inconsiderate parking - should I forget it and move on?

inconsiderate parking - should I forget it and move on?

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Carrot

7,294 posts

201 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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We had a similar thing when buying ours, first house which fell through for other reasons in the end had allocated parking. We ended up buying a house with a drive a few roads down, however driving out that way to work every day I see what a nightmare it now would have been.

If parking is high on your agenda, make sure this is completely sorted before you move in. Nobody will change their habits and you will become 'that' neighbour who moves in and complains about everything...

Saying that shortly after we moved in, we discovered we had chavs nearby who used to endlessly park over our dropped kerb causing us hassle getting in and out. A few chats on their level finally sorted that smile

rxe

6,700 posts

102 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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You've just won the jackpot. Golden rule of housebuying - spend a day sitting outside the place reading the paper before you buy it.

Option 1: you do legal due diligence, absolutely confirm that you have right of access, and buy the place. You're walking into a neighbour dispute which will be hell for your entire time there. Even if they move the car, they will hate you for making them do it. It will corrode your soul, and you'll be on here in 2 years complaining about inconsiderate neighbours. So will the neighbours.

Option 2: get the existing owner to sort it out. Say you like the house, but this needs sorting. Get them to do the dirty work. They'll still hate you for enforcing it.

Option 3: walk away.

I'm with Option 3. You've had a close call, well done for spotting it.


Moonpie21

530 posts

91 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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We recently just moved in to a new house, I am lucky I wasn't reported to the police as some sort of pervert stalker.

It took me a good two weeks of random appearances and sitting inside my car outside the house and the local area before I committed.

Funnily enough the house we were moving from was a semi detached and our neighbour was a recent sale, they left the place empty for a while then did it up and I was fearful a constant stream of tenants I had no relationship with may be attached to me.

As people have said if there is anything that has the potential to cause you to be nothing but on best terms with your neighbour look elsewhere.

Edited to add:

We now live next to a vicar and despite the odd religious conversation he is the perfect neighbour.


Edited by Moonpie21 on Friday 23 February 09:09

Sad Ken

623 posts

109 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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ciege said:
You know the answer, everyone does.

Don't bugger about, find another house.

If it bothers you so much to come and ask complete strangers on the internet, it's not the right move is it!
I see what you did there.

Drew106

1,391 posts

144 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Another vote for walking away. Will only cause hassle in the long run if not resolved.

Unless the guy parking the car maybe doesn't realize he's causing trouble? Maybe he thinks the neighbor doens't use the garage so whats the harm? Maybe he would park elsewhere if asked? - unlikely though. I guess if you talked to him it would answer your question just by his attitude.

We have a similar busy parking area outside our house, but there is a rule not to block anyone's access which thankfully is adhered to most of the time.


Jimi.K.

238 posts

76 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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I'm house hunting at the moment and stress-free allocated off-road parking is an absolute must have for me. If I knew I'd be walking into a dispute like you probably would be, I'd definitely find another property.

Pica-Pica

13,620 posts

83 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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The biggest issue with any house is neighbours. You never find out until you move in - luckily you have. There are some locations where people, park inconsiderately, put their rubbish out on the wrong day and leave it there all week. You have found a neighbour issue in good time. Pull out.

J4CKO

41,280 posts

199 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Surely he cant just obstruct access to the garage permanently ?

I would first politely ask, appealing to his better nature, if he does not capitulate then he is a nutter, that would perhaps then influence my decision on whether I want to live next to a nutcase.

I am not sure on what grounds he could block access to someones garage they have paid for ?

KAgantua

3,848 posts

130 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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stupid question:

said saloon - its not the sellers is it????

andrewparker

7,898 posts

186 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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KAgantua said:
stupid question:

said saloon - its not the sellers is it????
How much of the thread have you read?

budgie smuggler

5,359 posts

158 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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You've dodged a bullet big time IMO.

dmsims

6,450 posts

266 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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I can only add to the run away group (another house will be along shortly)

Lundqvist

201 posts

126 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Having previously lived in a house with a very similar situation (had the rear most garage, person immediately next to it parked in front of garage, could never get car in or out of my garage) and having to park on the road "somewhere near" the house most of the time as a result, I would say run, run now.

People are muppets, and however nice or nasty you get I can guarantee that person won't change their behavior.

2Btoo

3,410 posts

202 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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ciege said:
andrewparker said:
alorotom said:
The Crack Fox said:
You'll never solve it. Find another house.
This. Massively this.
And again.

By all means, you could find the chap parking there and have a constructive conversation... then move in and find that nothing has changed and he doesn’t like his alternative option.
You know the answer, everyone does.
Another vote for this.

You might like to let the vendor know that their neighbour's inconsiderate parking has cost them a sale.

bungz

1,960 posts

119 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Massive headache walk away.
No photos?

I like a good photo of a parking situation usually sparks up a nice debate biggrin

Riley Blue

20,912 posts

225 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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If it's a house you really, really want you'd be daft to walk away without having a word about the parking problem first.

Plug Life

978 posts

90 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Torch his car then his house.

stuartmmcfc

8,653 posts

191 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Life has taught me that no matter how perfect something is, there’s another one just as good or even better just around the corner.
This has been true for me with cars, houses and even women.

Pica-Pica

13,620 posts

83 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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andrewparker said:
My wife and I once came very close to buying an idyllic country cottage with a shared cobbled area at the front. It had recently been renovated by an interior designer, it really was lovely. In the excitement I decided to pass by one day, only to find half a dozen cars clogging up the area to the front of the house. Bizarrely they hadn’t been there on both occasions we viewed the property. By chance there was an old woman tending to some plants on her doorstep so I asked her about the situation. Cue getting back into the car, calling the wife and telling her it’s off!
Do you mean “there was a lady tending to some plants...” ?

fido

16,752 posts

254 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Or if you're a 6ftX director:- Lower your offer price based on owner's unwillingness to resolve parking situation. Move in, park car in front of garage. Have polite word with neighbour to move. I can't see why they wouldn't move if you explained the situation - otherwise obstruct their vehicle. Just saying ..