房子很喜欢，但是对邻里关系不是很有把握。房主说搬家是为了downsize。可是我看了他们要买的新房不比现在的小。问到房主邻里关系如何，他说一边的老人因为他们做了extension而不满。另外一边直接相连的是一对年轻couple，看房的时候碰到他们在搞装修，打了招呼，感觉很local。对于房主真正要搬家的动机不明，怎么了解呢？都说远亲不如近邻，就怕摊上难办的邻居呀。
房子你喜欢，周围的情况都调查清楚，原房主搬走的原因根本都不重要。日子又不是和邻居过的，大家最多见面打个招呼，偶尔聚一次而已。
可是邻居如果喜欢party，朋友很多，吵吵嚷嚷，也是很头痛的
这个问题到那里都存在。downside不一定是size，也有可能是房子价值。
我觉得关键要搞清楚的是老年邻居和他们有没有房子方面的纠纷还没有扯清楚，
谢谢成龙大哥的回复。我感觉就是表面上的不满意。因为房东有planning permission，应该就是法律允许的吧。你所指的纠纷是法律上的还是其他？我应该怎么搞清楚呢？
如果和邻居有什么dispute那卖家在 Seller’s Property Information Form 上要声明。
What You Have to Declare About Neighbours When Selling
http://www.problemneighbours.co.uk/what-you-have-declare-about-neighbours-when-selling.html
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/legal_matters/1130372-Declaring-neighbour-disputes-when-selling-What-do-I-have-to-declare
If you’ve decided to move home, whether to escape problem neighbours or not, you’ll have to own up to any issues you’ve had with the neighbours when you’re selling your home. The guidelines are slightly grey as to what you need to declare to a prospective buyer, but there have been cases where new owners have sued previous owners for not telling them about particularly awful neighbours, so it pays to be aware of the law.
Neighbourhood Disputes
If you’ve been unlucky enough to become involved in an actual dispute with Problem Neighbours, this will have to be mentioned on the form that your solicitor sends you – called a Seller’s Property Information Form (or SPIF). What constitutes a dispute is open to interpretation but in general, if you’ve had to contact a neighbour in writing, or complain to the council or another authority about them, then the dispute will have to be declared.
Obvious examples of things that need to be declared on the SPIF are Boundary Disputes (disputes involving land or fences/hedges) or anything that involves Shared House Maintenance.
Buyers could potentially take action against you for years after the sale of the property has been agreed, so don’t just assume that once you’ve moved out, the problem has gone away if you haven’t told them.
Not a Problem?
In some situations, it’s not necessary to mention an issue that’s come up with a neighbour. For example, if a neighbour had a penchant for having noisy parties but this is now in the past, or a problem has been dealt with amicably. Issues like children, noise and pets are also extremely subjective, so the Noise Of A Dog Barking may drive you insane but if the person buying the property also has dogs, it may be something they don’t even notice.
If you’re asked by a solicitor to give details of any disputes or problem neighbours, this is where the situation becomes more difficult, as any false information or ‘omitted information’ could lead to legal action being taken by buyers. So seek advice from your solicitor if you think that a neighbour’s behaviour could be considered problematic, and ask if they think it’s something you need to declare.
Taking Legal Action
The SPIF is legally part of the contract between you and your buyer. Because you are required by law to complete the SPIF, and because the buyer of your property is entitled to rely on the information being accurate when they buy a home, they may be able to claim against you if the sale has been completed and a problem neighbour dispute comes to life. If the contracts haven’t been exchanged when the dispute comes to light, they could pull out of the sale.
In one case in 2009, when Home Information Packs were still in force, one buyer was told by a seller that her potential new next door neighbour was ‘as quiet as a mouse’, and the HIPS declared that there had been no disputes with any of the neighbours.
Unfortunately, this neighbour made her life ‘a living hell’ with loud swearing and banging on the walls during the night. The buyer sued the seller and accused her of telling lies on the HIPS form, but lost, despite the seller admitting the neighbour in question had threatened to kill her and thrown stones at her windows in the past.
The buyer sued the seller and accused her of telling lies on the HIPS form, but lost, despite the seller admitting the neighbour in question had threatened to kill her and thrown stones at her windows in the past. 这句话的意思是买房人控告卖房人，但是仍然输了官司？也就是法律没起作用？
The buyer sued the seller and accused her of telling lies on the HIPS form, but lost, despite the seller admitting the neighbour in question had threatened to kill her and thrown stones at her windows in the past. 这句话的意思是买房人控告卖房人，但是仍然输了官司？也就是法律没起作用？
为啥不敲开邻居家的门直接问他们？
邻居是什么样的人还是很重要的, 说不重要的,是没碰到那种时不时就找事的的邻居, 每天见面都黑着脸, 不打招呼, 如果再是全家都是吃福利的, 就知道是什么样了.