AIBU to pull out of house sale due to neighbour?

[Lalarara10]

AIBU to pull out of house purchase due to odd neighbour?

Ran into him once when viewing the property - he seemed a bit odd and made some funny comments but I felt he was harmless. House looks pretty run down (adjoining walls). A few other times when I drove by I saw him just hanging around outside the houses with his 3 dogs.

A second time I went back there was a funny smell coming from the house next door and some odd rubbish outside.

Today my parents went to take some pictures of the house for me and he came out of his house and accosted them. They couldn't get away for 20 minutes. He was saying racist things, he apparently stank, had stains and dribble all down his tshirt and seemed not with it. He was talking about us applying for joint planning permission together (??!!), talked about calling the police on another neighbour and seemed obsessed with the whole sale/time on the market of the house.

It might not sound like much but it has been enough for me to decide to pull out...I don't want to live looking out the window to check he's not out there before getting my kids into the car or rushing to get my keys out to get in the house quickly. He doesn't seem to have boundaries and I can imagine him poking his head over our fence all summer long. The fact we would share walls concerns me and we don't want to complicate our planning and were planning on fast tracking it as soon as possible. However, there is a part of me that is worried we're making a mistake pulling out?! Not sure what to do?!

It’s bad enough moving in and then discovering unpleasant neighbours, at least you know beforehand. A good idea to pull out I would say. It would overshadow your whole move and spoil the excitement of a new home.

I was out at shared wall with him

You had me pulling out at 3 dogs before everything else

I'd walk away. Unpleasant/antisocial neighbours can make your life hell especially if you share a wall or any other areas in common.

If there are hygiene issues you could get vermin.

I personally would never buy an attached property. It causes no end of problems. I would rather live somewhere smaller and less nice, or just rent.

DIP OUT NOW!!!

run for the hills the sellers are maybe moving for this reason

3 dogs. Adjoining house. Absolute racket. It’s a no from me.

The 1 per cent voting, you are unreasonable - that's him

No way would l want a neighbours like him. The three dogs and smell would be enough for me to bail.

As a matter of interest.1.Why did the owners want to sell the house

2..Does this man own the house he is staying in, or is he just renting?

3.. Did the owners of the house you were going to buy. Tell the Estate Agent about this man's odd and abusive behaviour?

4.Google the address. To see if any nearby neighbours have ever reported him.

Also,when you look for another property
Use the above steps to check on any property.

Estate Agents and Sellers will tell you anything to make sale.

You are lucky to have found out about him.It may mean losing a bit of money but you will look back on this and feel it was worth it.

Hope you find a suitable property soon.

I’ve pulled out for less then that

Don’t say you’re ‘not sure what to do’. You DO know what to do - you just have to be brave. Pull out.

Absolutely this!

My neighbour is obsessed with the boundary between us and trims the hedge literally to 1mm.

He has CCTV pointing at his drive which I’m sure also covers my garden so whenever I’m doing something, out he pops and literally hovers at the other side of the hedge.

As someone who only found out that the neighbour is really weird after we moved in, because the seller had put no issues with the neighbour on the property details form, despite the neighbour claiming to have a court case against our sellers, GET OUT NOW!!

She already has

Pulling out is the right thing, especially as it's not cost you anything. If he's living in squalor then you could easily end up with rats. His behaviour could escalate. You've had a lucky escape.

Not at you OP, but people should never pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to take on somebody else's problem because they feel bad about pulling out.

No pull out and find something else, I ended up with neighbours that were simply inconsiderate, he sounds like a nightmare so don't do it.

Like hell would I move there. I would also be suspicious as to why the people you were buying the house from were moving.

Not sure if this where I post this , we are in norwich and a a couple of quotes from solicitors of around 60000 to sell and buy a property, is this around the normal
range,

60 grand??!! I assume that’s a typo.

This.

Hell no you are not BU!! In fact, after a horrible experience with a neighbour in my past, I will NEVER again buy without meeting all the neighbours first. Doesn't guarantee they aren't weirdos, but at least I'll have a chance to pick up on any obvious creepers.

Pull out! As someone living next door to a bullying prick, I wish there'd been signs beforehand.

Please make sure to mention his behaviour to the estate agents.

So glad your post has given you the perspective you need! You are 100% right to pull out. If he’s shown himself to be a nuisance just in your brief visits imagine what it would be like living next to him with no escape! You have dodged a huge bullet! Good luck in finding somewhere else.

Thank god you got free. It sounds like a horror movie, with a slow burn start.

I can't imagine why the owners are trying to sell!