DH and I moved into our house (3 bed semi in a North Western town) early December 2014.
On moving day:
the lady who sold us the house had left a bottle of fizz and a card to welcome us. Naturally, I reached out to her the following day to thank her and wish her the best with her new home
the NDNs that aren’t attached made the effort to come out the front, say hello, introduce themselves and even offered to make us a cuppa given our kettle and cups were all boxed up. It was a lovely gesture and much appreciated.
the attached neighbour….not a bean, even though she was in and at one point was out the front on her driveway, washing her car.
Even the neighbours who live in the house the other side of attached NDN made the effort to post a Christmas card a week or two later welcoming us to the street - a gesture that was obviously reciprocated, as that’s just good manners.
To be honest, this has been the least of our issues with attached NDN over the 10 years we’ve lived here (that would be a thread in its own right), so I can’t consider the lack of greeting on moving day as a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
Whenever we moved house when I was a kid, my Mum not only made sure the entire house was left spotless (sadly something that apparently nowadays can’t be expected as a given) but also always left a small gift and a card to welcome the new occupants. Sadly I think small gestures like this are becoming a rarity.
@Sassetta I’d chalk this one down to a difference in values between you and your buyers but don’t let this put you off from making such nice gestures in the future - there are still some people who do appreciate the effort and sentiment behind them.
Edited: spelling.