To send notes to the neighbours?

[GhostsInSnow]

Can't decide if this would make me a twat or not....

Two weeks ago we bought our dream home in a small cup de sac. It hadn't been for sale on the open market so no for sale sign.

The house has spent much of the last 10 years let continuously to short term tenants who haven't really looked after the place. The gardens especially have been left to grow a bit wild which is a shame as it's a bit of a feature in the street.

I suspect when the neighbours saw us moving in they have assumed we are another in the long line of tenants who aren't going to be here long and have left us to our own devices.

So to my point, WIBU to pop a note through the two or so houses to say 'Hi! We're ghosts and DH and we have just bought x house, we look forward to meeting you in person'

Good idea? Or twatty?

Why don't you just knock and introduce yourself?

Just go knock at the weekend and introduce yourself to your immediate neighbours surely?

May be worth just knocking a few doors instead and introducing yourselves? Although I don’t think a note is a bad idea either

I'd pop round and just say hello.

Why don't you just knock and introduce yourself?

I'd not even considered that option 😂😳

YANBU! I personally think its a lovely idea.

I am planning on dropping a note through our new neighbours house (when we eventually sign contracts and get a completion date) to introduce ourselves.

I would knock and say hi, or go up to them when you’re outside and see them unloading shopping/coming up the path etc. Nice to put a face to names.

It’ll become obvious that you’re going to be nice neighbours when you sort out the garden.

I suspect when the neighbours saw us moving in they have assumed we are another in the long line of tenants who aren't going to be here long and have left us to our own devices.

Would they not have noticed that the house was for sale?

Tbh I’d think someone was a bit pretentious if I got a note like that. I’d much rather you came and said hi and explained you’ve bought it. Could be the start of some new friendships or at least polite neighbours. Hope your new home gives you lovely memories whatever you decide.

Hopefully (weather permitting) we'll be making a start on the garden this weekend so might be a good chance to say hi.

We have spoken to our nearest NDN who is lovely, but assumed like everyone else we wouldn't be here for any length of time.

Also, the street sign is filthy, DH has banned me from cleaning it under cover of darkness. 😂

@kaytee87 no, the house never went on the open market so no sign. We were friends with the owners so everything was done between us. Old tenants moved out, we moved in on completion 2 weeks later.

If you have already spoken to one neighbour you might find that the others already know!

Invite everyone round for a drink.

I think going to them would be nice , to break the ice you could say hi I am ghost I have just bought the house next door, could you tell me
when the bins are collected,
is there a milkman /window cleaner round here ,
nice park
local restaurant / pub etc .
you may already know the answers but it will give you a way to start talking to them .

Just knock and say what you were going to put into your note

I don't get it ... What does 'we're ghosts' mean?

Its OPs name ( on here )

Although there is a thread on here where someone is talking about a ghost spunking in her house and it did make me wonder at first

I think it’s a nice idea - a couple moved into the house diagonally opposite to ours with something along the lines of ‘ hello, we are x and have just moved in. We’ll be doing some renovations so there will be a skip out side for x while but we will ensuring that it all gets completed as soon as possible. Look forward to meeting you ! ‘ Broke the ice, so that when we saw them, we could say ‘ Hello, we are the Pies from number x, hope it all goes well :) “ ( not mentioning that everyone knew they had bought a money pit ......... :/ )

‘ and put a one through the door with ‘ seems to have vanished, oops

Loving the idea of a note through my door telling me that ghosts had moved in

Better than zombies or vampires I guess.

Looking forward to your note.

i don’t really understand why it matters if your neighbours think you’re going to be there short term or if you’re long term? surely when they realise you’re doing work to the house, sorting the garden etc, and the more time you spend there they’ll realise bought it and in time you’ll get talking to them. if i received that note i’d be a bit perplexed really (and i live on a small cul de sac, and talk to lots of my neighbours, built up over time)

They'll have twigged when they saw the "For Sale" sign instead of a "To Let" sign......