in hospital so family were in and out getting it ready but no one was actually living there.

daffodilss · 30/03/2025 18:44

The houses were all complete 7 months ago.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 30/03/2025 18:43

How long have you all lived there for? Maybe they're adapting it for someone