Antisocial neighbours – the scourge of our time

Antisocial neighbours – this is a very substantial reason for potential buyers of real estate in the UK decided not to buy a house or apartment to a new place.

Such a study was conducted by the renowned English edition Primelocation, which specializiruetsya analytical research of real estate market in the UK.

About 57% of the respondents Primelocation stated that noise or the presence of antisocial neighbours – the most likely reason to postpone your home purchase.

Among the buyers in the East and North-East of England most of the people who are scared of the thought of bad neighbours with 61% of respondents say that this is the main reason to abandon the purchase.

Londoners seem less concerned about their neighbors – however, 52% of potential buyers in the capital said that noisy neighbours will be a key factor for the change of residence.

Safety is also an important factor that has received the attention of buyers when choosing a property to buy. Buyers of luxury homes must verify the availability of private gates, surveillance cameras not only outside, but also have pool, tennis court.

Meanwhile conducted another interesting study, in which less than half of people in the UK trust their neighbors more than that – more than a quarter do not even know who in the neighborhood they live in, and only a third of respondents would be happy to greet newly arrived neighbors in their neighborhood.

A total of 28% do not trust their neighbours and more than a quarter, 26%, don’t even know who lives next to them , and the problem of the lack of communicative qualities peculiar to young people – they are less friendly than the older generation. Approximately 62% of people aged 55 years and over said they trust their neighbors, and only 30% of young people aged 16 to 24 said that they are in a fiduciary relationship with its neighbours.

The most sociable is recognized as the Scots and Welsh. 39% of respondents in these regions are ready to do everything to make the new neighbors feel at home, compared with 13% in London, throughout the UK – 11% of those who admitted that they quizzed each other about suspicious new residents, and another 14% said promotion in social networks is that they are less willing to trust people.

UK always was very proud of his kindness and neighborliness.

The British have always believed that trust is vital and try to make every effort to establish the old spirit of trust and good relations neighbors to each other.

The reason for changing relationships, of course in changing the social society. Many young people are creating online communities, not with his housemates.

® Helen Entree. 06.05.2013