Travellers pitch - would you move by ?

[Gifgaf]

couldn't find relevant topic so posting here

Recently enquired about a new build house in a new upcoming small village coming together. However, 6 houses down there is a travellers pitch. Reading online I don't hear good things and now don't know what to do. I currently live in a very prime location but the house is now too small for the amount of people we are.

Does anyone have any experience living near one or what advice would you give in terms of buying one near by and reselling in future etc.

There's a traveller site down the road from me, there are often dogs running around in the middle of the main road, and they have been caught trying to break into sheds and also helping themselves to things in back gardens

Dear god, absolutely not.

I'd avoid like the plague. It may look ok in the pictures but this community is well known for not giving a shit about planning rules so who knows what they will turn it into once they move in.

Although the OP @Gifgaf has already posted an update that he/she isn’t going to pursue it, it’s occurred to me that it would probably be very difficult to get any property or contents insurance (or it will be very expensive) once insurance companies become aware of local traveller’s sites….

run!

Councils seem to be requiring some really odd thing re new build estates. I find it really baffling that they put expensive houses next to traveller pitches as no-one sensible would purchase them: I’m hoping this thread has put you off OP

I remember seeing one new build estate that had super expensive houses (well beyond what I could afford at the time) with tiny gardens right next to housing earmarked for transitional housing for young offenders. I found it totally baffling. If I had £2m for a house, there was no way I’d have spent it there.

Marcipix · Today 16:53

No way.
My nieces could no longer walk to or from college as they were attacked by a gang of teenage girls every time they passed the entrance to the site.

Absolutely this.

My painfully shy DD was basically a prisoner in our cul-de-sac because of the permanent traveller camp just down the road. The boys took delight in tormenting her, shouting foul language, insults and sexual innuendo when she tried to walk past. Her confidence was completely destroyed.
Another travelling group took up residence on the school playing fields over summer. The piles of shit and other unmentionables were utterly disgusting.

Not even if the house were free!

WHY do they act in such an antisocial way?

Probably as they know they are ''untouchable'' and police are scared of them.

Yes. In our area police are too scared to do anything. It took around 5 years for the council to evict one family from the area. This was after hundreds, perhaps thousands of complaints - many with video evidence but they didn’t seem to care. Abuse of animals including trying to poison a a neighbours dog, beating a horse in the middle of the street, shooting cats, theft, bullying, break ins (complete with full video evidence from ring doorbells), and the rubbish…. Omg just piles and piles of rubbish!

Sadly just sounds like par for the course.

In Eire it's just as bad - but with animal abuse off the scale. {Dead Trotters {Horses} left in the street.. abandoned Lurchers and shockingly as foal found with amateur shod feet. - foal had allegedly been ridden by children.

We took a Traveller Lurcher puppy as our first ever dog - an emaciated little thing- {rescued via a major charity} when she grew strong, Travellers tried to steal her back several times - {She won a few prizes at Lurcher shows}- they didn't succeed as I took evasive action, but they were very intimidating.

If there is a funeral all the local businesses will close for the day. They put up signs that there has been a gas leak ect. They would rather lose a days takings than risk the inevitable damage to their property.

i worked at a school and there was a funeral going on nearby. A young teacher said a colleague and I were being racist in that we were having a concerns. She looked a bit sheepish when we had to go into lockdown once there was an absolutely huge fight involving one man effectively using the horse drawn carriage as a battering rams. Many cars destroyed, lawn destroyed, shop windows ect

Wouldn't touch it with a shitty stick.

All new build sites above a certain size are supposed to have traveller provision now - it’s absolute madness as no one would choose to live near a traveller site, let alone buy an expensive new house there. We have a site earmarked near us due to prospective new builds. it’s worrying for all the reasons stated on this thread. Councils can choose to put the provision elsewhere though.