Help - Large Caravan In my Drive

Wils24

I’m buying a house which has a large allocated private space in the back of my house car park which is big enough for 3 cars. When I viewed the property about 3 months ago there was a very large caravan parked there belonging to one of the neighbours, taking up 2 of my spaces its wide and its very long.
I thought it might go away, but its still there. This thing is huge.

Now we are about to exchange and complete so I decided to have another look at the house today but this caravan is still there, not only that’ but owner of the caravan has a very very long mains cable running from his caravan going somewhere into the woods I couldn’t trace where it went, but it’s a long cable and dangerously wrapped with insulation tape in areas.

My land registration also says not to use and not to allow caravans anywhere on this house nor to the land I’m purchasing.

I obviously don’t want to annoy anyone to much but I want my space as I will have family visiting me and there is nowhere else to park.

How do I approach this?

WelshNic

What has the vendor said about it?

Wils24

Not much really - I don't think he is interested although 1 of the paperwork I read says he has had no problems with neighbours regarding disputes!

googler

Am I missing something here?

You're buying a house with parking, and the current owner has his own vehicle parked on it, whilst he still owns it?

I wouldn't think it out of place if the current owner had his car parked on his drive while he still owns the place, so why is a caravan any different?

You don't own it yet. He still does, surely?

mikeandrach_2

it doesnt say its the current owners caravan, could easily be a neighbour etc. if it was up to me op, for what its worth, all caravans would be destroyed along with most of their owners :-)

satchmeister

googler wrote: »

Am I missing something here?

You're buying a house with parking, and the current owner has his own vehicle parked on it, whilst he still owns it?

I wouldn't think it out of place if the current owner had his car parked on his drive while he still owns the place, so why is a caravan any different?

You don't own it yet. He still does, surely?

I don't think the caravan belong to the person selling the house ...

Wils24

Hi there
its my writing Im sorry - the caravan belongs to one of the neighbours and not the current owner

bris

googler wrote: »

Am I missing something here?

You're buying a house with parking, and the current owner has his own vehicle parked on it, whilst he still owns it?

I wouldn't think it out of place if the current owner had his car parked on his drive while he still owns the place, so why is a caravan any different?

You don't own it yet. He still does, surely?

You and me both, why should the current owner move his caravan before completion.
If it's still there after completion, come back and ask again.

WelshNic

The neighbour the dispute is with?

Wils24

Its not the current owner its a neighbour caravan

Geenie

Wils24 wrote: »

Hi there
its my writing Im sorry - the caravan belongs to one of the neighbours and not the current owner

You don't buy a house that has someone elses property on it, ie a neighbour. It is up to the owner to get rid of it before you exchange. You would be daft to do this and in your position I would halt the sale until the parking belonging to the house you are buying is clear. I would also check with your solicitor that the deeds state the parking is yours and not for the use of other people........something that should have been cleared up and dealt with before reaching this stage.