Parking dispute

[Thenameofthegame22]

Posting for friend (genuinely)
End of terrace house. Thin road with dead end. Two parking spaces in front, adjacent to house. House was being used as holiday home so next door neighbour asked to put up a post that requires a lock to put up and put down. friend agreed (v foolish i know). He wanted it to prevent anyone parking there so he could put it down and use space to to swing his massive car out and then put it back up again.
She's now moving to said house and wants both parking spaces so wants post removed. It is on his land and she does not have a key to it. She had asked him and he has been an absolute bully about it, is not budging at all and has been really nasty and intimidating towards her.
Should she take him to court? What can she do? Suggestions gratefully received.

I'd speak to the council too, or get a solicitor to check it and send a letter to him to move it if it's unlawful

This is the best idea. Could she be "getting some work done" and have a company put a skip in that space? Or big dumpy bags of compost for the garden? Perhaps they could accidentally on purpose knock over the bollard when they're delivering the items? What a twat he is.

Or yes, put a bollard up just behind it, but on her land.

The diagram does clear things up.
How long has the post been there? Although I’m not sure it matters.

When he’s out, maybe she should get someone to angle grind it off and give it him back.
Failing that I like the skip idea. If he doesn’t move the post she will just have to drop the skip in front of his garage. Tosser.

Holiday home.

Simple revenge, check if it had planning permission, also tell HMRC. Hopefully cost the man a reasonable amount.

It's the friends house that was the holiday home, not the nuisance neighbors.

Think I'd try and go down this route for now, a Pallet of 'something building related' to stick on the drive for a while?

Tbh I wouldn't play games. I'd write a letter asking ti remove it within a certain time frame and if he doesn't I'd ring counsel. And get legal advice.

What did she do, OP?

She's hired a lawyer as he won't budge. @chickbean

Good luck to your friend, I hope it gets resolved quickly.

Her deeds should clarify whether she owns the land if the two parking spaces but it will also be worth checking neighbours deeds to confirm what he owns. If it is a council road then he has no right to plonk his bollard there and restrict your friends access.

Damnnnnn... Please update us as it develops.

Well now I’m invested. Confused, but invested.

Sounds councils are good and have maps on their website where you can add various filters such has highway land and other land owned by the council. Have you searched their website?

Or you could take a photo and send to their highway department and ask them to check.

Do not take their neighbours word for it being their land.

Why hire a lawyer at this stage? A few phone calls to the council and some checks on land registry should get her the answer she needs!

Crazy! People are such dicks.