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I'm not sure it's as big an issue as your relative makes out. When I was an estate agent (hackney) we sold lots of properties that were directly next to council/HA properties. Of course, this put some people off but was much less of an issue if the property was a flat over say a house. The buyers looking at the flats would generally be younger, first-time buyers etc. and this was less of a concern.
If the property is decent and in a good spot I wouldn't rule it out and I don't think it would make it significantly more difficult to sell in the future.
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My gf and I are in the process of buying a flat in Peckham. We had a relative who is a surveyor look at it recently for his opinion.
He advised against buying it and he said his primary reason for doing so is because there is housing association flats next door and that this could make it difficult to sell in the future/neighbours could be difficult.
It’s not something we’d even considered or thought would be a problem. The most we’d noticed was that the communal garden for the HA flats is a bit untidy, but tbh it didn’t bother us.
Is my relative right that HA flats as neighbours would put off future buyers or is he just being a bit of a snob?