CF renting out our communal parking for Wimbledon!

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I have NC as the location is outing. I live in a block of flats behind Wimbledon as in the tennis courts. I understand they host a large-ish summer event which is happening now.

Street parking has been suspended for the fortnight. Driving in general or trying to go anywhere locally is inadvisable.

This morning my DP alerted me to a large G Wagon in our front parking area which as well as being offensively large (cannot cope with Londoners having massive tanks) is not a resident’s. We can’t rule out that it’s a visitor (and someone did query a strange car last year which turned out to be visiting family (apparently)) but DP has seen people stumbling up the road in their tennis finery and getting into cars.

So we assumed these people were just chancing it - block of flats, hopefully no one notices.

Shortly thereafter I was at my garage about to go out when I woman in a car pulled up and asked me about flat 16’s parking space. She said flat 16 had put their space on Just Park! I said it’s communal - he doesn’t have a space!

DP enquired with our neighbour on the same floor as flat 16 and he thinks it’s a Portuguese guy with an Audi. His car isn’t here but regardless, it is communal parking for residents and visitors. There must be 20 flats and there are 12 parking spaces. Him not using a space does not entitle him to rent it out.

I looked on JustPark and there is a long term bloody listing for a space in our car park with 60 reviews!!! “Great parking for Wimbledon” etc.

Now what? I guess I report to our management agent but do I also take it up with JustPark? Given that there are currently two strange cars I suspect there may be even more renting out going on.

READ THE OP'S POST! There are 20 flats and 12 spaces, none of which are allocated to individual apartments!

So the cheeky f....cker who's hiring out a space has no rights.

Different if each apartment has an allocated and paid for spot.

This is likely to be covered by the lease tho so OP should contact the Management Company who will void the Just Park listing.

Somebody in, or managing the flats is making money out of this.

Yes, right there in the OP:

Shortly thereafter I was at my garage about to go out when I woman in a car pulled up and asked me about flat 16’s parking space. She said flat 16 had put their space on Just Park! I said it’s communal - he doesn’t have a space!

It's not right there. It say Just Park were renting the spaces. Who is receiving commission?

What?

Sorry my mistake.

I live in central london and we used to have lots of issues with people renting out their parking spaces (which are allocated) via the various apps.

Car Parking sub-letting is forbidden in our leases though and the other owners don't like it as it causes security issues.

We sent round a few reminders and the managing agent contacted the app companies. What has made a difference though is:

1. congestion charge on weekends (it isn't so cheap now to drive into London)
2. allowing sub-letting to other residents (not all flats have a parking space), people need parking for contractors, one flat has two cars.

My son had an allocated space with his old flat and sometimes rented it out. He found that when people stopped renting the space they often kept on occupying it. It's better where he lives now as there is security and trespassers can be fined for using any allocated space that they don't own or rent.

And as a PP said, spaces can only be rented by people who live on the estate.

Well he won't be making much today in this weather, must be empty😂

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