To pull out of this house sale?

[parrotywotsit]

I've got a bit of a bargain on a house, nothing equivalent will come around this cheap. I'm also at the very bottom of the market - currently renting after a break up.

It's a terrace with access across next door, a path against the house. I went for a follow up viewing and their dogs were using the garden as a toilet - claimed they hadn't realised and would stop them. We haven't been back to check yet so don't know whether they have. Solicitors have now discovered they've built a shed over the access but claim to have reinstated access around this, but not moved the shed, so access is technically blocked or at the least altered informally. We also noticed on a drive-by that the gate from their house to the road was blocked by rubbish.

I'm also worried that it needs a lot of cosmetic work, I'm not well off and on my own. But I'm really scared to lose this chance to get on the housing ladder.

That said, this house is cheap for a reason, isn't it? I should throw it back and pull out, shouldn't I?

Listen to your gut. A friend was in a similar situation with buying a house 9 years ago where the neighbours had rubbish in their garden, thet estate agent told her they were waiting for the council to collect it. 7 years of rats, noise complaints, them throwing dog poo over her fence, threats of physical violence when she tried to speak to them etc she's moved but she's been absolutely miserable in her house in the meantime and she's had to declare all the council involvement when selling so it was quite hard to sell her own absolutely beautifully decorated home. Don't do it.