I have recently bought a Ground Floor Flat, which came with an Off Road Parking space (advertised byt the estate agents) at the front which consists of being gravel. This area we own, as it is in our leasehold details.
Anyhows, I recently got a letter from the management company telling me that the fence at the front of the place needs to be replaced with a longer one (hence cuttng off my access to the ORP space)
I beleive the owner of the upstairs wrote and complained to the management company.
Does anyone have any suggestions of actions I can take, our road is very busy, and parking is a premium. We really need this parking space so what can we do to retain it?
2006-10-10 22:21:50 · 10 answers · asked by Stew 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If it is in your lease, then legally there is nothing they can do about it. They could offer you a sweetener as compensation. Speak to your lawyer or go to the Citizens Advice Bureau.
2006-10-10 22:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by ehgringodude007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you contacted the management company, you don't say ?
This is the first obvious thing to do, they could have made a simple mistake.
If there is a genuine access point it will have a dropped curb.
If its in the lease then they have no arguement unless the highways department have put a order on the access and deemed it needs to be closed due to safety reasons. If this is the case you have no recource, however you, or the previous owner, would have been told about this statutory order.
If the previous owner was told about this and didn't disclose it then you have recourse against them ( for the cost difference of a flat without a parking space I would think - £2K ? ).
By the way, you don't "own" the parking space, you are leasehold - you own a lease to use it for a defined period...this is different to freehold and you may find the leaseholder has the right to change the benefit of parking.
2006-10-10 22:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person upstairs or the management company do not have any rights to tell you what to do with your front section of yoour house. The only query may be that you have the property on leasehold. check out the lease and if you are still in doubt contact your local solicitors so they can go through it with you
2006-10-10 22:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by alismudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reply to the management company setting out your concerns. Your actions after that depend on their response.
2006-10-10 22:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the pavement in front of your parking space have a dropped kerb?
2006-10-10 22:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by MicroCon1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its in your leasehold details then its yours as it came with the property
2006-10-10 22:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by Elaina k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to provide you with an access route to your land. Simple as that -
2006-10-10 22:26:50 · answer #7 · answered by Tiger01204 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just put some cones outside
2006-10-10 22:28:24 · answer #8 · answered by dee-dee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whats the problem if it is written in your lease
2006-10-10 22:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why does it???
then go to the coucil and stop any plans as it blocks access!
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2006-10-10 22:32:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋