That this is my parking space?

[parkingw4nkers]

I live on a new build development in a culdesac circle. When I moved in I was allocated a parking space with a number plaque on however it has recently been removed as the council considered the plaques to be a tripping hazard (another story!) i rent the property so I'm unsure if the parking space is in the deeds however I will contact the landlord to check if I can't resolve it first. A new neighbour has just moved in and has been parking in my space or blocking me in so tightly that it is a nightmare to get out and if I drive out it is almost impossible to get back in. We are the only houses that don't have a parking space directly outside of our house because we are both on a corner, my front door faces onto an alleyway and his onto the road and my front window is on the side and faces the road, which I think is why I don't have a parking space outside of my house as I would have a car directly under my living room window. Our houses are side by side but separated by the road. My space is on the other side of the road, next to the side of his house. His space is on the road In front of his house but further up, not directly in front of it. Sorry for the long post, I want to post a picture but I don't want to be outed so I have tried to (badly!) construct a diagram! I physically have no where else to park apart from in his space which is no where near my house.

Have you spoken to him at all? Seems a really easy fix if you did.

It's not exactly a 100 mile trek.

This really isn't that big a problem - just go talk to him. Tell him about the plaques and why they were removed but explain that it is still your space. It might all work out fine. This is only a problem if he refuses; then you contact your landlord, but really.... why post on mumsbwt? Go talk to the guy.

You know it's your space as it had your number on. The council moving the plaque doesn't affect that.

Are the spaces marked out in anyway?

Go and speak to him. Just because he is a large man doesn't mean he is mansplaining in anyway. It may be that after a few weeks living in a new place he has (or thinks he has) sussed out the parking situation. There is no point making assumptions unless you go and speak to him.

You can get a copy of the property deeds for a few pounds online. You can always do that if you want to put your mind at rest.

I was confused by your diagram, but having read the post I think I can work it out.

You are both corner houses. Your space is opposite your house and across the road. He lives across the road, but instead of bring in front of his door, is on the side. Probably where the spaces could be fitted in.

Unless he has been told otherwise he probably thinks it is his space and that you are being cheeky using his not your own.

As others have said check with landlord, but if numbers were put in by the developer I would say it is on the property deeds as yours.

I would get a copy to take with you and speak to him. Hopefully with a reasonable explanation he will realise he has made a mistake and park in the right space.

I used to live in a similar set up. The spaces were allocated by a residents committee which had long gone by the time I was there, so don't know if what they agreed was legally binding anymore.

Everything worked fine until one house was sold. The new owners had two spaces to the side of their house but wanted to park in the two space nearest their door. One was the space allocated to my next door neighbour.

They tried telling next door not to use the space at the end of the path as it was theirs. They even tried making it a blue badge space. They didn't know next door and another neighbour were blue badge holders too so that didn't work.
There were enough spaces, but not where some people wanted them to be.
Next door carried on parking there. I moved anyway. I think the other people did too.

Well things took a turn, I kept meaning to ring the landlord to confirm that it was my space and kept forgetting and I assumed we kind of had a first come first served thing. Anyway the other night I went out to my car and found an angry note saying park outside of your own fucking house so I went to knock on to discuss it and they were very threatening and aggressive and said that they had been told by the landlord when they moved in that they could park anywhere they liked, we all have the same landlord as social housing tenants. I rang the landlord to report the incident and she confirmed that on the development plans it is my space and they would never have told him that he could park anywhere he likes. The housing officer is going to pay them a visit to confirm to them that it is not there space. Looks like my new neighbours are going to be an utter joy. Everybody else on the close follows the original agreement as nobody has moved since we all moved in.

I am the original poster, have just name changed.

Why don't you tell him that's your space, there was a plaque indicting that until recently?

Oh just read your update, he sounds charming

Hopefully the housing association will put him in his place and record that behaviour was threatening.

He’s a nut job. Get them to paint numbers on the parking spots to avoid future nut jobs crawling out of the woodwork.

just moved into new house i have a parking space that came with property and on land registry says one visiters space which my new very unpleasant neighbour says is theres any advice

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Vaughn, perhaps start your own thread.