Shared access through neighbours garden?

LushesFaith

Looks like unfortunately I will be moving to a house where access to get bins bikes etc is only through the neighbours garden. It is an end terrace but three houses shares back gate entry. The only way to get bins out besides bringing them through the house is through the backgate across the soon to be neighbours garden

Now my choices are accept the house fine or do not and be kicked off housing register. It is the only house we have been offered in 5 weeks of being on Emergency banding. My concern is that because 2 neighbours will have such easy access to the garden my kids will not be able to play in the garden alone. Given recent news events this does worry me. I know they need the freedom to play out by themselves but they are still quite young and would rather let them play in garden freely more so than on street

Can I demand the housing association make suitable adjustments to the garden such as higher fences etc. Is the garden access and my concerns enough to refuse the house without being kicked off the register.

If there was a front porch gate type set up I wouldve been able to leave all bins at front and save up to lock of the garden.

I could just be over-reacting but the safety and security of the garden concerns me. oh and what if neighbour has a dog - will they need to always keep it on a lead as we have to go through their garden?

I can apply for mutual exchange in 12 months

question may seem like why ask but never encountered such a set up before.

richardw

Will the bin operatives need access to/through your garden?
Or can you leave your bins out the night before bin collection day?

LushesFaith

can leave bins out night before collection. bin men wont need access to rear. its a traditional terrace house street

Guest101

Well would you leave them unsupervised if you had taller fences? If they're that young (mine are 6 & 4 & 1 - obviously the 1 yr old is out the question), I'm happy to have the 6 and 4 year old play out, but I have a baby monitor/come web camera, I plug it into the TV and can get on with doing household jobs etc, keeping an eye on them. Now i have reasonable fences, but it's not security, but rather safety that concerns me.

torbrex

its not like the neighbours are going to be constantly passing through, the bins only go out once a week at most and as they are probably well established they wont even give a second thought to it.
You should be a little less paranoid and accept the house, you can always fence off the area that your kids play in and just leave a path through for your neighbours.

LushesFaith

Guest101 wrote: »

Well would you leave them unsupervised if you had taller fences? If they're that young (mine are 6 & 4 & 1 - obviously the 1 yr old is out the question), I'm happy to have the 6 and 4 year old play out, but I have a baby monitor/come web camera, I plug it into the TV and can get on with doing household jobs etc, keeping an eye on them. Now i have reasonable fences, but it's not security, but rather safety that concerns me.

where we live currently they play in the garden by themselves. they are 7 and 5. We know our neighbours well enough as in we help each other out with gardening etc

only moving because landlord selling up. we have overstayed the notice but private tenants are treated differently than social housing tenants down here.

safety and security concerns me.

LushesFaith

torbrex wrote: »

its not like the neighbours are going to be constantly passing through, the bins only go out once a week at most and as they are probably well established they wont even give a second thought to it.
You should be a little less paranoid and accept the house, you can always fence off the area that your kids play in and just leave a path through for your neighbours.

i will be passing through my neighbours. all fences are low. I am assuming they are use to their garden being access for previous neighbours

as I said before I am accepting as have no choice but to. I just need our small green soon to be slabbed green patch to be more secure

richardw

Sounds like the children will enjoy the garden, perhaps get out there and enjoy it with them, it'll be raining again soon.

LushesFaith

richardw wrote: »

Sounds like the children will enjoy the garden, perhaps get out there and enjoy it with them, it'll be raining again soon.

I plan too or make use of our lovely parks

Mojisola

LushesFaith wrote: »

Looks like unfortunately I will be moving to a house where access to get bins bikes etc is only through the neighbours garden. It is an end terrace but three houses shares back gate entry. The only way to get bins out besides bringing them through the house is through the backgate across the soon to be neighbours garden

torbrex wrote: »

its not like the neighbours are going to be constantly passing through, the bins only go out once a week at most and as they are probably well established they wont even give a second thought to it.

Unless the other houses have a right of way that restricts them to putting bins out (which is extremely unlikely), they and anyone else coming to their houses will have to right to use the pathway whenever they want. Also, there is rarely a requirement for those using the ROW to shut gates behind them.

You will need to work around these issues if you accept the house.

lighting_up_the_chalice

Reading between the lines, you have a homeless priority?

If so, you do have the option of both accepting AND appealing against the offer. If, on appeal, they find the offer to be unreasonable, your priority will be reinstated and you can carry on bidding/waiting for a suitable offer. If they find the offer to be reasonable, you still have the secure tenancy and a roof over your head (and the option of a transfer).