Making someone clean up outside there house
Discussion
We are coming to the end of a development & obviously as such are wanting the surrounding area to look as good as possible to help sales.
There are approx. 10 houses surrounding our development all apart from one are extremely clean & presentable. However the one which is not has a pile of building materials outside on the street (unadopted road) including 1/2 pack of blocks, some sand & a couple of plastic barriers around it. Overall its about 2m x 2m however the guy is not actually doing any building works & openly says its just there so that no-one can park there. Its been there to my knowledge approx. 12 months.
Now, I understand that on his deeds it does say he owns up to the centre of the road (on his side), however we own the other. In other words if I parked normally on the side of the road I 'own' opposite this mess it would block the road off completely. I understand that regardless of ownership, right of way must be allowed & as such want this cr@p moved. Is there a legal way of anonymously doing this as I don't really want to do it through my company for obvious reasons (the effects it may have).
As mentioned, the road is currently unadopted if this effects things.
There are approx. 10 houses surrounding our development all apart from one are extremely clean & presentable. However the one which is not has a pile of building materials outside on the street (unadopted road) including 1/2 pack of blocks, some sand & a couple of plastic barriers around it. Overall its about 2m x 2m however the guy is not actually doing any building works & openly says its just there so that no-one can park there. Its been there to my knowledge approx. 12 months.
Now, I understand that on his deeds it does say he owns up to the centre of the road (on his side), however we own the other. In other words if I parked normally on the side of the road I 'own' opposite this mess it would block the road off completely. I understand that regardless of ownership, right of way must be allowed & as such want this cr@p moved. Is there a legal way of anonymously doing this as I don't really want to do it through my company for obvious reasons (the effects it may have).
As mentioned, the road is currently unadopted if this effects things.
Check the detail wording of the deeds.
If the road is unadopted, it would normal for all parties who share it to be granted unobstructed rights of access across it at all times. If he is piling building materials on it, he is obstructing the access, simple as that...
The way we would normally do it when conveying a new house is to tint the area of shared vehicular access blue on the transfer plan, then make reference to it in the title document.
If your property is one of several who share rights of access across the road, then the rights and obligations described on your property's title are likely to be the same as your neighbour's.
If the road is unadopted, it would normal for all parties who share it to be granted unobstructed rights of access across it at all times. If he is piling building materials on it, he is obstructing the access, simple as that...
The way we would normally do it when conveying a new house is to tint the area of shared vehicular access blue on the transfer plan, then make reference to it in the title document.
If your property is one of several who share rights of access across the road, then the rights and obligations described on your property's title are likely to be the same as your neighbour's.
Hobo said:
The reason I don't want to be so 'upfront' is that if he wanted to he could make sales of my development hard if he wanted to, as such I would rather a 3rd party make him act.
Cant you just go round and offer to clear the stuff for free..Trying to force him to move the stuff seems like the wrong way to go about it IMO.
Speaking from experience, if someone approached me with a reasonable request, clearly explaining Why they would like something doing I would if at all possible help.
If that same person's first approach was heavy handed and threatening they would get a very large shock. I don't think it will take the neighbour that long to work out who grassed him up, and I would assume he will want a bit of pay back. This is how things get way out of hand, and turn into a full blown war.
If you really want to go down "move it or else" route I would speak to a Solicitor to see what your options are. Might be worth boarding up your windows as a precaution though.
If that same person's first approach was heavy handed and threatening they would get a very large shock. I don't think it will take the neighbour that long to work out who grassed him up, and I would assume he will want a bit of pay back. This is how things get way out of hand, and turn into a full blown war.
If you really want to go down "move it or else" route I would speak to a Solicitor to see what your options are. Might be worth boarding up your windows as a precaution though.
Holst said:
Hobo said:
The reason I don't want to be so 'upfront' is that if he wanted to he could make sales of my development hard if he wanted to, as such I would rather a 3rd party make him act.
Cant you just go round and offer to clear the stuff for free..Trying to force him to move the stuff seems like the wrong way to go about it IMO.
He would have to be a bit of an arse to be funny about it then.
Alternatively, if someone were to injure themselves on this pile of stuff, it would be interesting to see whether his home public liability insurance would cover it....
Food for thought...
JustinP1 said:
Alternatively, if someone were to injure themselves on this pile of stuff, it would be interesting to see whether his home public liability insurance would cover it....
Food for thought...
Assuming he has insurance at all, then it will cover him for the part of the road that he owns.Food for thought...
Maybe a solution would be to ask some passing travelling people to move it for you (when owner is out, obviously).
I put my house up for sale some time ago, unfortunately the local housing association had bought a house four doors up from me and put scum in there, as they do. With the resulting long grass in the gardens, dirty windows, bags of rubbish etc. This I believe made my house less desirable to a potentail buyer, and there fore was costing me approximately £10,000 in lost value to my property. If you complain to any officail or to the person themselves, when you fill out the questionaire asking you if you have had any disputes with your neighbours, then you have to say yes, further putting buyers of your property.
Edited by Hughesie on Wednesday 26th March 08:36
What I can't understand is why anyone would put a pile of crap outside their house to prevent people parking. Surely (1) He can't park there himself; and (2) A pile of crap 24 hours a day looks worse than the occasional vehicle a few hours a week. Some people really are stupid aren't they!!!
Edited by srebbe64 on Tuesday 25th March 23:16
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