Can we park outside our garage?

[treechopman]

Thanks for the replies all. It's a little complicated - our house was built around 1913, but the garages weren't erected until 1949 (or possibly 1979, it's a little unclear). I can see the planning permission approval document from 1949, but I can't see any mention of the garage in our other documents. Where might I be able to find mention of access to the garages?

[treechopman]

essayer said:

Keep the neighbours happy, say no more about it and keep the car elsewhere until you move. Schedule viewings when you know they're out, if possible.
It'll be up to your buyers to investigate and determine if they can or cannot keep a car there.

Well, therein lies the issue. The house has sold with us saying there was a parking space out the back. Now our neighbours are saying we shouldn't have advertised that. Hence the somewhat tricky situation making us a bit nervous. I don't want to have provided false information, but on the other hand I can't see anything that legally says we were wrong. To be honest we could have sold the house without mentioning the space in question but the sale went through before this became an issue.

[treechopman]

Should also note it's never been an issue before. Obviously I can see why they want to avoid any confrontation with our buyer in future. But on the other hand we don't want to potentially scare the buyer off, making it sound like there's this argument between us and the neighbours (when in reality we've been very friendly with them until now), if what the neighbours are claiming is untrue.

[treechopman]

Thanks all. Question, what if our deed doesn't mention the garage or this space? Then who is in the right?