New build signed off by NHBC but active construction site and access always being blocked!

peach2022

Hi We have just completed on a new build house which we love. It was signed off by the NHBC and we have their warranty certificate.

It is in the grounds of an old hotel so there are seperate designated car parking spaces which are a walkway away from the house

The hotel is still being renovated and is an active construction site. Because of this the drive way is constantly being blocked by construction gear, and the car parking is constantly full of vans that mean we our parking is taken or we are blocked in.

I have highlighted this issue to the construction team and have got the usual pacifying email saying they will speak to the site team

I was just wondering if we had any legal options i.e. is access something that is covered by the nhbc and must be guaranteed?

Any advice would be appreciated as there is no current end in sight to the work!

SarahB16

Do you have your own individual designated car parking space (as opposed to sharing the car parking spaces). Is the individual space included within your legal title?

If it is your own space then my first step would be to put a sign up that cannot be missed. Construction staff will come and go may not realise it is your own designated car parking space.

Personally I would do that first before taking any further action. A big sign saying private car parking, strictly no parking, etc so, in theory, nobody else should park there. Even describe your car (black VW Golf, etc) so anybody else can see whether the owner of the space is actually parked there.

In my opinion, this is not a NHBC issue, but a title deeds and red line boundary/ownership issue.

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@SarahB16

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In my opinion, this is not a NHBC issue, but a title deeds and red line boundary/ownership issue.!

I share the above view 100%

diggingdude

Do you have designated spaces or just the right to park in any spaces?

eddddy

This isn't an issue for NHBC.

Maybe start by explaining the problem to the estate management company and/or the developers. Ask where the sub-contractors are supposed to park their vans, and where construction machinery is supposed to be parked.

Tell them to take action to get the matter resolved.

In parallel, you can do things like put-up signs, put cones across your parking space, leave notes on windscreens, speak to the individuals who are parking, find out who the foreman/ supervisor/ site manager is, and speak to them. (Sometimes there is a board up on building sites with the name and contact number for the site manager.)

RelievedSheff

Do you have a designated space or just the rights to park in the car park?

Either way this is nothing to do with the NHBC.

ic

Nothing to do with the NHBC. Who manages the land where you can park? I would assume you might have a service fee to pay? Otherwise, going and talking to the building foreman personally is probably your best approach and will see action the fastest.

I've seen a local housing estate getting built - and once houses were sold and occupied, they had little signs put up on the spaces and driveways indicating those that were out of bounds. Prior to that those same spaces were just car parks for the tradesmen there on the day.