inconsiderate parking - should I forget it and move on?
Discussion
Hello, I am after some advice on whether I can do anything regarding a potential neighbour’s parking.
I have recently placed an offer on a house, which was accepted. This house has a door out the back which leads to a garage. There are about five other garages next to this one.
A big factor for me in buying a house is having a parking space so this was ideal. There Is a sign saying No Parking in the land in front of the garages and I thought it Was all fairly simple.
However, after placing an offer we have visited the driving area during the evenings and found a large saloon car parks in front of the garage next to the one that would be ours. It presents an obstruction and means I wouldn’t be able to reverse either into my garage or out of it, as there is a wall on the other side and no room to do it around this car. Reversing all the way on to the road is not an option, as it is very narrow, lined with bollards and about 25 metres long, and I just wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that. It is also hard for cars to drive around this car to the further garages without scraping the car on a bush.
This made me have second thoughts and I called the estate agent to say we were thinking about withdrawing if this car belonged to the neighbour and they usually park there. They looked into it and spoke to the woman who currently rents the property we are buying , who said the car is the neighbour’s and she has to park in a nearby road as she cannot get into the garage because of this saloon car. The estate agent suggested I do that, and I have to say I wouldn’t be happy having to park elsewhere when I own a garage next to my home. I said I would think about it but the whole thing doesn’t make me feel good about the purchase, which is a shame as the house is lovely.
My question is - is there anything that could be done about this neighbour, if we were to buy the house?
I have recently placed an offer on a house, which was accepted. This house has a door out the back which leads to a garage. There are about five other garages next to this one.
A big factor for me in buying a house is having a parking space so this was ideal. There Is a sign saying No Parking in the land in front of the garages and I thought it Was all fairly simple.
However, after placing an offer we have visited the driving area during the evenings and found a large saloon car parks in front of the garage next to the one that would be ours. It presents an obstruction and means I wouldn’t be able to reverse either into my garage or out of it, as there is a wall on the other side and no room to do it around this car. Reversing all the way on to the road is not an option, as it is very narrow, lined with bollards and about 25 metres long, and I just wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that. It is also hard for cars to drive around this car to the further garages without scraping the car on a bush.
This made me have second thoughts and I called the estate agent to say we were thinking about withdrawing if this car belonged to the neighbour and they usually park there. They looked into it and spoke to the woman who currently rents the property we are buying , who said the car is the neighbour’s and she has to park in a nearby road as she cannot get into the garage because of this saloon car. The estate agent suggested I do that, and I have to say I wouldn’t be happy having to park elsewhere when I own a garage next to my home. I said I would think about it but the whole thing doesn’t make me feel good about the purchase, which is a shame as the house is lovely.
My question is - is there anything that could be done about this neighbour, if we were to buy the house?
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