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blinkin eck, family next door to our poss new house make the dingles seem considerate!!!!!!!!!!!!!what to do?????

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 09:06

help, we have sold our house subject to contract to a couple who arent in a chain and want a quick sale, we have placed an offer on ahouse which has been accepted and the vendor is building a housenext door which weare fine with, however,we have been over there a bout 3 times to see the houseand it was deadly quiet, the cul de sac is quite small and it seems quite peaceful, we asked about the neighbours ajoining the house and he just said, oh i think they will move soon, they have just split up, he pointed out that the mother had left and taken 10 year old with her but left father and 18 year old there. last night we decided to drive past the house as we were over there anyway and to our horror, the 18 year old was stood out side with about 3 really rough looking lads(he looked like a nasty peice of work too)with all the doors open on his car and the loudest music id ever heard coming out of it, really bassy, the car is a clapped out g reg escort but thr sound system is prob worth more than the car, dh wants to pull out of the sale now, advice please???

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LGJ · 22/05/2005 11:48

Run like hell......................

If it seems too good to be true it generally is, please don't even entertain this as a possibility any more.

Freckle · 22/05/2005 11:59

A difficult one. If things were really bad, would your vendor still be building his house there? If the mother is there, perhaps she can persuade the son to tone things down. What are the chances of the son still being there in years to come? At 18, he may well take off soon anyway.

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:12

god, dont know what to do, he has a girlfriend so maybe they might move in togetherat some point, vendor seems to think that they might sell anyway as he doesnt see howshe can afford to stay there anyway, weve been a a few times and its been quiet....sigh....just phoned my mother and she has said run, run, run, before its too late, trouble is my aunt moved into a lovely house on a lovely estatewith fab neighbours, them a year later one neighbour sold to acouple who argueall night and my poor aunt never gets any sleep, you never know what you are gonna get.....oh god, feel like pulling out of the whole thing completely now.

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:13

noddy, i would be bothered as i suffer from menieres desease and loud noise isagony for me, only consolation is that i am slowly going deaf

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Lonelymum · 22/05/2005 12:15

who are the Dingles please? Excuse my ignorance...

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:15

emmerdale lonelymum

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Lonelymum · 22/05/2005 12:17

Oh right. Never watched it but I take it they are the family from hell...

If I were you, I would ring round all the estate agents tomorrow and see if they have anything new in. Now that we have chosen our house, we seem inundated with details of lovely looking properties and you might find the same. I thought I read yesterday that your ds has not been accepted for the nearby school? It might be fate you know... this may not be the house for you...

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:18

yes it doesnt look good does it, especially when ds couldnt get into the local primary school

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Lonelymum · 22/05/2005 12:20

Plenty more pebbles on the beach SC, and they might be prettier than the one you picked. Think positively. Your buyers will wait a bit for you if they really want your house. Have to go now. Will check in again later.

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:22

its not fair, we have lost 400 for the homebuyers survey too

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QueenEagle · 22/05/2005 12:48

Oh Spacecadet - I am so sorry to read this. I haven't been on the pc much in the last few days which is why I kept missing you on msn and I have only just caught this thread. I was out when you phoned me as well and haven't had chance to get back to you

I think I agree with what others have mostly said on here, if they do turn out to be the family from hell then your lives will be made so miserable. I know you said you've lost £400 but that is nothing compared to what you could go through for the next God knows how many years, and who knows if you could sell it again easily if you found you couldn't stick it?

Perhaps the house build next door was a red herring - I know you were taking steps to ensure this wasn't going to be a problem but in all honesty, I think you'd be able to put up with that rather than the Dingles next door wouldn't you?

I will speak to you later ok? Chin up

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:53

sniff, thanks QE, trouble is its the only house we have found with the 5 beds we need in our price range.......we would have to extend all the others we saw ..sigh...trouble is i dont think our buyers will wait as they have a baby due in oct, never mind, back to the drawing board

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QueenEagle · 22/05/2005 12:54

SC - sounds like you need cheering up my love. Turn on your webcam and come and laugh at my new haircut!!!

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 12:56

well you can turn yours on, mines staying off, im not dressed yet despite being up for 7 hours!

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Anteater · 22/05/2005 13:12

Neighbours make or break most houses, would defo give the Hub2dee tatic of 'having a chat' a go before making a final decision.
Our neighbours on both sides make our lives 100% easier.. But in the same village I know there are some problems.

I watch the big kids riding past our drive in horror, but always wave, and they wave back. They look (to me) horrific, but I suppose Im now an oldie

assumedname · 22/05/2005 13:20

If your homebuyer's survey hasn't been carried out yet, surely you don't have to pay the full £400 for it? Can't you negotiate a cancellation fee?

After all, the surveyor won't be spending that time on you - he won't be driving to the house; won't be using petrol; won't be looking over the house; making notes and dictating a report etc, etc. It just seems unfair that he'll get £400 for potentially sitting in his office with his feet up.

JoolsToo · 22/05/2005 13:24

sorry sc - have not read all the replies but I agree with your dh and would pull out - its a lot of money you're outlaying and you want it to be right.

assumedname · 22/05/2005 13:28

Oh and definitely pull out. It won't be your dream house with bad neighbours.

sparklymieow · 22/05/2005 14:16

Pull out!!!!! If I known what I know now, I would NEVER have taken this house..........

sparklymieow · 22/05/2005 14:17

my neighbours are all hanging about outside atm with their bass music pumping.......

Dingle · 22/05/2005 14:27

Haven't read all this thread, but just want to say. I AM ABSOLUTELY NO RELATION TO THEM!!

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 14:48

pmsl dingle, sparkly didnt realise you had neighbour probs, its really wierd cos i have just driven over there now and apart from yesterday eve, theres not a soul in sight, you could hear a pin drop, wierd, maybe hes told em all to shut up!, weare seriously considering ringing estate agent in morning and withdrawing our offer, homebuyers survey is meant to be carried out on weds, trouble is we have already paid upfront search fees on the property to the tune of 300, weve lost that and 399 arrangement fee on mortgage, what a nightmare, its so nicea pretty round there too, a real sleepy little village, or so we thought.

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janeybops · 22/05/2005 15:02

sell yours, pull out and rent.

MrsDoolittle · 22/05/2005 15:03

Sorry spacecadet. I would also pull out. I think hub2dee is right in suggesting you could go around and speak to them, however, I know that I wouldn't like to have to approach them atall. I would much rather be allowed to keep myself to myself. Also the housing market is very quiet now, so it would be a good idea to hold onto your buyers and rent if you have to. Youw will find another house that you like. They are more houses on the market now that there have been for years.
I would be grateful that you wentt around and you did. Much better to find out now when you can pull out.

Goodluck whatever you decide

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Spacecadet · 22/05/2005 15:04

trouble is it costs a thousand pounds a month to rent round here, min!

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