Seller - disclosing on neighbours?

[Stressinghell]

Hi all,

I am in the process of selling however on the TA6 form from the solicitor it asks about any neighbouring property disputes/complaints. This is where I'm not sure whether I can answer no.

So 1.5 years ago our next door neighbour was having a drunken argument it seems (no bother to us everyone argues sometimes etc) and ran into their garden shouting to us/other side of neighbours to ring the police as he thought he was in danger from his partner. So my partner rang the police saying we've been asked to ring them by neighbours etc. Police went next door - all was fine.

The other thing was they had a small dog (that they no longer have) that was barking and I submitted a complaint to the council but retracted it straight away (literally 20 minutes later) and environmental health confirmed same day that the complaint had been deleted by them.

Now they are actually renting the house out to another couple who we hear nothing from/are fine with so would we need to disclose these as disputes/complaints even if the police one wasn't our issue/council complaint was removed before opened? Plus it isn't even the same neighbours there now?

Just getting stressed now!

As the neighbors aren't there any more, I don't think that you need to mention it.

I think you're in the clear. I would not mention any of that. Complaint was retracted. Calling the police when requested is nothing to mention imo. And they are no longer living there.

Section 2 of the form specifically requires information about any existing disputes, or complaints or anything that could lead to a dispute in the future. It asks:

1. The seller should provide information about any existing disputes. This could include the cause of the dispute (for example, complaints relating to noise) and any action taken to resolve matters. The seller should also provide information about disputes that have arisen in the past.
2. The seller should provide information about anything that could lead to a dispute in the future.

It is important to answer the questions accurately and honestly so that the buyer can make an informed choice. If information is withheld, your buyer could take legal action if an issue that you knew about arises after the new owner has moved in. The buyer could potentially claim for the cost of resolving the problem or even compensation for any loss of value (diminution) in the property.

Surely the first incident doesn't count as a dispute/complaint? And the second one was retracted. And then there's the fact that those neighbours don't live there any more!
So I can't think there's anything you need to declare.

I don’t see anything you need to declare - you’re fine.

Just ask your solicitor what to do, it's their job to advise.

I figure that question HAS to be about current neighbours. It's about giving the buyer reassurance about who they are living next to, so anything to do with people who have moved away is totally irrelevant.