Potential Dispute With New Neighbour

Jude57

I can't be the only one desperate to see this drive that's taking over two weeks to re-do. Does the neighbour live in Downton Abbey or Chatsworth House?

Titus_Wadd

If you arrive with removal van and the removal men start carrying the grand piano or similar large heavy item past their car, if it's still on the drive, they may surface to move it pretty quickly. 

I'm sure 9 times out of ten the owner will move it as soon as asked, but if you're worried ask the EA to enquire about the car and will it be removed on removal day?  You'll always get further with sugar than vinegar...well there's always an exception (someone eating chips!).  Choose your battles when you don't know the neighbourhood.

Bendy_House

FreeBear said:

hpsauce86 said:

To be honest I’d probably park in a free space too if I was doing my driveway, if I knew the house was empty. I’d certainly not do it once new neighbours were in, I think you’re being slightly too quick to worry. 

Me, I parked my vehicle in the garden opposite, and had all the blocks placed on the drive next door when I did mine last year. Both properties occupied, but I did ask first.

I'm guessing you look like your avatar.

FreeBear

Bendy_House said:

FreeBear said:

hpsauce86 said:

To be honest I’d probably park in a free space too if I was doing my driveway, if I knew the house was empty. I’d certainly not do it once new neighbours were in, I think you’re being slightly too quick to worry. 

Me, I parked my vehicle in the garden opposite, and had all the blocks placed on the drive next door when I did mine last year. Both properties occupied, but I did ask first.

I'm guessing you look like your avatar.

Cute & cuddly ?

tooldle

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

tooldle said:

Put your skip in front of the car, assuming it is still there when the house becomes yours. 
The vendor is responsible for ensuring any arrangements they have with neighbours to park on the drive, are concluded prior to the sale completing.
A similar scenario occurred to a friend. They had scaffolding going up which blocked the interloping car in for a considerable number of weeks. 
The problem with chancers being you give an inch and they take a mile. I'd only allow a neighbour to park on my drive if i was absolutely certain it would be a one off, and no possibility whatsoever of popping home randomly, to find their car on my drive. 

This is a troll.

DO NOT DO THIS.

You will have committed a crime (It is strangely not a crime to park on someone's driveway - that's trespass, a civil offence. However, if you block someone in or they block you in, the Police ARE interested in this).

Not to mention that you have now created a proper dispute. Good luck selling your house.

I am not a troll and I have shared a real life happening. You may not like it but it does not alter what happened. 

martindow

tooldle said:

I am not a troll and I have shared a real life happening. You may not like it but it does not alter what happened. 

It may have happened, but it really is not good advice.

AskAsk

you are worrying about something you haven't even discussed.  contact the seller and ask him about the situation.

when we sold our house, it was empty as we had moved out but we agreed for our neighbour to park in our drive while the house was on the market as we thought it would make the house safer because people would think it was occupied.

when the house sale completed, he stopped using the drive.  as simple as that.  no one will park on your property without your permission so when you move in, the car will be gone.

davemorton

A neighbour had put a boat in the garage of a house I bought.  Strangely enough, it was gone on the day of completion. 

jonnydeppiwish!

As already stated, this is a non issue. It’s not your house until you complete. When you complete you have vacant possession. If the car is there at that point, go round, introduce yourself with tea and cake, and ask them to move the car. Simples.

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user1977

jonnydeppiwish! said:

It’s not your house until you exchange. 

No, it's not their house until completion. On this point, it doesn't matter who is using the driveway between exchange and completion, as long as they're gone by completion.