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My rights of way over neighbours drive

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  • kazwookie
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    When you bought your property was there a right of way on the title deed to the garage  / parking area?
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  • princeofpounds
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    You cannot get indemnity insurance for this.
  • TripleH
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    Agree with most of the above. You need to look into whether your deeds provided any rights of access at all and you now need to plan for a contingency in case your new neighbours refuse access.
    This could happen if they turn up with a removal truck and their car after a long and stressful journey, park on their drive and unload. You decide you need to drive somewhere urgently, ask them to move, but they are stressed, say no and refuse all access.
    The new neighbour is a clever !!!!!!, knows his rights and puts together evidence for a civil prosecution of trespass. 
    Plan how you will gain access to your drive if you cannot use the drive now so you have things jn place.
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  • sharpe106
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    Surely you must have had plans at some point for access to your property, even if you decided not to bother as your neighbour was quite happy to let you use theirs.  If not then I think of something as who would ever buy your house if it had no access.  A plan of the layout would help others suggest alternatives if you can’t think of any.






  • The_Warned
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    OP has returned to the thread, but has declined to answer any of the questions here, so might be wishing to check their documentation first.
    It's unlikely that any solicitor would have allowed their client to buy a property with no legally defined means of access, but this could be pedestrian only of course.

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