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To buy my first house two minutes down the street from traveller housing initiative?

554 replies

MelMar1 · 08/03/2026 23:05

Please give me advice.
I’m sale agreed on a new build house in Dublin . I found out that there is a new traveller housing initiative going in right across the road from me. Please don’t say I’m being snobby I’m really not. I’ve just heard stories of anti social behaviour etc. I know there’s always some lovely people but I’m nervous.

Do I give the house up because of this? It’s a substantial amount of houses for the traveller scheme all together - six very large detached four bedroom homes. It is two minutes walk from me. I drove up to the development to see and the traveller housing initiative is not in front of me directly as I thought. It is not in front of or behind me but about 2 minutes walk down the road. I can only see gable end of one of the houses from mine. Not directly facing.
I need to sign contacts in 2 days and I am so torn.
Otherwise it’s perfect house for me. With this information are you saying yes or no?

OP posts:
smallglassbottle · 08/03/2026 23:09

We just had a traveller invasion yesterday, resulting in arrests so I'd probably decline.

Shutuptrevor · 08/03/2026 23:09

No. Sorry 😔

IWishIWasABaller · 08/03/2026 23:08

You know the answer to this already op pull out and move elsewhere while you still can . You'll have no hope of reselling the house in the future

WittyTaupeFox · 08/03/2026 23:06

NO