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Neighbours' motorhome

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BlueFinch2 · 04/11/2024 15:38

Our neighbours intend to permanently park a large motorhome on their driveway. The 20 or so homes in our cul-de-sac are all subject to the same restrictive covenants, one of which prohibits parking ‘boats, caravans or similar’ vehicles in front of the properties. We’ve already raised our concerns with them, highlighting both the covenants and the potential impact on our property value.

The motorhome would be parked in a highly visible part of the estate, detracting from the overall appearance of the area. Additionally, their driveway isn’t large enough to fully accommodate a vehicle of that size, meaning it would significantly overhang the pavement.

We now face a few options: accept the situation, attempt to persuade them to reconsider, or seek legal advice. Advice from others that have been in a similar situation would be particularly helpful.

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LookItsMeAgain · 04/11/2024 15:42

My advice would be to contact the other residents in the affected area and together get legal advice and present it to the neighbours that want to bring their motorhome to their driveway.

If it is a short term thing (think a few weeks while they source a different permanent site for it) then I would be flexible but only to a point. If it goes after that, you need to have a plan in place for what to do next.