Can I re erect my boundary wall to stop my neighbour parking his car on my side of the shared driveway?

Question

My neighbour insists on parknig his car on my part of the drive and refuses to move it. although he owns his house i am a council tenant but three quarters of the drive is the councils and if a boundary wall was erected he would not be able to get his car in or out

Answer 1

This sounds like a case of neighbourhood mediation required. Boundaries are always an area of dispute and resolution is rarely reached by the two parties as they become locked into their own arguments. Having said this, since you are renting the property you are entitled to be able to use and utilise all of the property as you see fit and within the conditions of renting set out when you first went there. If there had been a prior agreement with this neighbour by previous tenants then it needed to be renegotiated with you. A given is not acceptable here.
Council property is bound by Local Council By-laws so you will need to take your dispute to them with regards to having a boundary wall/fence erected. You cannot just re-erect boundary walls/fences as they have to meet Council specifications etc. And also it is the Councils responsibility to erect the structure as they are the legal owners.
You will need proof of the 'illegal' parking on your property so 'photo's are a must with date and times of when taken on them. How the neighbours parking of their car interferes with your being able to utilise or not utilise this area of the property etc.Any noise that causes undue disturbance etc.
Are you sure you cannot work this out with a coat of paint/row of pot plants that allows room for them to park their car and you have enough space for whatever your needs are.
A good neighbour can be the difference between life and death you know.

Answer 2

You need to see the deeds for the house the boundary lines are drawn up and some measurements shown get a surveyor to draw up the boundary lines on the ground and as long as you keep your new fence on your side of the line you have not broken any rules. You may wish to buy your house one day so best sort the problem out now stay within the law and you will be ok

Answer 3

If his car is not really in the way, be a good neighbor and share. If you cannot use your driveway because of him hogging it up, just park him in a few times and refuse to move your car the same as he does. Sooner or later he'll start respecting your space too. Talk to the council to see what they can do about it too.

Answer 4

i'm sure if there was a boundary there originally - you can put one up- infact in your neighbours deeds - I know ours state that there should be a boundary between the properties! check it out with the council!- you don't need a boundary just a small fence or a chain to post type fence!!

Answer 5

Am I right in think the driveway is meant to be just be for access to rear garages, in which case your neighbour is taking liberties if he is parking on it because it would stop you from getting to your garage. So you cannot put up a boundary wall because neither of you would gain access to the rear, am I right? However being a council tennant does not interfere with your rights, take some photos and show them to the council and they may deal with him. Have you not got a car to park there to give him a piece of his own medicine?

Answer 6

You need to check exactly where the property boundaries are. You can do this in your local planning office. You can also check your local planning rules there to see what sort of fence you can erect without planning permission. In the meantime put some plants down your side so he can't park there.

Answer 7

As others said, there is nothing to do but check with the council. Now, what you could do is park behind the git, and leave for the day.
I once had a right git lived next to me. Street parking. He would pull in so bleedin close I could hardly get in and out. I parked square in the middle. That got the message across!
--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 8

.Everybody has rights stand up for yourself .O and by the way he res a good cure throw tacks drawing pins nails etc all over you're drive don't park there let the "neighbour" he will soon learn not to mess with you.

Answer 9

You cannot build a wall, because he has a right of access over your shared drive and you have the same over his.
Go see your local councillor, phone your council planning dept. if necessary you can see a solicitor and have them send a demanding letter. that will cost you £50 and any court action hundreds of £££.
You can put your dustbin on your drive or large flower tubs, which in theory can be moved off.
You have to live alongside one another and boundary problems are frustrating, they can only be settled finally when one person moves out or shoots the other person!

Answer 10

We have a similar problem,get the drive plans from the council,find out the boundaries and if he is indeed encroaching on your rented land then inform him.
We are abit luckier coz we own our home so we got it sorted out within a few days but you may to see the council about it