AIBU to think buying a house with a shared drive is asking for trouble?

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There is a fantastic, outstanding house for sale in a good area but I've discounted even viewing it as it has a pre-existing parking agreement with neighbours that they can park 2 cars on the drive. There are 3 parking spaces where cars can easily park, then it gets tricky. We have 2 cars so may need to shuffle around each time a neighbour wanted to park. There is no on-street parking close by and no way to modify the drive. My argument is that it's a faff for all and the neighbours would get hacked off waiting for cars to move. My DH thinks the house is worth the sacrifice. If it was your dream house, would you do it?

That doesn't sound like a shared drive, more that it would your drive but they are allowed to park on it. God no! Wouldn't touch that with a barge-pole.

I used to have a shared drive and it was fine. Wide enough to park two cars side by side and large grass verges either side
It worked ok but only because the neighbours and us ( and all the visitors ) were considerate
Could be a nightmare if not

Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole!

Just remembered my neighbours son bought a house years ago with a shared drive. At first they got on like wildfire, BBQ's sharing take-aways etc etc
Had a bit of a fallout and the drive became the centre stage!! They would each do their utmost to be as inconsiderate to each other as possible. It finally came to a head one bank holiday weekend when they woke early put the living room HiFi on really loud and turned the speakers facing into the dividing wall!! They then cleared off for a weekend break!!
The police came to my neighbours for the key to enter the property

no a chance.. they will NEVER sell it

If this was the previous house discussed, the estate agent particulars said there was a pre-existing arrangement. On digging, MN'ers found that provision of 2 x parking places for the NDN (who was actually the builder of the house) was a condition of the planning, so no way around it.

I also read something similar recently.

Don’t do it, parking makes people do crazy things.

Even if the current neighbour was ok what if they move and then you get someone who is not ok and is a PITA about it

We had a shared drive in out previous house. It was a nightmare, never again! Don't do it! I was so relieved when we moved and don't have to faff

I share a drive but the spaces where each household is supposed to park are clearly marked. Nobody in my driveway is an asshole. For now anyway. However, neighbours over the back also share a driveway and one man is a complete and utter dickhead about everything to do with the driveway. It’s difficult and one family moved specifically because of twat man. Shared driveways are just selfish house builders wanting £££££££££ and not giving a shit about future problems.

Purely as a matter of interest, is the house on "C" in the suburb of "A" and the town "D"?

Just wondering if you were another viewer of the house posted about last time ...