Residents Parking

Jockanory

Hi everyone,
My daughter is a student in Hertfordshire,where she has just moved into a house with 4 others,signing a tenancy agreement in the summer.
She has just had a letter from a car clamping company informing them that,they are only allowed to have 2 vehicles per household,by means of permit,any others will be clamped.
They have 5 cars in the household,as they are required to attend placements in London as part of their university course,public transport is not suitable for their needs.
This is the first they time they have been made aware of any such restriction and all agree that if they had known about this before they took up the tenancy they would have looked elsewhere for a house.
So far they have been passed from pillar to post by the clamping company/builders(who are building more houses nearby) and the letting office at the university.
The road is private and still owned by the builders and the clamping company say they are acting on behalf of the builders to enforce the parking restriction.
Can anyone offer any advice with regard to what options my daughter and her friends have and what rights they have as 'residents' at the house.
Thanks

maninthestreet

The house isn't owned by the builders, is it? If it isn't, the clampers cannot clamp a vehicle parked anywhere on the property without committing a criminal offence. However, vehicles parked out on the road may be fair game.

Debt_Free_Chick

Check the tenancy agreement. Ideally, it would have been in there, but there is no requirement for it to be. It's one of those things that should have been checked out before signing the agreement, although I have to admit I probably wouldn't have thought about it.

It's also now quite common on new build developments - particularly as the road has not yet been adopted as a Public Highway (and it might never be!). On a development, the developer owns the road at outset and then transfers certain rights to the buyers of the properties, usually via easements in the deeds.

The LL almost certainly knows of the restrictions - but it might not have occurred to them to mention it.

I think your daughter's only option is negotiation with the developers - but there might not be a feasible solution if there is only room for two cars for every household.

olly300

Jockanory wrote: »

Can anyone offer any advice with regard to what options my daughter and her friends have and what rights they have as 'residents' at the house.
Thanks

The same rights as the other residents who live on the road. Either park on the property if it's adapted for that, or park elsewhere.

Having 5 cars per household is excessive and no one has a right park a car near their house. I've known people who have had to park a mile to two miles from where they live so they don't get tickets or clamped. Plus lots of councils in towns and cities, and freeholders only allow one or two cars per property. They don't care how the property is made up.

bandraoi

They could knock on their neighbours doors and see if they have unused permits they'd be willing to lend/rent out.

custardy

olly300 wrote: »

The same rights as the other residents who live on the road. Either park on the property if it's adapted for that, or park elsewhere.

Having 5 cars per household is excessive and no one has a right park a car near their house. I've known people who have had to park a mile to two miles from where they live so they don't get tickets or clamped. Plus lots of councils in towns and cities, and freeholders only allow one or two cars per property. They don't care how the property is made up.

this could be a development with parking.i lived in a student style house with 1 space per room.so 5 spaces.
you cant assume its excessive,though i couldnt afford a car studying

mrs_deadline

So they looked into the public transport and found it didn't meet their needs, so they all bought cars?

bandraoi

and they can't car share?

eileenfromplaistow

Back off people!
My niece did physiotherapy at university, and the placements were well and truly all over the place - and at odd times. Sometimes, especially when girls are having to get to these placements, a car is the safest method.

WTF?_2

eileenfromplaistow wrote: »

Back off people!
My niece did physiotherapy at university, and the placements were well and truly all over the place - and at odd times. Sometimes, especially when girls are having to get to these placements, a car is the safest method.

Maybe, but FIVE cars for a single house is excessive so I can well understand restrictions for on-street parking.

As another poster suggested, they should ask around to see if they can come to a deal with neighbours to use their spare permits. Otherwise, seek suitable parking elsewhere.

Jockanory

Thanks,everyone for your help and advice,thankfully my daughter has spoken to the builders who have been very understanding and issued everyone with a permit.