Love the neighbours...

RoyMi6 said:
Haha, love the people in this thread that wouldn't be put off buying.

Wonder what's on their front lawns...

Call the council - say you saw a family of rats living in it. Job done.
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Small number voice differing opinion, retaliates by questioning their own properties and suggest OP ring council and lie.

Ah GD
 
Uther said:
I'm looking at houses to buy now, one of the first things I do is go to streetview and look at the surrounding houses.If the gardens are full of **** I don't bother going any further. It is a sign of a lack of respect for the area.
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Google street view could be years out of date, couldn't it?

Whilst it will give an impression wouldn't something more relevant for deciding to move be more pertinent, like local crime rate? Schools? (if you have children), distance from local shopping etc
 
Spacedeck said:
Well sure it would be an eyesore to look at. But that doesn't have any impact on the house being sold. The house is still the same and if the house is everything they was looking for, it's still a perfect house with just an unsightly attraction in the surroundings.
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You missed the last part of his post then?

"Who knows what else they feel is acceptable."

Sweeping generalisation/stereotypes ahoy, but the kind of people who think it's acceptable to leave their furniture out on the street for weeks are also generally the kind to let their kids run riot, eff and blind at the tops of their voices, play chavvy music at all hours, and other assorted antisocial behaviour.

If that wouldn't potentially put you off moving to an area, then fair enough, you must be more tolerant than most people.

Sure, they may have a valid excuse (not sure what though), but it hardly instils confidence in their standards!
 
Why not pop over to them and say "Hey, I notice that sofa out on the front, are you getting rid of it? If you are would you like me to take it to the tip for you?"
 
.Lethal said:
Yeah it would, if I found my perfect home at a great price I wouldn't be deterred by a neighbours sofa left in the garden.
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My perfect home definitely doesn't involve living next door to people who leave a sofa dumped in their garden for weeks on end. That sounds like the exact opposite of perfect home to me.
 
Haggisman said:
If that wouldn't potentially put you off moving to an area, then fair enough, you must be more tolerant than most people.
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Well I've lived in council houses most of my life anyway (and do so now), so maybe that's why. I see this around where I live but the area is actually nice. We have bungalows across the road from us, but if you go to the next street along. Some of the properties can be as described but some people really look after the property. However, for us it seems it contains a mixture of council houses and ex-council houses which was bought.

I was just saying that they aren't part of the package with the house. The house can be a perfect house for them, however, if they find the area... not so nice, then keep looking. Or if you really want both you look for a perfect house in a perfect location.

Not all these places are bad places though, even if a single family can seem a little unruly.
 
.Lethal said:
Whether a sofa or any item is in the garden or not, or location you can end up with neighbours from hell.
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Indeed - but it would be stupid to ignore such a major warning sign!

Anyway, the point is moot - there may be people who wouldn't care, however the fact that there are quite a few people in this thread saying that it factor into the decision means that the OP is right in being concerned that it may put off potential buyers.
 
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