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Is selling a shared facility legal?
steveDunstable
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi everyone
This is a property question.
I own a leasehold maisonette, the lease DID include the maisonette, an allocated parking space, and shared (with one other property) “drying area” - basically a 5m x 3m paved area with a washing line and shed on it, at the rear of the property
I have been renting the property out for 3 years as i decided to live with my brother, during this time the “drying area” has been sold to a neighbouring property, without my knowledge. I received no notification of the sale by the company who manage the Grount rent. I’ve only become aware of the sale now as the neighbour who brought the land wants to buy my allocated parking space as well.
Is selling a shared facility legal? And am I entitled to a proportion of the sale price?
I used this area daily when I lived at the property and it was a reason I chose to purchase the property in the first place
Thank you
This is a property question.
I own a leasehold maisonette, the lease DID include the maisonette, an allocated parking space, and shared (with one other property) “drying area” - basically a 5m x 3m paved area with a washing line and shed on it, at the rear of the property
I have been renting the property out for 3 years as i decided to live with my brother, during this time the “drying area” has been sold to a neighbouring property, without my knowledge. I received no notification of the sale by the company who manage the Grount rent. I’ve only become aware of the sale now as the neighbour who brought the land wants to buy my allocated parking space as well.
Is selling a shared facility legal? And am I entitled to a proportion of the sale price?
I used this area daily when I lived at the property and it was a reason I chose to purchase the property in the first place
Thank you
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Have you been excluded from the "drying area" ie have you been locked out?
Have you been told that you are trespassing?
At first reading I would suggest that all the person has done is sell their entitlement to use the area. Your title should remain unaffected, the new owner should have been made aware that there are existing rights in common with others on property included in the lease.
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Hi Duncan
The neighbour who bought the area, has knocked down one of the four walls (it was only accessed by a normal size gate before) and now parks there car on it.
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Sorry I misunderstood,
This is an adjoining neighbour not the other leaseholder, if that is the case then I would in the first instance go online and identify and purchase the neighbours title, it will include a map which you will have to purchase as well.
It may well be that your neighbour does indeed have some title to the land you need to establish what rights you and your fellow leaseholder have registered on the land that he may own.
that is what I would do first.
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I think you must also be very clear that your lease actually gave you the right to use this area.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.0
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