Sorry another parking one!!

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Please take a few moments to admire my wonderful diagram!! New Neighbours keep parking in front of approach to my drive which means I can't get on or off. Having asked them out it they reckon the tarmac drive leading up the boundary line is their property and they can park there even if it blocks my access. The deeds don't outline who it belongs to and it's stating to make me late as they won't answer their door to move it. There is no other way to get of the drive.

Have you downloaded their deeds from The Land Registry website?
Do your deeds say anything about a right of way over the tarmac part?
If you have a right of way then they are not allowed to block it.

Definitely check deeds from both houses, you could also park behind them if possible and block them in

If you have a right of way iit may be referred to as an Easement in the deeds

I'd just park behind them so they can't get out. They'll soon start pulling into their drive.

Who does the third house belong to? Surely the access is shared by all three of you. Why would one house think they exclusively owned it ?

Even if it is theirs they are twats for parking to block you in.
Great diagram by the way. Hope you get sorted

Doh I did it wrong. The third houses access is off the circular road. That was my fourth attempt as well!! To block them in I'd be in the middle
Of the road. I will try and do a revised correct. Diagram

Even if the deeds show they own it for maintenance reasons if you have a right of way over it then the right of way is supposed to be kept clear at all times to allow you to use yiur right of way.

I acted in a neighbour dispute once and when we carried out a site visit the Judge asked me to collect him from the local station. When we got to the property he made me park on the disputed area (with a cheeky wink)!

They possibly do own it, but as others have said they have to give you right of way and access to your property (that's how I read the diagram anyway).

Pull off the deeds and maybe pop round to try and talk to them or write a nice note.

Failing that as pp said, just park behind them and take your time to answer the door!

Even if it was their property, how fucking rude do you have to be to deliberately block someone in and tell them to their face that you don't care and are going to keep doing it?!

Why isn't the NDN parking in his own driveway? I'm pretty certain that by the lay out you've drawn, it belongs to all three properties and is a right of way for you all. Blocking it is completely unacceptable. Ask your NDN for a copy of the deeds that state he owns it (as he's probably chatting shit), and do your own research too to prove that he doesn't own it.

If a fire engine couldn't get through it could lead to a bigger problem

You almost certainly have a right of way over the tarmac (if you don't, your conveyancing solicitor should have highlighted this in foot high letter when you bought your place). It should be on your deeds and on theirs.

It looks like shared access to me.

Fraught with danger, I'd never buy a property on a set up like this purely as it working out smoothly relies solely upon the common sense and level of decency of the neighbours

He must know he's blocking your access to your property so I wouldn't even attempt to discuss it, get police involved and if he doesn't answer the door to them they'll get his bucket on wheels towed away and the cost of doing so will be his. Idiot. (Him, not you)

If you've asked nicely and they won't listen call the police. We had a very similar thing and that was the only way to get them to stop blocking us in

Take pictures to show

Defo one for the lawyers

Looks like an easement to me. Check the land registry and speak to a solicitor. A simple solicitor's letter pointing out the ACTUAL legal position should be enough to put your NDN in his place. Failing that park behind them and block them in! Seems to me - if emergency services couldn't get to your property then that constitutes a serious problem.

Just sit with your hand on the horn after knocking. They'll wake up and come out eventually.

We have this set up too, except that we own the first house to have access off the road. We do own the road (full width) outside our house but we are not allowed to block it. Your neighbour is being an arsehole.

It looks like it should be a right of way. The council probably own it.