Declaring noise complaint while selling

[TheGriffle]

We’ve recently sold our property and just got the pack from the solicitors for us to go through.

Where you have to declare disputes, our next door neighbour made a complaint to the council about our children making noise. It was nearly 2 years ago, it wasn’t upheld and we’ve had nothing since. We’ve never complained about them.

Do we have to declare this does anyone know?

Yes I think you do have declare it, but I can't imagine it would have any negative effect on your sale.

on the assumption that you are taking your children with you when you move, can't see why this would be an issue to the buyers even if it is true!

Don’t you have to declare your neighbours? The buyers won’t care if you are noisy as you won’t live there.

It's not the sellers being noisy (if they were) it's the neighbours being petty and annoying that may be of concern to the buyer.

However If an issue is in the past and resolved, I'm not sure the opening poster needs to even mention it.

Just be honest and declare it. Your neighbour had a problem with YOU, not the other way around, so if I were your buyer it wouldn't put me off at all.

Surely if it wasn't upheld it doesn't count?

I wouldn't declare this personally because it wasn't upheld and, to me, therefore wouldn't constitute a dispute which I would assume would be more involved.
Do the buyers have children? As a buyer, I'd want to know if the next door neighbours are arseholes though.

You should declare any disputes either those you've made or those made against you. Be factual and state when it was and what the resolution was after the council contacts you. You shouldn't lie or ignore the question.

Say yes but was not upheld.