Do your neighbours hate you? It’s probably because of this

Over a THIRD of Welsh homeowners who have a neighbour dispute take revenge afterwards according to new research – with the most complaints about noise.

People get into arguments with their neighbours for any number of reasons, from mislaid wheelie bins to stolen parking spots to extreme behaviour.

In fact, We Buy Any Home found that nearly a quarter of people who have sold their home said that having bad neighbours contributed to their reasons for selling their home.

In a survey of 2,000 U.K. adults who have sold a home, a whopping 60% of UK adults said that they had had a dispute with a neighbour, and that the dispute left them feeling negatively about them.

The top reason for disputes across the U.K. were from one unanimous reason: being too noisy at anti-social hours.

If your neighbour has a problem with you, it’s most likely that it’s because you’re too noisy at anti-social hours.

The top reasons in Wales for neighbourly disputes are:

1. Being too noisy at anti-social hours
2. Impolite behaviour
3. Being nosy or invading privacy
4. Parking dispute
5. Property boundary dispute

However, the disputes didn’t stop when the offending action ended: most of the adults surveyed admitted they considered revenge on their naughty neighbour.

In fact, a shocking 68% of nationwide respondents considered revenge on their neighbour because of the dispute. The top revenge tactic nationally was direct confrontation, followed by reporting the neighbour to the police or council.

In Wales your neighbours are most likely to confront you directly, rather than leaving a note or reporting you to the council.

The top revenge tactics in Wales for neighbourly disputes are:

1. Confront them directly
2. Posting about them online
3. Reporting them to the council/police
4. Complaining to other neighbours
5. Leaving a note