To ask my neighbour to move their trampoline slightly out of sight when I have viewers round to my house?

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Trying to sell my house at the moment, although we are detached we are very very close to our neighbours house. The only thing really separating us from the trampoline is a 6ft fence. When you look out of the back bedrooms all you see is this looming big trampoline (gardens are quite small). AIBU?

how do you get on with them normally

Well...yes a bit. Why should neighbours rearrange their place for you?

Surely your viewers will expect to see families and their stuff on their own properties?

yes IMHO

yes

yeah i think so. where they pu theri trampoline is non of your business good luck

I guess it depends on how difficult it would be for them to move it and store it somewhere else.

No, you're not unreasonable to ask them if they'd mind but you would be unreasonable to expect them to do it.

Sorry, yes. Why are you worrying about it anyway?

Yip!

if the gardens are small, would moving the trampoline make much difference anyway? I might ask them not to jump on it if i was having viewers - very offputting to have faces appearing over the fence.

Trust me you could have a lot worse in the garden next door. One of our neighbours seems to use their garden as a dump. Its full of broken furniture etc.

Errr why does the exact loaction of next door trampoline efffect how you sell your house?

Yes, you are BU

Yes. I would think my neighbours were nuts if they asked us to do something like that. Sorry. It's perfectly acceptable to have a trampoline in your garden.

Broken fence, overgrown trees - then you'd be within your rights. Not on this though.

If it is a small garden, then whereever they move the trampoline, it is going to look huge and imposing. To be honest, nearest the fence is the best you are going to get as the fence blocks it out... If you are worried, nail some trellis to the top of the fence to hide the trampoline a bit more...

I think you are being a bit unreasonable, if they had their granny-knickers on the line in full display, or loads of rubbish in their garden fair enough, but a trampoline just implies that children live there.
No problems in my opinion.

depends how you get on with them really.

where would they move it to if you have small gardens?

how long are you suggesting they move it for? will your house sell quickly? are you talking move it today, bring it back, move it again, for the next 3 months. or are you talking just move it for a couple of weeks?

Guess I am unreasonable then! . I didn't expect them to move it, I was just going to ask them to move it slightly over a bit where it wouldn't have been so noticeable. I will just leave it then, Victor Meldrew in the making me!

Yes.
What would be your reason for asking for them to move it?-do you think it would deter potential buyers?
I can't imagine it would affect their decision.

i think it depends on how well you get on with your neighbours, really. i'm with soupy... you can ask them but you can't get crossed if they say no. but i would say that the estate agent asked...

Are people really likely not to buy your house due to view of trampolene??

i cant imagine someone thinking
"oh im not buying that house, the neighbours have a trampoline in the garden!"

Before I get a torrent of abuse about the granny knickers - it was said in jest

Also, used to live next door to a dear old lady who hung her knickers above fence height next to our patio. Croissant anyone?

Blimey!
Unless I am mistaken, the OP was told by everyone that she was BU and accepted the verdict. How flufy is this thread!!!
I'm surprised no one pointed out the dangers of trampolining, or looking our of windows!!!

fwiw, my gran's new neighbours have stuck an enormous trampline in their back graden and my gran thinks it's hilarious watching the kids, the mum, the dad and friends bouncing about, she's never seen anything like it. so you'll be fine if you have an 85 year old coming to look round your house..

Well one viewer did mention it, which got me thinking

Nowt wrong with granny knickers!