Can my landlord force me to buy a parking permit?

Lunchbox

Thrugelmir wrote: »

The cost of administering the permits. As was said earlier in the thread. What's to stop other people parking in the available spaces. Soon be complaints if this was the case.

If a parking space has been paid for and is included in a lease, then any ongoing parking management costs should be included in the service charge so any major contract changes are properly consulted and the costs can be inspected in the accounts. Parking management should not be farmed out to a private enforcement company so that they can hold residents, who've already paid a fortune for the space, to ransom.

Thrugelmir

Lunchbox wrote: »

If a parking space has been paid for and is included in a lease, then any ongoing parking management costs should be included in the service charge so any major contract changes are properly consulted and the costs can be inspected in the accounts. Parking management should not be farmed out to a private enforcement company so that they can hold residents, who've already paid a fortune for the space, to ransom.

£20 per annum is hardly being to ransom. Too often these days there seems to be a lack of common sense applied in resolving issues in a practical manner. No doubt compensation would be sought if a space was unavailable for use. .

Lunchbox

Thrugelmir wrote: »

£20 per annum is hardly being to ransom. Too often these days there seems to be a lack of common sense applied in resolving issues in a practical manner. No doubt compensation would be sought if a space was unavailable for use. .

The £20 itself isn't - but the bigger picture is a huge issue, and just rolling over and paying the £20 could be deemed as accepting the conditions. Our experience has been that once that parking company have that contract they have;

a) only visited twice per week instead of the contacted twice a day
b) when they have visited, they've ticketed every car in the car park, permit or not
c) because of the poor enforcement, most residents have had to park elsewhere because there are no available spaces. We can't seek compensation because the lease states we have a space such as is available. There are as many spaces as parking leases, but they aren't allocated.

Over a year later, the contract with that company has been terminated and they're still visiting and ticketing, and sending permit renewal letters to residents because the managing agent won't sort the problem out. Some residents with permits have had to get 8 or more tickets overturned, which isn't exactly quick and easy.