House next door is a sodding Holiday Let!

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I will start by saying I do suffer with anxiety after living next to some absolute horrendous anti social neighbours a few years ago so this makes me very panicky about neighbours.....

The house next door to us has been empty a few months, before that it was rented out to people known to the owner, but no one seemed to live there full time, they would go "home" at weekends and seemed to use it as a base more than a place to live.

Anyway, they didn't cause any problems as they were rarely there but as I said, no one has been there recently.

I have come home today and discovered that the house is being used as a holiday let. I had suspicions that it was being advertised as such, but have now found the advertisements/pictures - and there are people currently there "on holiday".

I am very very on edge!

In my head I am picturing people making tons of noise, mess, blocking our driveway........ And not giving a shit because "they are on holiday".

I have found the booking availability and there isn't much booked (it's somewhat pricey I think) but I am feeling tense.

I know there is nothing I can do about it but AIBU to think the owners of the house should have mentioned something to the neighbours? It's a semi detached (not joined to us) on an estate!

I know I need to chill but the crap I went through with anti social neighbours makes me somewhat paranoid!

It's perfectly simple, OP - you must become the neighbour from hell. Enough negative reviews on TripAdvisor and their bookings will dry up.

I understand your anxiety as I have had horrendous neighbours.

I think this will be ok though. Doesn't sound like a stag weekend sort of place! Most folk on holiday just want peace and quiet.

We stay in a wee bungalow on a housing estate every year and don't make a squeak

If anything OP I've found that people are usually more respectful when they're staying in a holiday let even more so if it's quite pricey especially a house as well.A holiday camp you can get some good,some bad and some downright awful but a house or cottage it's usually alot better.
If it's a holiday let you won't get any late night partys,late night DIY,Early morning grass cutting and there will be times it will empty.

If anything it should be better than having a regular neighbour

Is it designated private housing (I can't think of the correct term but means housing not commercial) because I am pretty sure holiday lets are a business (whereas a tenanted property is still housing). So if it is a business perhaps it should not be allowed on the estate, are people allowed to run businesses from their homes there?

If businesses are not supposed to be run there then it is still not straight forward as to who enforces this rule. I got the Council land agent to deal with the property owners in my case when someone in a private block of flats made theirs a holiday let.

I don't see how Airb&b gets away with it all the time as surely they are a business.

You need to chill out - you're creating a problem in your head before there is any problem.

You'll end up making yourself hypervigilant and more sensitive to the slightest little thing/noise/incident that you probably wouldn't even notice if one of your regular nice neighbours did it.

You could check with your local council whether your neighbours have permission to let out their home for short-term lets. Although I rather like the advice from acasualobserver ...

I wouldn't give it a second thought you're worrying about something before it's even happened. The owners have no obligation to inform anyone who they are renting their property to. I'm sure they'll all behave normally.

You lucky bugger!
Not all the holidaymakers will be noisy etc and those that are will only be there for a week or two at most. Lots of times no-one will be there at all!

Count yourself v lucky and do the dance of joy !

And your neighbours plans for their property is your business because......

If anything OP I've found that people are usually more respectful when they're staying in a holiday let

Mmm, sometimes; sometimes not at all.
The apartment next door to us recently became a holiday let, and it's just awful.
However, this is a small block and the soundproofing is horrible (old building).

Anxiety sucks so bad!! Take a deep breath. If you get some bad ones report them. Hopefully you'll get some good people and not deal with bad ones.

I'd be really worrying about that too op. I'm glad there have been lots of reassuring responses.

At least they are not likely to bring six cats with them that will ruin your garden and drive you mad with their car scratching and meowling all night like my new next door neighbours beloved pets.

I think the fear of this spoiling your neighbourhood is going to be worse than the reality especially as it is being rented out at quite a high price.

acasualobserver

Interesting, if unethical and potentially counterproductive, advice... You put the holiday let out of business... They sell... A nightmare neighbour then permanently moves in!

OP, I felt the same when our neighbour sold up and some students moved in (one of their parents owns it now so it'll be the same student & her mates for at least 3 years)

It has been……. BLISS!! they're away over all of Christmas and most of the summer and also a lot of weekends. They are rubbish at parties! bless them! the handfull they had at the start of the year fizzled out long before I would be asleep anyway. Feel a bit sorry for them in that respect!

Oh and the best bit? The only time they ever disturbed us was when they had a row a few weeks in. Wasn't much just a girly door-slamey row.. and they haven't spoken to each other since - They give each other the silent treatment! How BRILLIANT for us LOL - totally silent neighbours! And because it's obviously tense in there, they don't seem to spend much time at home.

Honestly they're the least disturbing neighbours we've ever had

But like you, I was soo anxious when I found out students were moving in

On the brightside, if they're noisy they won't be there very long!

Hi. I know it's a year on, but I'm in the same spot you were. I could also have been reading about myself.
Has it turned out OK for you?
We have just moved into our dream home and now next door is a holiday let. Worried to say the least

Hi,

Yes and no. I posted just a few days ago about the fact we were having issues with guests recently, generally stuff involving our driveway and front garden (parking behind our driveway and letting kids play in our front garden).

We had a word with the owner who has said they will ask guests to be more considerate, but that is really all they can do.

Unfortunately for us, this year they put the price per week to a more realistic price (although still expensive) so it's attracted more business so it's fairly busy. Most guests we don't notice but we there have been the odd few that have caused issues with noise and stuff.

Whilst it's not the nightmare I had envisaged when we first discovered it's a holiday let, it still isn't ideal and not something we thought we would have to deal with when we purchased the house.

As people said on this thread originally, if the guests are a pain, at least they are only there for the week!

It honestly doesn't sound that bad, OP - glad it's not the nightmare you'd envisaged and the issues you've had have only been minor.

If you're in an area that's more of a family destination you'll probably be largely OK. I think the worst problems tend to occur when you live next to an AirBnB property in the centre of a big city that's popular with stag and hen parties as I did before we moved last year

Write to the landlord. Ask about terms and conditions and whether it's AirBNB or holiday lets and what he's agreed to.

Just keep a record of anything you think is offensive.

And don't worry too much until you have real problems. Most holiday makers are great.