Holiday Homes

My goodness, I would. I wondered why a very nice 4 bed detached house with an acre of land and oodles of ‘kerb appeal’, in an area we are interested in moving to, wasn’t selling despite price reductions. Then I looked at the satellite view. Next door was what had been a large detached house which had been converted into flats. The rear garden of said large house was now a car park for the occupiers of the flats. I could guess why the very nice house wasn’t selling.

Honestly we have no problems at all if that happens.

How do you feel if your new neighbour from London converts the 17 bedroom family home into a number of flats?

I always remember a neighbour who left our village to go and live down South. She had a really good fun party and put her new address on the mantle for anyone who wanted to keep in touch. I thought this was such a good idea.

Autumncolours, I honestly could not cope with that. When you move, do not at any point tell your neighbours where you are moving to. If they insist just give a false address. I've had long time neighbours move and they never left a forwarding address. If you have other neighbours you keep in touch with get them well warned, on no account do they give your new address to these people. I honestly have learnt my lesson with neighbours, they are all kept at arms length. Good fences make good neighbours.

Autumncolours

I understand how restricting that can be homestead62. There is an elderly couple near us who have an adult son with serious mental health issues. . They all have behavioural issues and have fallen out with other neighbours, who avoid them. They think of us as their only friends and as soon as I go outside the man and his son are there, talking at me sometimes for an hour or more. They don’t understand conversational norms so it’s all one way stream of consciousness. They can be aggressive and the son has violent outbursts (police came to their house 3 times last year, once because he smashed it up). It’s got to the stage where my lovely front garden is such a mess as I’m afraid to go out there unless my husband is with me. We are thinking of moving after 35 years as it’s just getting worse, though it would have to be to a different part of the country as they told me if we ever moved they’d visit us every day! I have always been sympathetic to them, especially the wife who has a miserable life and I’d feel I was abandoning her to them but feel trapped myself. Any suggestions GNers?

Yes, move, far far away x

Allsorts

I haven't the cash to live next door to anyone with a 17 room home.

Tbh I doubt many of us have, but good luck to those who can! Just so long as all of have somewhere safe, clean and warm to live.

Allsorts

I haven't the cash to live next door to anyone with a 17 room home.

You might do if yours was a cottage on an estate!
We lived in a (tiny) estate-owned cottage like this years ago.

I understand how restricting that can be homestead62. There is an elderly couple near us who have an adult son with serious mental health issues. . They all have behavioural issues and have fallen out with other neighbours, who avoid them. They think of us as their only friends and as soon as I go outside the man and his son are there, talking at me sometimes for an hour or more. They don’t understand conversational norms so it’s all one way stream of consciousness. They can be aggressive and the son has violent outbursts (police came to their house 3 times last year, once because he smashed it up). It’s got to the stage where my lovely front garden is such a mess as I’m afraid to go out there unless my husband is with me. We are thinking of moving after 35 years as it’s just getting worse, though it would have to be to a different part of the country as they told me if we ever moved they’d visit us every day! I have always been sympathetic to them, especially the wife who has a miserable life and I’d feel I was abandoning her to them but feel trapped myself. Any suggestions GNers?

I haven't the cash to live next door to anyone with a 17 room home.

SIL sold the London house and retired to their holiday home which is in a sailing village popular with London second home owners. It's not unusual for houses to be bought for several million, demolished and a huge modern house put in it's place. If they are not demolished the new owners spend huge sums modernising them. Often these second homes are only used for a few weeks in the year as I know several have homes abroad as well.
There's 3 17 bedroom houses for sale that I could see on the internet, they ranged in price between 1.5 and 3.5 million which tbh is peanuts for some people, hopefully your new neighbours will be like SILs, she rarely sees them.

mabon1

None of your business.

Getting nasty again, Mabon1? Do lighten up!

Might turn it in to a hostel for the migrants like they have not too far from us.

😱 17 bedrooms?? Is it a hotel or did they have loads and loads of kids or just loads and loads of dosh?🤣

Hi, as you say they’re next door neighbours just wondering how big your house is ???

I believe that sometimes a company buys a holiday home as a company expense with the tax advantages this brings It is intend d for their employees to take advantage of !!!
Let’s hope it is not to house those who are in need of emergency accommodation and it b comes a doss house. Two hotels in town have become such an establishment and there have been lots of problems. I believe it can be very profitable

They might even be the buyers of this place!

I think there’s a programme on later about how the Royals holiday.

Perhaps they use houses such as this for a Royal escape?

Tiley

God I wish I'd never posted this. Its like a pack of wolves seeing who can come up with the worst scenario.

I think it's interesting and if there's land it won't cause you any problems I think, even if they do let it as well as use it.

I think most groups of people tend to stay near the house!

I think it would be fabulous to have such a big house if you can afford to run it.

Sorry that was meant to be a reply to the OP!

HelterSkelter1

Of course there is money about Tiley. Always has been. Always will be.

I expect really wealthy people keep quiet about it.
Did they have loads of children? Or were the bedrooms staff quarters?

Are you trying to tell us you have lots of bedrooms as well. Personally I wouldnt want the hoovering so am not impressed. Or envious. Am a bit oh for heavens sake this morning.

I think I will have a break from GN am a bit weary of the veiled racism and Daily Mail opinions as well.

Luckily you have said that there is a wall separating your land (not just a garden) so if it’s a holiday let it shouldn’t be so much of a problem for you. Depending on where you live some Councils now have rules restricting the use of domestic properties for air bnb.

Maybe a celebrity has bought it if it’s near a tourist area. Cotswolds, Cornwall, Somerset, etc? Someone like the Beckhams or Ramseys.

I doubt that big wall would go with the gardener’s cottage!

Can I ask ( for a friend) 🤐is yours equally as big? Or are you in the Gardner's cottage?

I think we’re just being realistic! You never did tell us how large your neighbours’ family was to need so many bedrooms and probably most can’t imagine a family needing such a large house. I certainly can’t.