Another Parking/Neighbour issue
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Hi all, another annoying neighbour parking thread but after having words with him last Monday, he is still the same odious man who needs to get a life after moaning to my disabled FIL about parking in front on my garage this afternoon...
So, to set the scene; my house in boundary in red, I have one parking space plus my garage- we live around a courtyard so parking in front of the house isn’t an option. Moaning neighbour’s garage is marked in brown- he runs a TV repair business from his garage and parks his van in the car port to the side.
I hadn’t realised that during the day he had been letting his customer’s park in our space until I came home one evening and blocked in an X3 because his customer wouldn’t move it.
Shortly after that I bought my Alfa Spider so thats been in the main space and I’ve been parking my Lex in front of my space/garage.
Since I had the altercation with the guy and his X3 he’s been frosty (not wanting to generalise but he is in his 60’s, sits around being bored all day, has a Thai wife that he spends all his time talking down to and berating and no kids) and he frequently moans about me blocking him in.
I leave for work at 6.30am and return just before 7pm so he has free access during the week, its currently parked there at weekends as we usually use my wifes car.
A few times he’s asked me to move my car as he cant get out-I've humoured him for the sake of neighbourly relations thus far.
I was working at home on Monday as I’d had a stomach bug and there was a knock at the door with his wife there asking me to move my car as he couldn’t get out.
This is the furtherst forward my car ever has been and as you can see, absolutely plenty of room for him to reverse out.
I wasnt in the best of moods but to humour him I reversed and said that he had plenty of room to get in and out and in the future I wouldnt be so amenable.
At this point he started ranting about how I shouldn’t be parking there and that next time he would just reverse into my car. I casually remarked that if he did I’d be happy to go through his insurance to get it sorted, queue more ranting and how it would be my fault for parking there.
Anyway, told him that I didn’t have time for it anymore, wouldn’t be talking to him on the matter again and went inside.
I reported his threat to damage the car to Surrey police so that is on record, but this afternoon I moved my car around the corner as disabled FIL was due round.
When he left, neighbour was out there moaning to him about his car being parked there and another conversation about how he was going to reverse into it.
Unfortunately with my work I am security/CRB checked so popping round for a friendly ‘chat’ is out of the question, so my next step is getting a solicitor to sent him a letter about his harassment of us and family members.
Am I being unreasonable?
If it helps, I am of medium build and an interim director and I dont have photo's
of his Thai wife..
So, to set the scene; my house in boundary in red, I have one parking space plus my garage- we live around a courtyard so parking in front of the house isn’t an option. Moaning neighbour’s garage is marked in brown- he runs a TV repair business from his garage and parks his van in the car port to the side.
I hadn’t realised that during the day he had been letting his customer’s park in our space until I came home one evening and blocked in an X3 because his customer wouldn’t move it.
Shortly after that I bought my Alfa Spider so thats been in the main space and I’ve been parking my Lex in front of my space/garage.
Since I had the altercation with the guy and his X3 he’s been frosty (not wanting to generalise but he is in his 60’s, sits around being bored all day, has a Thai wife that he spends all his time talking down to and berating and no kids) and he frequently moans about me blocking him in.
I leave for work at 6.30am and return just before 7pm so he has free access during the week, its currently parked there at weekends as we usually use my wifes car.
A few times he’s asked me to move my car as he cant get out-I've humoured him for the sake of neighbourly relations thus far.
I was working at home on Monday as I’d had a stomach bug and there was a knock at the door with his wife there asking me to move my car as he couldn’t get out.
This is the furtherst forward my car ever has been and as you can see, absolutely plenty of room for him to reverse out.
I wasnt in the best of moods but to humour him I reversed and said that he had plenty of room to get in and out and in the future I wouldnt be so amenable.
At this point he started ranting about how I shouldn’t be parking there and that next time he would just reverse into my car. I casually remarked that if he did I’d be happy to go through his insurance to get it sorted, queue more ranting and how it would be my fault for parking there.
Anyway, told him that I didn’t have time for it anymore, wouldn’t be talking to him on the matter again and went inside.
I reported his threat to damage the car to Surrey police so that is on record, but this afternoon I moved my car around the corner as disabled FIL was due round.
When he left, neighbour was out there moaning to him about his car being parked there and another conversation about how he was going to reverse into it.
Unfortunately with my work I am security/CRB checked so popping round for a friendly ‘chat’ is out of the question, so my next step is getting a solicitor to sent him a letter about his harassment of us and family members.
Am I being unreasonable?
If it helps, I am of medium build and an interim director and I dont have photo's
of his Thai wife..
No, only 2 of the (9)garages are used for cars- the two directly next to mine.
We are the only house where the garages are that has theirs next to the (house/garage).
Mine is the only car parked out there as everyone elses are parked on the main road - near their houses.
My parking there is no issue for any of the other garage owners/ residents.
Said 'neighbour' also has the garage and land next to it (marked in blue below).
I will say again that this has only started happening since I kicked off about his visitors/customers using the space by our house during the day when we are at work.
We are the only house where the garages are that has theirs next to the (house/garage).
Mine is the only car parked out there as everyone elses are parked on the main road - near their houses.
My parking there is no issue for any of the other garage owners/ residents.
Said 'neighbour' also has the garage and land next to it (marked in blue below).
I will say again that this has only started happening since I kicked off about his visitors/customers using the space by our house during the day when we are at work.
PurpleMoonlight said:
Yes you are being unreasonable.
It is a communal area to provide access to private property. Why do you think it is appropriate to restrict, or make difficult, a neighbours access to theirs?
I dont think I am being unreasonable though, my parking isnt blocking his access in any way, but this is why I posted to get other mmbers take on this situation, so thank you for your comments.It is a communal area to provide access to private property. Why do you think it is appropriate to restrict, or make difficult, a neighbours access to theirs?
J
Just thought I'd give a quick update now that I've had a chance to review the deeds and title plans.
Interesting reading as the title plan shows that we own up to half way from our garage across our space (it hasnt been adopted by the local authority) and that there are no restrictive covenants regarding parking in that area. (there was one about inns, hotels and a beerhouse though).
However, the most interesting piece was about running a business- 'not using said dwelling for any other purpose than as a private dwelling or to carry on any trade business or manufacture whatsoever'.
Think I've got grounds to tell him to do one now and more to the point what I can mention about him running a TV repair business from his garage?
J
Interesting reading as the title plan shows that we own up to half way from our garage across our space (it hasnt been adopted by the local authority) and that there are no restrictive covenants regarding parking in that area. (there was one about inns, hotels and a beerhouse though).
However, the most interesting piece was about running a business- 'not using said dwelling for any other purpose than as a private dwelling or to carry on any trade business or manufacture whatsoever'.
Think I've got grounds to tell him to do one now and more to the point what I can mention about him running a TV repair business from his garage?
J
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