Neighbour dispute, moving house?

[Twdfn123]

Hi guys

My husband and I have sold our house and have just returned the TA6 forms to the solicitor. For the disputes section we put the following:-

1. Neighbour complained about us banging, didn't realise we were so loud. We stopped and no further action taken. March 23.
2. We heard a loud argument, told the letting agent but no further action taken. Didn't hear them again.

On a day to day basis everyone is quiet and keeps themselves to themselves. It has been these 2 things in the past 5 years. Would this put you off?

Also, would their solicitor ask to see the email sent about the argument or not because of GDPR reasons?

Just curious as we are buying our dream house and don't want it to fall through. We wanted to be honest but feels silly as we've never actually had a cross word in person 🥲

Just don't want it to ruin the sale really :(

I would find that a bit off-putting tbh. I think most people would not consider a grumble about noise a 'dispute'. Maybe speak to your solicitor about it before the forms go to the buyer?

That would put me off too. Bad neighbours can be a nightmare.

I did ask her and as the forms now say dispute or complaint she said it should be noted :(

I don’t think you need to declare the first one but you do the second as you formally complained. It could put me off as we have had loud neighbours before

This is what I was afraid of. It feels so silly as that's literally been it in 5 years and we haven't heard them for a long time :(

I thought you only had to declare if the authorities were involved, probably wrong!

They complained about us to the council so thought we'd have to as it was 'official '

They complained about us banging and flushing the toilet 🥲

This is what I thought as well. We only complained to the letting agent and then actually changed our mind so the neighbours were never made aware we complained:(

Not sure if anything on here will help! https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5064989-neighbour-dispute-selling-house

It would put me off - lots of things in houses are fixable and I could work with, problems with neighbours are not one of them.

Im confused at why you would mention either of those incidents tbh. If thats literally all the hassle you've had in FIVE years - what is the issue?
My neighbours are more annoying than that on an almost weekly basis.

Yes it would put me off.

The solicitor advised that we should 😟 I'm of the same opinion as you!

Thus is what i was afraid of. The thing is apart from the argument we complained about, that's it. Everyone keeps themselves.to themselves and they're not a nightmare neighbour. Wish we'd never bloody sent the email now :(

Neither are a dispute.
Legal disputes , violence, assault, verbal abuse - yes.
Overhearing an argument- hardly. Why did you tell their landlord?
Unless there is more to it than this I would
ask to retract your statement if you can.

They complained to the council about us, so as that was legal I assumed we had to declare it, as was told by the solicitor.

As we also wrote a complaint to the letting agent about their argument and there is a paper trail, solicitor also said to declare it. They were arguing about our toddler and called him some horrible names, hence the complaint from our side, in the heat of the moment I think, regrettably.

Yes, as I’d assume it had to be very bad for you to complain to the letting agent, and them to complain to the council. So I’d assume a significant issue.

Thanks, I see your point. 😭

I wouldn't have done any of that.

I never declared a thing in our last house and the neighbour was a nightmare, to the point it almost got physical.

Never any comeback at all.

Part of me thinks we shouldn't have but now my solicitor is aware she said it should go on the forms :(

For me dispute is when the council or the police have been involved, or you've sued eachother or tried to.
I think everyone could say a neighbour was a tiny bit noisy once or twice in five years.
But I would still find it off-putting you included it. Purely as I don't think you'd need to mention something unless it was severe, ongoing and involved authorities.

Yes I see your point. Fearing we've shot ourselves in the foot now :( thank you anyway

@Twdfn123 could you amend that part, leaving it blank; just tell the EA you misunderstood the question and it was literally a brief forgotten one off of 'pls keep the noise down and then they did.' and that you and neighbour have fine relationship?