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Are we entitled to still use entry/passageway.

snodgrass · 2008-09-21 14:46:29

We live in a block of four terraces(old ones).It has been my understanding that the entry/passageway to the front,where we all take our rubbish out for the binmen was shared/communal,public,whatever you want to class it.We live at no.6 and have always had a gate either side of us,so that no.4 on our right can come through…

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milliejo Posts: 318 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:01PM

have a look to see if you have legal expenses cover on your house insurance. if you have ring the insurance company as it may well cover solicitors fees for dealing with the problem

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ailuro2 Posts: 7,540 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:07PM

If you are in a union most of them have a free telephone helpline you can phone for advice on legal questions like this. Might save you a few quid.

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MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:15PM

The gardenlaw website has a lot on right of way
http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=8d5dfc4d839fb02b57165583580d5a0f

RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.

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Chris2685 Posts: 1,212 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:20PM

Aside from the legal aspects of this, I can't believe that your new neighbours would be such jerks... I can't imagine wanting to fall out with my neighbours over something as trivial as this as soon as I moved in... Shame that this will probably sour your relationship with your neighbours now until they or you move

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MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:38PM

This is the link to land registry where you can download your deeds for £3

http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/lro/index.html

RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.

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snodgrass Posts: 109 Forumite

21 September 2008 at 9:48PM

Thanks for all your replies,i will check out the land registry site tomorrow(even though we are going down the town council offices tomorrow for advice etc)and i will checkout the garden law site too,thanks.I will get back to you with developments,tar.

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Richard_Webster Posts: 7,646 Forumite

22 September 2008 at 10:37AM

When OP bought the house didn't his solicitor send a copy of the Land Registry entries which should show the right of way to OP?

RICHARD WEBSTER

As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.
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missile Posts: 11,885 Forumite

22 September 2008 at 10:44AM

As devils advocate, we only have one story and there may be another side to this? I would not like people traipsing through my garden with their

dirty,smelly,sometimes leaking bin bags

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GDB2222 Posts: 26,899 Forumite

22 September 2008 at 11:16AM

Richard_Webster wrote: »

When OP bought the house didn't his solicitor send a copy of the Land Registry entries which should show the right of way to OP?

They bought 20 years ago, and their filing system may not be that good.

No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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guppy Posts: 1,084 Forumite

22 September 2008 at 1:37PM

When you say "old", do you mean c1900 or earlier? As others have said, this is quite common for terraced houses of this age.

It sounds like the new neighbours bought the house in ignorance, and were probably quite shocked when they saw people walking through their garden. Very silly of them to try and interfere with your right though.

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