New build social housing

[mrsclaus1984]

Our house is currently on the market, and DH wants to arrange to view a house for sale on a new build estate. It’s around a year old, not totally brand new.

The house itself really is beautiful, but I’m reluctant because the adjacent road is full of social housing.

I have said to DH that I feel we should at least have a drive around the estate at a couple of different times of the day/evening to get a feel for the place generally, as well as the social housing roads, before arranging to view and potentially falling in love with the house without seeing the bigger picture.

I’m sure that there are many people in social housing who are great neighbours, but let’s face it these properties do come with problems at times and I would absolutely hate to live close to any issues.

has anyone else bought a home on a new estate and not had any problems with the social housing?

At least people on council estates don’t seem to give a shit about fences or neighbouring cats or someone else’s foliage encroaching on their lawn…

I’ve had more busy body neighbours since buying a house than I did growing up on a council estate.

I'd just buy somewhere else, in an established area and check for any rented properties nearby.

I knew someone who bought a lovely house with social housing close by. The privately owned houses were targeted by the social housing tenants, car windscreen smashed, garden fences demolished etc needless to say they moved.
I also owned a house on a street mixed with social housing tenants, all fine until two households with elderly tenants died and new young tenants moved in. There were numerous anti social behaviour problems- we too moved away. Only takes a few bad apples to turn an area into a getto
Definitely wouldn't buy near social housing again- steer clear

I live on a new build estate that is a mix of social housing, (I'm in social housing), private tenants and homeowners. I've lived here for 15 years (so not so new now) and I can say all the neighbours who have ever been problematic, (loud music, parties at all hours, screaming and shouting, fights, police in the middle of the night) have been the homeowners.

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Mixed tenure new build estates are rarely harmonious for many reasons, it often becomes a "them and us" mindset. If the properties are dotted about it might be less of an issue then the ones where it is a whole (sub) section.

God you're brave, OP. 😂 These threads always go exactly the same way.

Let's be honest. Arsehole neighbours can come from any background but if somebody is a dedicated crackhead/piss artist it's unlikely they'll be an investment banker living in a mansion.

We have some social flats here. A few of the NIMBY lot sold up quickly.
They are FAR less trouble than many of the owners in our estate.

OP these threads always go the same way but I have a family member who lives on a beautiful new estate which is blighted by anti social behaviour from social housing tenants. The houses near the social housing are constantly for sale. I’m sure plenty of people are great tenants but I wouldn’t want to bet my largest asset on it. But then there are other things that would put me off if the ‘owner’ neighbours had certain set ups too.

I've lived in a HA property for over 18 years. My home is one of the nicest in the street as I take pride in where I live and it's surroundings. There are detached 4/5 bedroomed, privately owned homes over the back from us. Two of those in close proximity don't give a rat's about anyone else. Loud parties until all hours with karaoke machines outside in their gardens, shouting and screaming. We're not all antisocial scum! Far from it.

I live on a small estate which is a mix of social housing/private rent/privately owned. we have a lovely community feel. The only problematic neighbour we did have was in a privately owned house. They often had noisy parties and guests would block everyone's cars on their drives. would make anonymous malicious complaints to the HA. Seriously, get over yourself.

I would be more concerned about having an HMO next door with tenants shoehorned into it and an absentee landlord.

How have you decided that I’m middle class? What a bizarre comment.

What a creepy comment. Are you stalking my posts? You might want to look at getting a job or hobby. I’m a little embarrassed for you.

It's just how you're coming across. Your post sounds very judgemental of those of us living in social housing.

Have you not read my OP where I did say that not all social tenants are going to be bad neighbours? Are you jealous or something? I’m sorry you’re stuck in a council house but that’s not my problem.

I lived in a ‘very good’ area in a lovely house. Some of the neighbours were antisocial, unpleasant and generally OTT. I now live in social housing (well for the last 17 years) and the area is not good and a lot of the homes old and scruffy. Just like in my ex very nice area/home there are a lot of antisocial, unpleasant and generally OTT neighbours. In both there are also quiet, considerate and pleasant neighbours.

Nope. We happened to both be on the thread started by the poor disabled woman who wasn’t looking forward to the upheaval of a new kitchen in her HA property. You were supercilious and unkind about those who live in social housing. In fact, funny enough, I was embarrassed for you and your inaccuracies and snobbery.

I'd be more concerned about why the current owners are selling up if it's only a year old. Could be a genuine reason but it's a red flag to me.

What an unkind person you are. Glad you don’t live near me. That post made me gasp

i would avoid. made that mistake myself and now living in a lovely new build 3 doors down from someone who murdered his own mate and opposite his other pal who plotted it with him (both social housing) :) so think i am pretty biased but if it were me? avoid avoid avoid

the issue is it can go from 0-100 fast. our area was totally fine for a good 2 years and now it’s grim, police here all the time always the same houses causing bother and it’s not ‘minor’ bother either. just avoid, don’t worry about being called a snob. i’d rather be a snob than live somewhere potentially rough

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Wow.

you sound lovely, op

do the people in the social housing a favour and find another house away from them. They don’t need your snobbiness

Ok 🤣

Move in quickly OP, every neighbourhood needs a Hyacinth Bucket to tell the scum how to live. Don't stint on the nets or the candlelit suppers. And the After Eights. They'll love you, everyone needs- entertainment.