A couple buys an old mansion, lost somewhere in the outback of Scotland, hoping to live quietly in the middle of nowhere. The previous owners, an elderly couple who used to run a hotel there, warn them that the small ‘gardener’s cottage,’ located near the building, remains the property of their distant relative…
Sounds like the beginning of some mystical or detective story, doesn’t it? But no, the former owners did not turn out to be a couple of ancient vampires, and the owner of the cottage next door did not hide the bodies of his victims in the basement… However, as it turns out from the post ofthe user u/Few_Orchid1376, even a completely banal situation can very well deliver a lot of unpleasant moments.
The author of the post and their spouse recently bought an old historical house somewhere in Scotland
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Desiring more privacy, the new owners decided to separate their mansion from the cottage with a hedge
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The owner of the cottage soon discovered the hedge and was absolutely livid over it
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It turned out he wanted to make the cottage an Airbnb home with “a perfect view to the historical building,” so he just demanded the author cut down the hedge
So, the Original Poster (OP) and their spouse recently bought an old historical house somewhere in the Scottish outback. Its previous owners, an elderly couple, used the building as a small hotel, but their age no longer allowed them to engage in this business. In turn, the author of the post and their partner planned to simply live in this house, enjoying all the delights of life in the middle of nowhere… what could go wrong?
As it turns out, literally everything. Wanting to preserve the privacy of their new estate, the couple decided to grow a hedge along the very border of their site, separating it from a small ‘gardener’s cottage,’ which remained in the property of the previous owners’ distant relative. A hedge is a thing that grows very quickly, and soon the neighbor discovered it. And that’s where it all started…
It turned out that the same relative was set to rent out his cottage on Airbnb, and one of the key advantages of the location is the “beautiful view of the old historic mansion” that opens from the windows of the cottage. And now, as you can imagine, this unique feature has fizzled out! And our hapless host started to act.
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By the way, this is the second post from the same author, dedicated to this particular situation. In the first, the original poster questioned how legitimate such a demand from their neighbor was, given that the fence grows strictly on the land that belongs to them and their spouse. Having received a lot of answers that the neighbor here has absolutely no right to demand anything (moreover, such letters can be interpreted as harassment), the OP decided to make sure of the moral aspect of the problem.
Well, everything falls into place if you remember that back in 2021, Airbnb introduced a new category of Historical Homes in the UK and a number of Western European countries. “The introduction of the Historical Homes Category is a strong driver of travel to heritage homes and it’s a powerful way to encourage people to travel to places they wouldn’t normally visit. We’re delighted to collaborate with Airbnb and welcome this growing appreciation for heritage buildings we’re witnessing across the continent,”Airbnb’s official website quotes Alfonso Pallavicini, the president of the European Holiday Home Association (EHHA).
Commenters unanimously supported the new owners of the mansion, claiming that building up your business model on someone else’s property almost always fails
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