A WOMAN who moved from a council estate to a “posh” house has admitted she wasn’t prepared for her nightmare neighbour.
TerriAnn is famous for appearing on TV show Rich House, Poor House, and regularly shares behind the scenes tales from the show on her social media pages.
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In a recent TikTok, she decided to post a story time of “coming from a council estate and moving to a ‘POSH’ area”, as she recalled acclimatising to the new home, and an unfortunate situation with their neighbour.
Calling it her “dream home”, which came complete with a cinema room and bar, TerriAnn said the real problems began when she spent £40,000 building a home office in her garden.
“Then I had a new neighbour and he was a doctor and he wasn’t very nice,” she said.
“I think personally he could not stand the fact like I’m just me – I’m not posh, I’m just me, I’ll never change.
“I’ll always be from a council estate, always a bit rough and ready… and he just couldn’t stand us.”
While the house had a “massive drive” for all her staff to park on, they all arrived for work at different times, meaning that they ended up blocking each other in.
So they instead decided to park on the street.
And following one of her staff having an argument with the neighbour, the man ended up phoning the council to complain.
“Then when council got involved basically the reason I had to move out of the house is because they said I couldn’t run my business from there,” she said.
“So I’d spent £40,000 on this office being built in the back garden and the council turned around and said you’re using your property as a commercial property.
“There was a massive hoo-ha over it anyway and I thought, I’m not staying here and not being able to run my business.
“It’s just not worth it what we’ve invested.”
So they decided to sell the house – making a profit in the process – and then moved to another home, which was the one that featured in Rich House, Poor House.
Concluding the video, TerriAnn said it wasn’t the first time she’d been discriminated against for coming from a council estate – and it probably won’t be the last.
“I think they look down on people who have turned their life around, who are now living that lifestyle – who are doing it by genuine means, who are earning legitimate money.”
She was quickly praised in the comments section for her refreshing attitude, with one writing: “Love to see my own kind of people getting along in life good on you.
What It’s Really Like Growing Up On A Council Estate
Fabulous reporter, Leanne Hall, recalls what it’s like growing up in social housing.
As someone who grew up in a block of flats on a council estate, there are many wild stories I could tell.
From seeing a neighbour throw dog poo at the caretaker for asking them to mow their lawn (best believe they ended up on the Jeremy Kyle show later in life) to blazing rows over packages going missing, I’ve seen it all.
While there were many times things kicked off, I really do believe most of the time it’s because families living on council estates get to know each other so well, they forget they’re neighbours and not family.
Yes, things can go from zero to 100 quickly, but you know no matter what you can rely on your neighbour to borrow some milk or watch all of the kids playing outside.
And if you ask me, it’s much nicer being in a tight community where boundaries can get crossed than never even knowing your neighbour’s name while living on a fancy street.
“Sounds like the doctor was very bitter and jealous of you!”
“You hit the nail on the head,” another agreed.
“As long as you’re happy now!” a third said.
“Love your story times, you’re so real,” someone else added.