Property investors are always faced with the prospect that their tenants may be accused of being a nuisance, however research by leading property advisors suggests that the circumstances can easily be the other way around.

Speaking on ‘neighbours from hell’, Sussex solicitors Adams & Remers believe there are a number of methods you can incorporate before you buy a property investment to ensure that you don’t get nuisance neighbours who may scare away tenants.

The average homeowner will view a property twice before choosing to invest. However according to Adams & Remers they recommend viewing the property at least 5 times at various points across the day to make sure that the property isn’t a hot spot for local joy-riders, drunks or vandals.

By checking the property at different times, it is also possible to see if your potential neighbours – who may have been out the first 2 times you visited – are noisy…

Continuing in their property advice, Adams & Remers also suggested:

• Introducing yourself to your new neighbours – you’ll soon realise if you are going to have difficulties with them over noise or a shared driveway
• Know your covenants – if you are already living in the property, then you can check the covenants on your property to see if your neighbours are prohibited from being a nuisance i.e. playing music at certain times of the day etc
• Talk to your solicitor – going to a solicitor should always be a last resort but if after trying to speak to your neighbour - in order to resolve the issue – the problem continues, you can speak to a solicitor who will be able to issue a letter to your neighbour highlighting the covenants on the property and the possibility of legal action

Looking at these tips it is easy to see why thoroughly researching your property investment first can prevent any future problems from your neighbours. Get a bad neighbour and it will be hard to keep your property let occupied.

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