Is this really cheeky?

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I recently bought a house on a very small housing estate- probably 5 houses of each type so they tend not to come up for sale very often. Although one identical to the house I bought has recently gone on the market (for near 20% more than I have just paid), and it’s not in as good condition.

The details of what I paid are not published by land registry yet- but someone knocked on the door on Saturday and said they are interested in the other one but want to know what I paid for mine as they don’t want to overpay?

I feel this is really cheeky, but I don’t want to sour relations with anyone.

I don’t want my existing neighbours to think I am interfering with their sale, I don’t want new neighbours to think I am being precious to when the information will be published anyway.

I just said I didn’t know and my partner dealt with it- I could tell they were skeptical, and they left a number. I’m really annoyed they put me in that position

Yeah that’s pretty cheeky of them to knock like that! I’d just ignore their note. They can wait until it’s put online to find out

As much as it hasn't been published yet, it is public information so it wouldn't bother me to tell them - although I don't blame you for feeling put on the spot when they knocked!

It wouldn't bother me to be asked at all but a random person just knocking on the door is a bit cheeky. I would probably chat to them for a bit and find out a bit about them and then decide what sort of information to give them.

It will be public information as soon as the land registry gets around to publishing it, so while I agree it’s a bit cheeky I wouldn’t mind answering the question personally.

I just think it's a bit short sighted of the person to be honest. If you recently moved then your offer will have been accepted several months ago when the market was different. They have no information about the motivations of the people who sold to you and the sellers of this other house.

If the people who sold to you were looking for a quick sale but the sellers of the other house aren't desperate to move then this buyer could shoot themselves in the foot by using yours as a benchmark