to put a card through our new neighbours' door

[BobPatandIgglePiggle]

To say happy new house / welcome to the street? ?

I thought it was fairly normal but dp thinks I'm daft. We don't live in a naice area or anything - we're in ex council, they're moving into the council house over the road.

He says I'm daft as they might think I'm a pushy neighbour or something! And he reckons only 'posh' people do thi!

Do you 'welcome' new neighbours? ?

I used to go knock on the door (above or below) when we rented flats and next door when we got a house, I got looked at like I had two heads. I stopped doing that. Then I moved somewhere medium nice and my new neighbour came and invited us round for dinner, she's now one of my best friends, the lady opposite came and knocked and said she had seen me with my little boy that looked a bit younger than hers and would I like his old clothes. She's also a good friend. Then I felt like the antisocial one that hadn't gone out of my way to make the effort!!

I think it's a lovely idea.

If by 'posh' your DH is referring to nice people with manners and some sense of community who don't want to be selfish, miserable and insular, then he is right.

No one seems to care about their neighbours these days, if we had more like you in our society there might not be so many lonely people with no one to turn to.

Our neighbours gave us a rose when we moved in and when they moved out I gave our new neighbours a card and the window cleaners no and let her know what the local fb groups were. It's just polite surely not Weird.

What a really lovely thought! When we move house in the near future, I'd like to think our new neighbours would do the same.

It depends where you are. Village or small residential area in a town - yes. Block of flats in London where the tenants change every 6 months - they'll probably think you're weird.

I think it's a nice idea. But yes, in a tower block in a big city could seem a bit weird.

My neighbours are all lovely, but I would have appreciated them actually coming round when we first moved in.

Not sure if I would though.

So, on reflection, my posts probably entirely unhelpful

I think it's a lovely idea. I live in the kind of big modern estate where no one knows anyone unless their kids happen to be the same age and play out on the green at the same time. It's one of the reasons I'm planning to move in the near future.
I love, when I'm down in my mother's, the way the neighbours pop in and out to pass on a message, or borrow something they've run out of while in the middle of cooking, and so on.
I think a message saying something like 'Hi welcome to the Close. Let us know if you need anything' Laura and Jim (no 9).' would be fine and doesn't give the impression that you're descending on them wanting to be instant friends.

I wouldn't recognise my neighbours in the street. It's a nice idea but not something I would do, I think I've seen two people that we share the block with (eight flats) but I couldn't tell you their names.

That sounds like a lovely idea OP! Our neighbours came round with a card and a big bowl of strawberries as soon as we moved and we have become very firm friends. Such a lovely thing to do, and makes people feel super-welcome. Just as long as you don't expect anything in return, it is a fab thing and welcoming to do imo.

I like the idea. My parent's moved house recently and their neighbours brought them a meal round ( I think a hotpot of some sort) saying that they'd seen them working hard sorting everything out and thought they'd probably be hungry. My Mum was very touched by it.

I think it's lovely!