To think neighbour doesn't own the parking space outside the house?

[rentischeaper]

I live in a converted townhouse. 4 Flats, each on top of each other. We all rent.
The basement flat has always been strange. But that's a whole other story.

Two of the four flats have cars. We do, and the basement flat does.

There is no private parking here. It is all permit parking by zone. So you can park anywhere on the streets around here. This is because we live in a town centre.

Downstairs neighbour usually parks their car directly outside the house. It's often there for days without moving it. We just park wherever there is space/close if we have shopping.

Yesterday the space outside the house was free. So we parked in it.

..and....

And….

We wait for the drama…

Not even a diagram to tide us over ...

I hope the story writers of eastenders are on MN so they can recreate this!

Did the person that usually parks in the space have a moan at you?

And the neighbour got mad ans claimed the space belongs to them?

Simple. Tell them it doesn't. It is the same as the whole street. First come first served basis.

Depends what the lease says (not your rental lease, the actual leasehold for the flat). Its entirely possible the driveway belongs to one flat. I lived in a converted house, my ground floor flat owned the driveway, the flat behind me (also ground floor) owned the garden.

Which you are perfectly entitled to do. But there has to be but.....

I'm wondering if the basement neighbour has just cut all the power to OP's flat in revenge so they can't update the thread...

Uh huh

Thats fine. YANBU at all, just ignore said neighbour, smile and nod. I assume they're older - seems to sometimes be an age thing getting obsessed about parking and being outside their home. My FIL is 75 and has got progressively worse with this over the last 2 years and there are other markers of dementia too unfortunately. Try not to antagonise them but don't avoid parking there either. If they're young and seem NT then I'm not sure what the reason is but just ignore.

No, they don't own it but can park there whenever they want for however long they want, and yes you can park there. Why are you asking?

It isnt a driveway. It is a public road with permit parking. Anyone with a permit can park anywhere on the road.

Sorry. I lost half of what I typed.

This morning, I overheard their heated conversation when they returned. I could hear him barking at his wife "Who has parked in our space". She told him that anyone with a permit could park in it. He was not happy at all, and had to park about four days up. He then told her he was going to leave a note in the window of the cheeky car and tell them it was property of house X.

It isn't any house's property, I even checked on land registry. I'm half expecting him to come knocking if he finds out it is us.

My neighbour's idiot father parks on the path diagonally across their cars on their drive, a few feet behind the straight line I would reverse it to get off my drive (we're at right angles to them). It means I have a complex reversing manoeuvre to avoid hitting him. Arse.

four bays *

I would leave the car there for as long as possible, even if it means taking an Uber to work.

Oh I missed that it wasn't an actual space, I thought there was a space for the property and then everyone else was on the road! Yep absolutely fair game then!

Don't do the weird manoeuvre, just knock on their door. Every single time. Til he gets the hint. I wouldn't put up with that shit.

So if that is their space.... does that mean they are parked in someone else's space outside their house?!?

I often wonder how they settle that illogical thought... outside my house =mine, outside anyone else's house = also mine

Check their deeds on the land register as well as your own because we once lived in a similar city development and half the deeds showed designated parking spaces, and half didn't. Your neighbour may be an arse. But they also may be right.

Has he left the note? Has he antagonised you directly?

if not, then it’s an overheard convo. Let him vent to his wife.. she’s right, he’s wrong, and just a silly little man trying it.

Nope neighbour is not right. The council own the road. It is on street parking.

Well if you're sure you are right then I don't understand the point of your thread.