Would this put you off buying a house? (And what can I do about it)

[Cucucachu]

We are trying to sell our house. I think it has a lot going for it, we’ve worked really hard on it and it’s marketed as “immaculately presented”. There’s new extension, new boiler, new bathroom, new kitchen, in a desirable location. End of terrace.

Our neighbour is nice enough but smokes weed pretty constantly. Its stinks. He smokes mostly on his terrace behind so if any of the back windows are open, or being in the garden/on the street you can smell it a lot of the time.

if you came to a viewing and the neighbour was obviously smoking weed would it put you off in this case?

and WIBU for us to give him a heads up about when viewings are , maybe ask if he would mind not smoking it outside during that time?

he is generally very nice and we have no issues apart from this - I don’t want to piss him off by insinuating he stinks and might hold us back selling our house

🤣😂 I take it you don’t know many educated professionals!

@AnnieSnap Perhaps it depends on your age/friends? Or where you live?

I'm an educated professional, as are the majority of my friends, and no one I know smokes weed. It was the kind of thing we outgrew after university, and even then it was only the odd joint at parties in a cool, middle class student kind of way. (We thought we were cool - we weren't).

I have never known anyone take cocaine or harder drugs. It's not something I'd think was 'normal' or be casually tolerant of. I agree with those saying that the drug trade causes huge amounts of misery. All of the educated professionals I know are educated enough to be aware of this, and not to have saddled themselves with an illegal addiction.

All the people saying educated professionals don’t use drugs… the people running the country are very partial to a bit of the old white powder https://www.businessinsider.com/cocaine-traces-found-uk-parliament-including-near-pms-office-report-2021-12?amp

That’s not to say working class people or unemployed/homeless etc don’t do drugs, of course they do (and frankly if they’re sleeping rough I don’t blame them) but generally speaking richer people can afford more drugs! Middle class drug use is a widely known thing, not just something people are making up https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/03/middle-class-drug-users-fuel-soaring-number-cocaine-deaths/

I’m not saying drugs are all good and harmless. But alcohol and smoking aren’t all good and harmless either and they’re legal. Personally I think weed is generally less harmful than both of those and that legalising drugs would allow for more control of them, greatly reduce the crime involved in creation and supply, allow them to be taxed and reduce drug deaths by having safe use environments.

@Lucyccfc68 Hose them= genius. Respect.

I wouldn’t use cocaine myself and, like you, I think the fall out from the production of it is horrific. That said, many people use it occasionally, recreationally and don’t become addicted. Remember alcohol is the drug with the highest rate of addiction! Successful Journalists and Politicians are amongst the biggest users of cocaine.

I mean thanks for suggesting my house stinks but it certainly doesn’t.

Perhaps they don't reveal their pot smoking ways to you, as you seem a bit uptight about it.
I can assure you, I know lots of highly educated, high earning and respectable people who smoke it. As well as just nice, normal people. I don't, because it doesn't agree with me, but you'd probably be surprised at who does. Teachers, nurses, councillors, police officers, bankers...upstanding members of society.
It's being legalised in various countries now.

Again o don’t know any professional smoking weed, it’s scummy no goods in the park.

it’s grown and sold by ruthless criminals. My DH is a police officer, finds of cannabis farms usually involves finding weapons, destruction of rental houses. Drug dealers think nothing of exploiting children and often women. Using drugs supports these dangerous people.

cannabis use can have long term effects.

What exactly is scummy no goods in the park? I know plenty of middle aged professionals who recreationally smoke weed. Calm down.

If your husband is a police officer and you have such a strong stance against it, then it's highly unlikely that any of your respectable acquaintances, friends or relatives are going to reveal their enjoyment of pot smoking to you.
I'm not on a pro pot campaign, I don't even smoke it myself. I'm sharing facts that a significant amount of people smoke it. From all walks of life. The 'scummy no goods' smoking it in the park, probably don't make up 10% of pot smokers! For one thing, most will be smoking it in their own homes (hence the OP) The vast majority of the smokers will never be cautioned or found to be smoking it, because they arent 'no gooders' who would raise suspicions, they are just normal people.

I don’t get people moaning that there’s snobbery around crimes? We SHOULD be snobs about criminals.

Well said.

Depressing thread when people are comparing children being sex trafficked to owning an AirBnb. Like sorry you’re a scummy drug user but at least own your choices

Bloke next door - well respected plumber - smokes weed
Manager at work - smokes weed
DD’s college tutor smokes weed
Mid managers at work smoke weed - saw 4 of them after the Christmas party.

DH friends smoke week - electrician, customer arrives manager and a builder.

None of these people hang round parks.

All are home owners with decent paying jobs.

More likely people with money than those without.

It’s not really well said though, let’s face it, plenty of folks grow their own for personal use. People have such a blinkered narrow view of what’s going on. But yes there is a large amount of criminals selling weed.

its not just “scummy no goods in the park” who smoke it though, whatever the heck that means.

the poster might be married to old bill, but it’s clear she isn’t herself, as the view showed a real lack of understanding.

I'm well aware that perfectly respectable, managerial types smoke weed. As do lovely ageing hippies who wouldn't hurt a fly, etc.

For me, it is the smell of weed itself. I don't like it and wouldn't want it in my house or garden. That alone would put me off buying a house.

Could you suggest or even purchase him a vape instead? The smell is much much less potent.

Honestly I'd just tell him that the estate agent has feedback about the strong smell of weed being a factor and would it mind holding off around the days you have viewings if you give him enough notice.

Yes that’s going to work. Oh I say Mr Skunk, here’s a blueberry & muffin vape to replace that there weed

Would put me off. Ex neighbour wasn't allowed to smoke indoors because of kids so smoked under my kids bedroom window filling their room with smoke instead. Out by the patio it was smoke or weed (pretty sure he thought no one knew) but it stunk my house out every day in summer. P#ssed me right off to be honest, the smell makes me gag and really lingers. People are know that smoke it are responsible hard working people so I wouldn't instantly think on a viewing that the neighbours were dodgy, although many will, but it's the smell, just can't be doing with the smell and feeling queasy all the time.

Hopefully you'll find some fellow pot smokers that won't care!

It's not the same thing at all. Especially for those that smoke weed for health conditions like epilepsy, ms, glaucoma... It's the fact it stops spasms, relieves pain and relaxes. Those that smoke it because they like it is because of the relaxation it gives. Vapes don't have THC and CBD in them. Hell most people haven't got a clue what's in them as they are totally unregulated. Considering cigarettes have things like formaldehyde in them I hate to think what's it a vape.

I good lung full of bubble gum or candy floss isn't going to replace the high of a big fat joint.

Myself and other educated Canadians smoke weed. It helps my Endo and migraines and also my ocd. I love weed.

Ex-husband works in finance and while he doesn't smoke weed (to be fair I use edibles more than smoke) but the majority of his coworkers do on the weekends. They were all successful VP's, directors, senior management types.

Current partner is a crisis worker and most of his coworkers also smoke weed despite him never having done it.

I don't drink. I'm not a fan of the feeling or the increase in certain cancer risks. I've also seen alcohol addiction destroy families.

My dad died of a drug overdose not related to marijuana or any other illegal drugs but due to pain killers prescribed by doctors.

If people want to look at prescription meds and who they test on in developing countries you'll learn a lot about exploitation of the vulnerable.

Sorry, but the smell will affect the sale.

It will cost the new owners a LOT of money to get rid of it (and the staining on everything)

@bebemusedmoose you can get devices which vaporise herb or oil. As I say, much less smell.

@Zone2NorthLondon see below. Vapes just refer to devices which vaporise.

@Nanny0gg Yeah, I know. The anxiety is making me need a flipping smoke, haha. I live in quite a liberal area so I'm hoping some rich stoners will come a-knockin' come inevitable upheaval time. I may be biased but I really like the smell, mmm...herby. ; )