Neighbours’ anti-social behaviour parking?

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12:08 AM, 16th February 2024, 2 years ago 4

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Hello, Can someone help with advice on what we could do with neighbours who refuse to remove their parked cars from in front of their garages, which prevents our use of our garage.

We own a holiday let cottage which is in a block of five properties, adjacent to the cottages there are our respective garages, in the covenant of the properties it states the area in front of the garages is a turning circle and no parking is permitted.

We have a problem, two of the neighbours are refusing to park their cars off-site or inside their garages. This results in the other three cottages not being able to get free access to the garages and not being able to drive out onto the main road.

We have had a meeting of all owners and I have written minutes to record discussions, however the perpetrators have done nothing to move their cars. The garages are quite small, only being able to fit small to medium size cars.

Of the five cottages, two are residential and the remaining three are holiday lets, as to reduce any conflict for our guests the three holiday let owners pay for parking in the local church.

Thank you,

David

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Ian Narbeth Read Full Bio

Member Since July 2013 - Comments: 1996 - Articles: 21

11:53 AM, 16th February 2024, About 2 years ago

David
It will be best if the three of you co-operate to split costs.
Either instruct a solicitor to send them a letter before action or, if you are able, draft one yourself referring to the title documents and then be prepared to take legal action. Unfortunately it will probably cost money to sort this out.

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Blodwyn Read Full Bio

Member Since August 2016 - Comments: 508

1:19 PM, 16th February 2024, About 2 years ago

I’m afraid Ian Narbeth has gone to the heart of the issue as must you and has given solid sound advice. In a lifetime in the law the disputes we dreaded most were ‘neighbours’. Reason flies away, seldom to be seen again.

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Giles Peaker

Member Since September 2016 - Comments: 127

7:44 PM, 17th February 2024, About 2 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 16/02/2024 – 11:53
The lease terms will likely only be enforceable by the freeholder. Who has the freehold and have you raised it with them?

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Paul Tarry

Member Since January 2015 - Comments: 41

9:57 PM, 19th February 2024, About 2 years ago

Contact the local council and speak to the neighbourhood disputes officer (different councils have different titles) we were put in touch via the PCSO office, they can approach your neighbour and liaise with police, planning, parking enforcement etcetera

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