Clamped in my own parking space! Or not as it seems...

silvercar

Rick62 wrote:

Of course the agent should have told you which space was yours. Knock it off the rent.

Start reducing the rent the minute you move in and your tenancy won't last very long.

110frankie

on balance I'd guess that it's your fault for not asking.
However, if you don't ask you don't get. So write, or email, the letting agent with a grovelling "I'm not blaming you but it's our fault" and hope for the best.
Get them on the right day and you might be lucky.

rosysparkle

Is the parking space letter (B or Q) specified in your tenancy agreement? Or does it just state 'parking space'?

prudryden

Very interesting! Gray area springs to mind.

I would tend to think that if the contract said you have a parking space in the parking lot, but didn't mention that it was a certain designated space, then one could rightfully assume that you could park in any available space in that parking lot.

MarkyMarkD

But the allocation of the space to the property WILL have been properly documented in the deeds. It's just an omission in the tenancy documentation. I think that there's at least a degree of culpability on the owner/agent, but also agree with those who think that the OP should have asked the question rather than assuming.

They could also have asked any of their 25 neighbours, if it wasn't obvious to them, in the absence of an immediate response from the agent.

hearts

I would have assumed exactly the same as you. Definitely not A.R.S.E.s fault.
Really once you were told you should then have moved the car and checked with the letting agent before parking there again.
Try the letting agency but I think you will get nowt. Worth a try though ;-)

PosterBoy77

I have to say, if I moved into such a property, I would not for a moment have thought that parking space B would not have been allocated to flat B. In my mind the agent and or landlord should have made it clear. I would not even for a moment have thought that if parking spaces had been allocated letters along with flats, that they would not correlate. If the system was intended to work differently, letters should have been used for the flats and numbers for the parking spaces. The landlord and/or agent should have mentioned the uncorrelated lettering.

david29dpo

i totally agree. i could only happen in this country!

Alan_M_2

Assumption is no defence, however the agent should have told you what spot was yours and you should have asked, I'd say the responsibility is equally split.

After all, Assumption is the mother of all F**K ups.

In this situation I'd put forward a reasonable suggestion that you split the cost, but I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope, after all, where you park your car is completely your responsibility.

You can't go through life assuming you'll be told everything you need to know, then expecting someone else to take responsibility for a problem because you didn't ask a pertinent question.

Go for 50/50 split, you might get lucky.

Jonny_B_3

Space Q for flat B? Mad. I'd have assumed the same unless told otherwise. As its so ridiculous, the letting agent should have told you in my opinion.