Drunk neighbour - cannot sell!
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Drunk neighbour - cannot sell!
I am not happy at the moment. Me and my neighbour used to be drinking buddies and we moved next to each other in 2010. I then went downhill mentally really quick in 2013.
I then went to meetings, back to work and my overall health improved. I also decorated my flat. I think my neighbour then became jealous and was not happy that I stopped drinking.
Last May I cam back from work and he was drunk in the corridor. He then assaulted me when I refused to give him money.
I have now put my property on the market and recently accepted an offer however the sale has just fallen through. This is because legally I have to declare any previous disputes with neighbours.
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I then went to meetings, back to work and my overall health improved. I also decorated my flat. I think my neighbour then became jealous and was not happy that I stopped drinking.
Last May I cam back from work and he was drunk in the corridor. He then assaulted me when I refused to give him money.
I have now put my property on the market and recently accepted an offer however the sale has just fallen through. This is because legally I have to declare any previous disputes with neighbours.
Angry!
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Wouldn't that mean a dispute with regards to the properties?? (i.e. bounderies; fences; responsibility; ownership; etc.) I wouldn't consider it dishonest if you declared that you haven't got a 'dispute', as I would take a 'dispute' to mean that there is something outstanding to settle or agree on. Yours was 'just' a personal falling out (I know it probably doesn't feel like a 'just' thing to you, but it doesn't affect potential buyers that you're not drinking buddies or friends any more).
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I'm not up on the law in other countries but like Beccy I'm surprised too.
I would think property disputes need to be divulged but an altercation in the hallway would not be something I'd feel I needed to disclose, unless maybe the police were called or charges laid?
I'd consult someone about what that disputes thing really means.
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I would think property disputes need to be divulged but an altercation in the hallway would not be something I'd feel I needed to disclose, unless maybe the police were called or charges laid?
I'd consult someone about what that disputes thing really means.
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Yeah, I suspect they are referring to legal disputes concerning the property. Talk to your real estate agent and/or a property lawyer.
I'm an attorney, but this is not my area of expertise, and the laws are different from one jurisdiction to another. I don't believe you'd have to disclose personality clashes with the neighbors. If you lived next door to a pedophile, rapist, or murderer, THAT might have to be disclosed. Heck, maybe the potential buyer will be a drinker, too, and they will be best buds.
I'm an attorney, but this is not my area of expertise, and the laws are different from one jurisdiction to another. I don't believe you'd have to disclose personality clashes with the neighbors. If you lived next door to a pedophile, rapist, or murderer, THAT might have to be disclosed. Heck, maybe the potential buyer will be a drinker, too, and they will be best buds.
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