Moving house - noisy neighbours

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Our house is on the market and I know I'll have to fill those legal forms in soon.

We have neighbours who are pleasant enough, but are noisy (semi detached house, and it's mainly living noises that are just a bit louder than normal because the build quality isn't great, but with the odd slamming door, etc) and I have spoken to them about it several times... they apologise but it never really gets better. I truly don't think they're doing anything wrong, it's just that I'm sensitive and the house is a bit shit. We have never made a formal complaint to anyone (council, police, etc). I in particular have struggled with it, but I know it's not a big deal to other people - OH notices it but not as much as I do.

Am I right in thinking that I don't have to declare this as a dispute on the TA6 form? I've seen a lot of posts about this but they're all people who have made complaints, or their dispute is about land or similar.

FWIW the people who lived here before us also had problems and I think even had the police called on them as things got a bit heated although I don't think that related to noise, but that wasn't declared on the form when we bought.

I wouldn't declare it. Pretty sure it only means official complaints but even if not, how would they know? The noisy neighbours are unlikely to tell them you complained and even if they did, they won't have proof.

I don’t think you need to if it’s not been lodged with any sort of authority.

Thank you, this is what I'd thought. The noise probably bothers me more than most and I've always been honest with them about that, it's never been confrontational or anything, and we all seem to get on well enough, so I hope that's that.

No you don't need to declare it. You only have to declare if you've had a formal dispute with neighbours, like keeping a diary of noise or going to mediation with the council. Making a single complaint to the council wouldn't count. it's the risk the buyer is taking. We always bent the truth when we sold a flat previously that had awful neighbours, never outright lied.

If you have not made any official complaints then you don't need to say anything..

Quote ''provide information about any existing disputes, or complaints or anything that could lead to a dispute in the future… The seller should also provide information about disputes that have arisen in the past.”

Complaints and anything that could lead to a dispute. Yes, you should declare it.

I wouldn't declare it. Its not got to official levels and its general family noise, not all night parties.
Not everyone is bothered by stuff like that.

Ignore this

Given that you’ve never been in a confrontation with them that has lead to an official complaint involving police or environmental health, there is nothing to report.
If your DH isn’t bothered by the noise of how they live, it follows that your purchaser will take it in their stride too.
Relaaaax.