Shared access

Oxid8uk

Jsys11 wrote: »

I have 3 cars house was sold as having drive for several cars difficult when vans there neighbors house has never been sold as having a drive to park a vehicle

Having looked up the sales particulars for your house when you bought it it says 'Block paved and tarmac driveway to front provides off road parking for several vehicles'. No mention of a drive.

So by your definitions of drive and driveway you shouldn't be parking there...

I'm done now. I suggest you contact a solicitor if you are that mad about it (although I can't see why you can't just park in an easterly direction and pull forwards to save the aggro). Just be aware if you do start involving solicitors that if/when you come to sell you'll have to declare a dispute which could make selling your house difficult.

Davesnave

rosie383 wrote: »

I think it's probably the most confusing thread for a long time and yet you are all patiently trying to figure it out and help.

Not quite all...:o I can recognise a dead horse when I see one!

System

OK than thanks but still is it OK to park leave a van on a access way that's what is called on both deeds look up access way is that what it means a driveway/ drive I don't think so but you would be OK with it

Cakeguts

Jsys11 wrote: »

OK than thanks but still is it OK to park leave a van on a access way that's what is called on both deeds look up access way is that what it means a driveway/ drive I don't think so but you would be OK with it

Yes it is alright to park a van there because it doesn't make any difference to you because your access is at the end of what is now your blocked paving area. You don't have any other access apart from the top end of your drive which runs down the side of your blocked paving bit. You do not have right of access to drive over the bit of access that the van is parked on.



As you don't have any access over the bit of land that the van is parked on you should not be driving over it.



Your access is a straight line up the side of the driveway of the house on the corner and in a straight line to the top into your parking space. The fact that you have chosen to park extra cars on what used to be the front garden of your house does not alter the fact that you only have access from that top right hand corner of the drive. So if you want to get your cars off that blocked paved area you have to use your access which is the bit of drive that is next to your blocked paved area.



There is no access for you over the land where the van is parked.

babyblade41

Jsys11 wrote: »

Still you don't understand I have shared access at the [side] of my drive on my deeds
On both deeds the area where van is states a DRIViEWAY not a drive there's a difference the house has been sold as with a driveway never as a drive twice sold
Deeds state both property's have to jointly maintain blue hatch area
Can't say any more now

I've read this thread nigh on a hundred times, looked at the drawings you linked to and still don't have a Phileus Fogg what you are on about.

It seems you are looking for backing to your problem that only you know what's what

My reply would be you are living in close proximity to a neighbour with part shared drive

When you were going through the conveyancing wouldn't it have been prudent to determine this then instead of now

Mnd

It appears that all the experts here have given you the benefit of their advice, but still haven't really got to the bottom of your question.
I suggest you think out exactly what your thoughts are and do the following

1, invite your neighbour in for a cup of tea and try to get agreement to solve your problem
2. If this is either not acceptable or sucessful then get a solicitor

Cakeguts

You are looking for us to tell you that your neighbour can't park his van where he parks it because it doesn't suit you.



The only access that you would have to his bit of driveway is to drive up it like he does. You do not have access to cross it which is what you want to do.



The maintenance has nothing to do with it because he is also responsible for the bit of driveway that goes up to access your parking space and he doesn't use that bit either so it balances out.


The van is not blocking you in. Your access is clear because the van doesn't go right up to the fence on the far side of your access.



The only access that you can use to get out of your parking space is the driveway that leads from the one parking space at the top of the driveway which is next to the blocked paving area.



You do not have access to cross the bit that he parks his van on. You have access to drive up it but this would be pointless because it doesn't go anywhere and your deeds say you can't park on it.



You are not going to get what you want because this was a problem with the house that you bought and if you didn't understand your access to your house you should have raised the question with your solicitor when you were buying the house. It is up to you to check what you are buying before you buy it.

babyblade41

I'm quite amazed at the amount of people who happily buy what must be the most expensive purchase ever and not study everything the solicitor/agent sends them until after a problem occurs when everything is way too late

This even applies to boundaries ... my vendor was going to sell me a house with no garden until I checked..not sure how they missed what was at the back of their house but so glad I didn't and I didn't even view the property first (OH did don't panic)