(potential) car parking thread with diagram popcorn

[TableDesk]

OK, OK, title is possibly a little misleading as it hasn't officially happened yet. But Aibu to imagine parking wars?

Attached pic.

Houses A & B are new builds. House A was purchased & now lived in by a family with at least 2 cars (that I've seen)

House B still currently for sale and I'm interested. Veryyyy interested but trying to be sensible.

Access to house A & B can not be changed ie it will always have to follow the 'red line' and up the little road at corner. Despite what looks like a separation point (purple dot) this is open ie no gates / fence etc.

Residents of House B will always have to drive past house A to gain access. This cannot be avoided nor changed.

I'm meeting with the architect & builder tomorrow and need to be prepared to ask questions about the shared access / shared lane way / entrance.

What do I need to ask?

What happens if house A parks a truck at purple dot preventing me (B) getting in or out? I take it because its private land, the police couldn't remove or anything as it would be seen as civil? Is it worth asking for an agreement to be drawn up?

What if Lane way needs repairing, who is liable? Its only 2 houses so no 'management company'.

Any idea if I should approach home A & ask their 'intentions' regarding parking? Or where their potential guests or grown up children would park? Or would that be seen as a totally wanky thing to do?

Aibu unreasonable to imagine potential parking nightmares / House reselling nightmares before I've even purchased house B*? (which in turn is almost a picture perfect house apart from access issue)

*if by chance you recognise where this, please dont 'out' location - thanks.

*indicated no fence

If I was even considering buying B I'd be looking at a dependent entrance being created through the wall and to hang with having to drive up and down past A every time. What's the traffic like on the road, would an entrance be viable?

Your last pic looks better actually. I don’t think it’s as much of a problem as it first appeared.

Our driveway is shared by seven houses, our space is slightly larger than the other six but each of us is responsible for one-seventh of the whole. in addition each of us have a way-leave over each others part so that if someone blocked a neighbour they would have a legal remedy.

Have looked at the listing for the house and it looks fine. You can easily get cars 2 abreast in front of house A. They would have to make a real effort to block you in or stop you entering and people could do that on any old driveway.

As long as the access docs look ok I would say go for it.

@Ilikewinter

I wouldnt want to be purchasing house B, too many potential issues there! Where is house A garden?

I wouldn't want either of them, too many issues for both and even if it's amicable now there's no saying what will happen in years to come. Access is one thing we were very careful about when buying, any house with a right of access was discounted immediately.

There should be a legal easement in the title of property a to allow access to pass and repas on foot or vehicle. That would give the owner of B legal right, the practical problem is many people are aresholes, and if they decide to dick you around you would have to take long, expensive legal action to access your own home. As couch I wouldn’t do it, but I’m horribly cynical so it might all be fine (but I’d be wanting the house to be priced accordingly).
Suggest also checking what your liability to contribute is to the driveway as driving back and forth over their land may lead to damage over time, if they ask you to contribute and you say no that could lead to bad feeling, but also it may be an obligatory extra cost you are on the hook for.