A couple have been left fuming after their neighbour has teamed up with an estate agent to tell a lie about their property and garden in order to entice a potential buyer into making an offer
A couple are sick and tired of their neighbour after they took extreme measures to sell their house, including claiming part of their garden as their own. Selling a house is an emotionally taxing and lengthy process, with many homeowners eager to ensure their properties look as appealing as possible in order to snag a buyer.
One couple is struggling with stress caused by their neighbour’s desperation to sell their home and relocate. The neighbour’s estate agent has snapped photos of the couple’s garden and, in the property listing, highlighted the “spacious” back garden on offer – but this is actually the couple’s land.
Their neighbour has sliced around “50 feet” into the couple’s garden to make theirs appear “bigger” – and their estate agent is playing along, even falsely advertising the house as offering lake access.
Another house on the estate, across the road from the house that’s on the market, does provide access to the lake behind it but the one being sold doesn’t come with this selling feature.
The neighbour’s house boasts a very spacious front garden as their property is positioned much further back, which explains why their back garden is so much smaller than the couple’s.
One half of the couple shared the exasperating situation on Reddit, tagging it as a “vent/rant”. They explained the neighbour has “cut approximately 50 feet” in an “attempt to sell their house as [having a] ‘spacious backyard’.”
They attempted to stop their neighbour’s antics but each time they go out, their neighbour “cuts” into their garden to try and claim it as their own all over again. They “never” acted this way until attempting to flog their house.
On Reddit, the exasperated pair added: “As the [neighbour] continues to cut further and further into our property, I have finally heard from a surveyor and should be having the property surveyed soon.
“Also learned from the surveyor that our neighbourhood has never had a survey done. Surveyor stated that’s the way they did things in our area when this development was planned out.
“[The] original land owner just put stakes out in a field designating lots. This should be interesting. I will update further after the survey is complete.”
In the comments section, people were eager to share their views. One person said: “Once you get a survey I would put up a temporary fence ASAP.
“Some wooden stakes and the back fabric used for erosion control (I can’t recall the name). Maybe affix some no trespassing signs to it.”
Another joked: “Caution tape in a bright yellow is a festive colour.”
A third agreed: “THIS! And make the fence look terrible… eyesore! Ha ha ha. If you have to go through the effort you may as well make their sale harder.”
Numerous others recommended installing “ugly” fencing to prove a point, with people devising elaborate tales and lies to tell potential buyers about why the fencing has been put up.
But another person advised: “Or just be honest. ‘It’s there so there aren’t any future arguments about the property lines based on how the realtor and homeowner attempt to market the property. I’ll take it down once someone is moved in’.”
Someone else added: “Good call on getting a surveyor, nothing shuts down sneaky neighbours faster than legal boundaries on paper.”
