To get annoyed about neighbour parking next to my house when they have a garage?

[mumfor1standfinaltime]

I live in an end terrace house on a new build development. I have a drive at the rear of my house and no garden at all. I have a parking space next to my house too which is meant for visitors. One neighbour who lives opposite me has a garage she doesn't use, she has 2 cars and squeezes them next to my house.
The latest thing is to scribble 'parking for numver x' with chalk on the side of my house!!

park behind her if you can and block her in and when she asks you to move say "oh sorry ive got visitors coming and as you have take the visitors space ive will have to let them use my drive" seriously must be quite annoying though - I would drop the HA a note about the garage subletting !!!

Have had someone out to see the 'problem'. I requested they come and have a look (as hard to explain over the phone). Was told the space was for anyone to use for a visitor, and not her space.

You can rent out rooms in your house with h/a and Council properties but not sure if you can do the same with garages. I will look into it! I somehow don't believe a single mum needs a cement mixer, bricks, concrete mix..in her garage.

Is still tempting to park outside her garage

Have just text dh and told him to park next to the house when he comes home..war has begun.

Sigh.

I hope you have a well-stocked first aid kit.

No, really, good luck - but perhaps be ready for confrontation - and stay calm!

Don't really see the difference in me not using my drive and her not using her garage.
I shall now park where the hell I wish and see it get up her nose and she gets up mine.

I have had to fight to get my council tax band reduced recently (and won)because I was paying the same as the houses with gardens. I am not afraid of a challenge.

Nice one on the council tax front.

OK, now I'm scared for your neighbour's safety - that poor woman...

[grin[

You are a very fast typist!

Whoops !

Now where did I put those boxing gloves..!

Too much ebaying!

So, any bruises?

Dh couldn't park there because suprise surprise the space was full, will have to start my war tomorrow now

I'd look at the all the things you can and can't do in your housing association house, and then look to see what neighbours aren't following them. Inform the housing association you would like your fence to be reconsidered, on the basis that they have made "discretions" for neighbours x, y & z. If they turn you down again, ask them why they haven't taken any action with the other neighbours. I took this approach myself and got my fence!

Thanks Journey, I think I shall definately be doing something as to be honest it drives me nuts.
Good to hear some positive results!

I can totally see where you're coming from, and this would p*ss me off big time as well, but I would still urge caution in starting a feud with a neighbour. I worked for the CAB for 12 years and you wouldn't believe how many people came for advice about neighbour disputes. Even when there was a legal option, the general advice was always negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. Hell truly is other people and once things start spiraling into "tit for tat" it can get nasty.

I can see where you are coming from with talking to people, but this woman is not the type to talk to. She thinks she owns the place! She has lived there for around a year and she did an exchange from a run down council house (I knew previous tenant very well and have seen the house they moved to).

We used to have 2 cars and we often thought of putting 2nd car on the space next to our house, but instead we squeezed 2 cars on our drive. Wish we hadn't now.

I would keep a note of who parks there - car reg and far how long. Then when you have plenty of data showing that the space is not benefiting visitors but just her I would go to the HA and a) point this out and b) say so can you have the parking space assigned to you and your drive turned into outside space for your child.