Right of way amendment - advice please

G_M

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I want to reach through your screen and shake you by the shoulders.
Then slap you vigorously about the face with a wet fish.

Can I do that? I feel like it would help in this situation.

Take your turn. I see the film 'Airplane' in my head.

This person has not even bought the property in question yet.....

This thread has run its course.....

Riggyman

Grange Hill, 1980's, JUST SAY NO!

jm2926

insomniac_ut wrote: »

The downstairs flat is being sold and the buyers want to renegotiate the right of way. We are open to an amendment, but am curious whether this could have any negative effect on our own property's value.

if your access is anything other than anytime you need to, I wouldn't buy your house. Equally I wouldn't buy your neighbours with your current access, but that's just me. Obviously lots of people live with similar access. It will make your property harder to sell if you amend it.

I don't understand why you are open to an amendment. Just say no, you are happy with the current situation. The buyer will presumably go and buy somewhere else which is less complicated.

I viewed a property with this sort of arrangement, and it had been informally modified to provide the neighbour with a path to the read gate. I wasn't happy so didn't offer. That's what the buyers here should do, instead of starting all this nonsense across multiple lenders/owners/solicitors.

TBagpuss

I agree, I would not want to buy a property where there was a restriction on accessing my garden. It's too restrictive to have to think 24 hours in advance and give notice, and could result in all sorts of issues with a an awkward neighbour.

Equally, i personally would not consider a property where my neighbour had a right of way over my garden. Your neighbours were foolish to make an offer / buy the property if they don't want this.

The obvious answer would be for them to move the gate to the end of the garden and either transfer a strip at the end of the garden to you so you have your own direct access to the ally, or move the gate and plan screening bushes etc so that you can can in and out but it is less intrusive.

But it is their problem, not yours.