Envious neighbours

It's funny what neighbours will do if they don't allow a property seller to sell their flat/house.

I have already experienced the most unusual things!

It's hard to believe

Just recently, a rather embarrassing situation arose after a flat tour when I wanted to show prospective buyers the numerous adjoining rooms to the flat. We had just finished looking at the sauna, fitness room and garden when I was talking to the prospective buyers, who were very interested in the apartment complex we were showing them, in the stairwell.

Suddenly, a neighbour, who is still friends with the seller of this flat, joined us and showed me the minutes of the last owners' meeting. He was quite upset as he had just come back from holiday and apparently these minutes literally gave him a shock. He had to vent to us about it. In it, a major refurbishment was planned with horrendous price calculations. However, the day before, I had learnt from the flat owner who was also present at this owners' meeting - unlike her friend - that the co-owners rejected this major renovation as it was not necessary. The flat owners had been very careful to maintain their apartment building over the years.

Even my customers noticed that everything in the house and also in the flat appeared to be extremely well cared for and maintained, although the house system was already over 20 years old.

Clarification required

The community of owners agreed that only repair work should be carried out and that the monthly repair reserve should be temporarily increased until the renovation could be financed with the saved reserve. This should be ready by next summer.

An official vote is currently being held among all flat owners.

The neighbour said goodbye to me with the words "Then you probably know more than I do".

In any case, his demeanour did not fail to have a negative effect on my customers, who heard every word he said. I explained to the customer that he was welcome to wait for the circular resolution (as the official invitation to tender for a vote without a meeting is called) in order to be on the safe side in this respect.

When I told the seller about this, she immediately knew who I was talking about and said that this person never goes to property meetings and is therefore not properly informed. This person was also informed about which flat was to be sold and apparently wanted to drive a wedge here.

I wonder what my customer thinks!

It can also be embarrassing

Another time, a neighbour played a nasty game because she wanted to buy the house for sale herself, but the owner specifically did not want to sell to his neighbour.

Out of anger, she sawed a large branch from her neighbour's cherry tree and placed it in front of his garage entrance.

This was also an embarrassing moment for me when I stood in front of the house at the next viewing with the customer and didn't know how to explain this neighbourhood dispute.

But you probably know this too: you can't usually choose your neighbour - this can quickly change when you sell!