Can i do what i want with my own car parking space

greatcrested

Davesnave said:

Leeannero1 said:

amandacat said:

zemarcopolo said:

amandacat said:

Another option is to attach clothes to the back of your car or bike and ride around for a bit. 

Was this intended to be a joke?

I had heard it was a ‘thing’ but yes it was meant in a light hearted way as I wondered if this was the sort of responses the OP was hoping for. 

No, i much prefer my washing stationary

But surely, the ink still runs?

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Scotbot

No one has mentioned that if you were to hang stuff outside in a car space it could well get nicked. Bored teenagers, angry neighbours or people who like the look of something may just help themselves

eddddy

Leeannero1 said:

eddddy said:

Leeannero1 said:

Looking to buy a new home, it has two allocated parking spaces that come with the property.
 There is no garden and no where to hang washing. Can i legally put a rotary washing line in one of the spaces i own?
Im thinking surely because i own it i can do what i want with it. But im not sure if this is something neighbours can protest and legally stop happening?

In a previous post you mentioned that you were interested in buying a particular flat. If you're still talking about that flat and it's in England or Wales, it's almost certainly leasehold.

The lease will almost certainly say that you can only use the parking spaces for parking cars.

(Otherwise people could leave old fridges, sofas and baths in their parking spaces - which could make the parking area look like a rubbish dump.)

IIn the last post i said it was freehold and it is freehold 

OK - so you're still sure it's a freehold flat (as opposed to a 'Share of Freehold'). Freehold flats are a very rare oddity.

In that case, you might be required to sign a Deed of Covenant when you buy the flat. In simple terms, that deed will list things that you must and must not do. You would need to read that deed to find out what it says about how you can use the parking space. 

(That deed should also specify that each flat owner must maintain the structure of their flat, etc)

In very rare cases, no Deed of Covenant exists. That would be very risky... 
- On the plus side, you might be able to do whatever you like with the parking space.
- On the minus side, the flat owners below, above and around you don't have to maintain the structure of their flats. They can let their parts of the building fall into disrepair, and even fall down.

Davesnave

Scotbot said:

No one has mentioned that if you were to hang stuff outside in a car space it could well get nicked. Bored teenagers, angry neighbours or people who like the look of something may just help themselves

I think they did  :

Davesnave said:

 In our culture only a certain minority put their washing in full public view, often because poverty leaves them little alternative.

Your environmental interests do not override others' concerns with their immediate environment, so someone will sabotage your effort to save the planet.  You not caring what they think won't alter what they think.

GDB2222

You not caring what they think won't alter what they think.

Worth repeating.

greatcrested

Despite logging on this morning, OP has still not clarified/conformed or quoted the Title beyond the very vague and inconclusive : "It's freehold".

So expecting and answer to "Can i do what i want with my own car parking space" is unrealistic.

All anyone here can do therefore is either speculate or indulge in (some excellent!) hillarity.

Davesnave

greatcrested said:

Despite logging on this morning, OP has still not clarified/conformed......... very vague and inconclusive....

You don't think this space is outside No 10, do you?

MovingForwards

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6230932/flying-freehold/p1

If it's this flat, I'd say you've no chance of doing what you want with your parking space.

yksi

You are almost certainly going to find that the spaces are reserved for vehicles and you can't use them for storage etc, which will be written in a covenant / deed. In addition you will probably also find they can't be let or assigned to anyone else. Your solicitor is being paid to know the answers to these questions, so that's who you should ask.

There is a reason banks often refuse to give mortgages to freehold flats. The paperwork is a minefield and you are often responsible for things beyond your control, and events that could bankrupt you.