Parking... I have a diagram!

[LanguageAsAFlower]

I received an email from letting agents this morning complaining about parking that isn't me!

We live off the road, behind neighbour A who also rents from the same people. Our neighbours(B) don't have a car so as there's room for two cars easily on the drive DP and I both park there. (Have spoken to neighbours B about this and they are all good, they know if they get a car then one of us will street park) the driveway is nothing to do with Neighbour A as they have their own drive and parking.

Yesterday Neighbour B had a guest that parked behind DP's car for about 45 mins. Now that means they blocked us in for that time, but I thought it doesn't really matter as I can just ask them to move if I need to get out.

Had an email from the letting agents this morning saying that they had a report of a car parked blocking the entrance to two properties and obscuring the kitchen window of Neighbour A. Could we ensure that we don't park anywhere that does this. I replied saying it wasn't us, that it was Neighbour B. They replied saying they don't manage the property of Neighbour B so that's why they emailed us.

For context this is the 3rd email in as many months complaining about inconsequential or ridiculous things from this Neighbour A. (Last one was that I didn't bring my bin back in on bin day until 10pm - which was when I got home)

AIBU to tell the letting agents to stop bothering me with this when they have no evidence that it is me?

Further to this AIBU to pop next door and nicely say if they have a problem to knock on the door or speak to us first?

We're an approachable nice (I think) family. I don't get why all the complaints to the letting agent.

If I were you OP I’d just ignore the email. Don’t waste your time worrying about it or answering it. It’s of no importance.

“The issue isn't Neighbour A but the OP's EA who should be pointing out that it isn't the OP but the other Neighbour.”

It’s both of them... either neighbour A knows it’s not the OP and wanted to moan to their letting agent anyway or neighbour A didn’t have a clue who it was and instead of finding out, when the car was actually there is just complaining about anybody it might have been. Either way it’s not the most logical way to deal with it.

tabulahrasa

Logical depends on the history that you have had with previous neighbours. It could be that they have had bad experiences when they have approach this in your "logical" way.

Please do as Upstart suggests.

I think you should sit back and enjoy this.
Certainly I am.

When I last lived in a rented place, someone stole the bin from outside, so we put black bags in the front yard to be picked up until we'd had a chance to buy a new one.

Our next door neighbour complained to our letting agent, without even bothering to knock on our door. This was even though we had a good relationship with them and would have a chat on the door step. We were the quietest house share ever, so god knows how they would have coped if they'd really had difficult neighbours.

“It could be that they have had bad experiences when they have approach this in your "logical" way.”

How are they going to have a better experience complaining to more people?...

I think YAPossiblyBSlightlyU. It depends a bit on whether the driveway where neighbour B parked belongs to their house, your house or neighbour A’s house. If it belongs to neighbour A but there is a right of way over it to your house and neighbour B’s house, then neighbour A has a point (which seems a bit petty to me but lots of people do not want a view of cars from their window). A right of way doesn’t give anyone permission to use the land for anything other than passing over it. Neighbour B’s guest is only there because you use up all the parking. The EA could approach neighbour B, but then they’d quite likely ask you to stop using both spots ever so their guests can use it when they turn up. The EA messaging you gives you a heads up and a chance to sort out an arrangement without neighbour b being hassled because they are nice to you.

On the other hand, if the driveway doesn’t belong to neighbour A the EA should definitely be telling them to stop with vexatious complaints.

Have you tried asking the EA what you are contractually obliged to do when they pass these complaints on?

If its a driveway then you can park on it. If there's no parking there at all has that been said? Otherwise legally its yours to park on and you should remind the agents thats what you pay for.

If it is yours to park on, i would personally only park there if really needed, as it was, for neighbour relations.

My uncles house is similar and they dislike a blocked view from the lounge but they chose the house and their neighbour can fill their drive if they chose.

Tell your agents to stop harrassing you over things you have no control over, your neighbours.