need advice for buy a house please

frank8292

i am on the way to buy a house and i got reported from my solicitor that the property neighbour made a fence which not allow people exit from garden to right side.
For now, if people in that property want exit from garden, they have to move to left side

Anyone can give me advice :
Is that will big problem with council if they come to check ? or any problem with Insurance ?
Any trouble if i sell for someone (they will asking again about this happen )

Please give me advice

Thank you very much indeed

Chanes

I have no idea what you are talking about? Is it a right of way - exist = exit? I'm guessing English isn't your first language?

If it is a right of way your solicitor should explain the details and yes it can be a problem when selling houses.

lincroft1710

This may be trouble in the future. Your neighbour-to-be appears to be blocking your right of way, this could be expensive if you try to get it unblocked.

Talk to your solicitor, get him to explain all the problems involved.

Council won't be interested and it won't affect insurance.

xylophone

Your solicitor should be clarifying access.

It appears that English is not your first language - do you need to obtain the services of an interpreter?

Chanes

Actually, the more I think about it, if your English isn't really good you could make some terrible mistakes, we had a friend who really messed up when he bought in Bulgaria and misunderstood the contract it's the same kind of thing I guess. It may be excellent advice as mentioned, to get an interpreter? Good luck!

AlexMac

Your solicitor is doing their job in advising you that there is a problem.

Maybe you can live with this problem of ACCESS (which is what I guess you mean) or boundaries...

...but when you came to sell, you will have problems which will cost you money, or involve you in a dispute (which will cost you money). Or lose you the sale, as buyers do not like problems or conflict.

Your solicitor is paid to fix problems, not just leave it to you to sort. Or at least tell you how to fix it and how much it will cost.

My preference (if it was me buying) would be to get your solicitor to tell the seller's solicitor that they must sort it before you buy. You do not want to get into a boundary dispute with a neighbour as soon as you move in .

But be prepared to walk away if it can't be fixed

frank8292

Many thank for your advice

it seem i have to discuss with my solicitor again to sort it out

lincroft1710 , do you have any idea how do seller will get unblock ? they will make dispute (go to court )with their neighbour or make a report to council ?
I mean if they said they will done that before i buy. i need to know how fast they will finish or i will go to find another house which will save time

Davesnave

The council will not be interested in a blocked right of way unless it is a footpath or road that they own.

Private gardens may have footpaths through them for the benefit of neighbours. Years ago refuse bins and coal were often carried over these pathways by dustmen and coal men, but in recent years many have fallen into disuse. This has led to some home owners blocking them in an attempt to increase privacy or discourage burglars, but it's wrong, because a right of way cannot legally be taken away from those who have it.

If the neighbour has blocked this pathway, then the seller of the house you want to buy should ensure they remove the obstruction. If it's important to you, you should be certain that the access is open for your use before exchanging contracts.

If the matter cannot be resolved quickly, you might be better looking for a different house.

frank8292

Davesnave wrote: »

The council will not be interested in a blocked right of way unless it is a footpath or road that they own.

Private gardens may have footpaths through them for the benefit of neighbours. Years ago refuse bins and coal were often carried over these pathways by dustmen and coal men, but in recent years many have fallen into disuse. This has led to some home owners blocking them in an attempt to increase privacy or discourage burglars, but it's wrong, because a right of way cannot legally be taken away from those who have it.

If the neighbour has blocked this pathway, then the seller of the house you want to buy should ensure they remove the obstruction. If it's important to you, you should be certain that the access is open for your use before exchanging contracts.

If the matter cannot be resolved quickly, you might be better looking for a different house.

Thank for your explain
to be honest, if i buy that house or any other, i do not think we will use the pathway behind the garden. I just wonder problem will caused if i sell it in the future.

glasgowdan

If you are not desperate and in live with THIS house I would ask them to resolve the access issue or walk away from it. It indicates selfish neighbours and I wouldn't have the patience for their nonsense.

Davesnave

frank8292 wrote: »

Thank for your explain
to be honest, if i buy that house or any other, i do not think we will use the pathway behind the garden. I just wonder problem will caused if i sell it in the future.

It might put some people off buying the house; it's hard to say.

As glagowdan says, if the path has been blocked recently without an agreement, it probably means the neighbours are ignorant, selfish types who might not be the best to live next to. It would be a warning flag for me, at any rate.

I used to have a rear access path and I used it a lot, rather than take large or messy stuff through the house. It also cut 5 minutes off my walk into town.

On the other hand, I had neighbours who disliked the path, because they thought it made them vulnerable to burglary, even though no one was burgled in the 21 years I lived there. They didn't try to block it, though, and I wouldn't have let them do so.