Landlord changing parking

lisyloo

What do you mean by "plans"? Are these from the builders?
If people have bought houses including the landlords then there will be very specific records of this at the land registry, it's not possible for 2 people to purchase the same bit of land.
You could pay about £3 to get the facts from the land registry.

If the plans are builders proposal then that may not be what was eventually sold. What was sold and is legally owned will be recorded as legal fact at the LR.
If your agent has sold you mis-sold you then I'd say you are entitled to a deduction. If you wouldn't have rented it then you might be able to claim higher damages, but legal disputes can be costly, emotionally draining no take a long time.
Is the two spaces in writing or verbal?
Do you have legal expenses cover on your home insurance?
Why is it a big deal to park away from the home? Are you disabled, have a baby? Or live in a high crime area? Otherwise able bodies adults can surely walk.

sheramber

Yesterday we received a letter stating that we would now have to have one of our cars parked quite a distance from our home
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still no one official has told us that the bays are not for us ...................

So far we haven't received anything official just our neighbour stating that the plans have been changed and she has now bought with her house one of our parking bays.

You seem to be contradicting yourself. Was the letter mentioned on the first post not official notice ?

Marktheshark

Decoded..
Your Landlord has sold one of the parking bays.
You now have one to use.

volvo1

The new bay that we are being asked to use is approx. 400 yards away from us. We can't see the car if we park here and I expect our car insurance we have at the moment may not cover so will have to pay more for that. I will call them tomorrow to express my concern. We also don't have any street lighting where we are being asked to park and although not too much of a problem in summer I will be concerned walking back from my car when it is dark again. Thanks again everyone for your advice

AdrianC

volvo1 wrote: »

We are renting a new build and there were initially 7 spaces. We were first to move in and rent and told that the two parking bays nearest our home were for our use for the length of the rental term. The problem has arisen since more people have moved in and two of the couples have purchased. Our new neighbours state that they were told the parking bays (one of which we use) belongs to them. The plans show that we have the two bays linked to our house but these seem to have been ignored now the new people have moved in. We have been here 5 months with no problems and still no one official has told us that the bays are not for us however the neighbour states that this is in their purchase contract. I will call the builder and the agent tomorrow

So far we haven't received anything official just our neighbour stating that the plans have been changed and she has now bought with her house one of our parking bays. In our contract it just states that we need to park in our allocated parking slots. We were shown the plans before renting and shown where we would be able to park. Things were going so well!!

So it sounds as if the spaces are managed - and it's entirely possible that there's been a bit of an error in telling you that was your space in the first place.

As far as walking back in the dark in winter - you could always keep a torch in your coat pocket, perhaps even on the car keyring.
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dc197

G_M wrote: »

Makes no difference. the agent is the landlord's ... errr.... 'agent', so anything he says is said on the LL's behalf. It is as legally binding as if the LL said it himself.
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Do agents in the world of renting carry greater weight then agents in a sale? I have been repeatedly told, both here and by my solicitor, that nothing an agent (in a sale) says can be legally relied on.

davidmcn

dc197 wrote: »

Do agents in the world of renting carry greater weight then agents in a sale? I have been repeatedly told, both here and by my solicitor, that nothing an agent (in a sale) says can be legally relied on.

Probably though in circumstances where you couldn't have legally relied on the same thing being said by the vendor?

dancingfairy

Who are you renting from ie who is your actual landlord?
Do you have 'the plans" referred to?
Do they form part of your rental contract?

If it can be proved that the rental included those 2 spaces and the landlord either didn't own those spaces or has subsequently sold one or both of them then you could possibly argue breach of contract? It depends on what proof you have and what losses you have suffered. The problem is it will cost you money to take it to court, you may or may not win and the loss of value of a parking space near the property is not huge ( in my opinion). Rather than going legal you might be better trying to negotiate a reduction in rent or something?
It's not fair, it's not right but getting any recompense might be hard
Df

G_M

dc197 wrote: »

Do agents in the world of renting carry greater weight then agents in a sale? I have been repeatedly told, both here and by my solicitor, that nothing an agent (in a sale) says can be legally relied on.

The law relating to a property sale differs from a letting in that it has to be written (hence the 'Exchange of Contracts' process) - in Eng/Wales anyway.

Hence all the searches, F&F forms, Enquiries etc - all of which are written.

G_M

volvo1 wrote: »

....Yesterday we received a letter stating that we would now have to have one of our cars parked quite a distance from our home.....

So this letter was from your neighbour? It carries nolegal weight and can be ignored.

We had all assumed it was your landlord, or his agent, who had written to you changing the terms of your tenancy agreement.

Spend £12 at the Land Registry here, and download

* the leasehold title to your flat (I assume it's a flat? I did ask earlier!)
* the leasehold Plan to your flat
* the leasehold title to your neighbour's flat (I assume it's a flat? I did ask earlier!)
* the leasehold Plan to your neighbour's flat

You will then be abole to see which parking space belongs to which property.