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I have a house i rent out.
Newish estate. My house is on a hammerhead at the top of a shared drive, to access it you have to drive up a drive round my neighbours house then onto the forecourt of my garage in front of my house.
Legal position neighbour owns the drive and I have right of reasonable access over it. All this is on the deeds (just checked).
He moved in after I did. Position in reality is that for the past 8 or so years he has been parking his cars, some on bricks on the drive way. He is adamant that it is his land to do what he likes. He always makes sure that a car can get through though (the driveway is actually quite wide in parts). I never bothered about it when I lived there as I was on my own and a bit vulnerable (he is weird and aggressive as is his son) and it didnt really make a difference to me in reality as the houses are positioned in a way that I cannot see his scrappy cars. In fairness you could not get a big lorry up there in any case. The last thing I wanted was an expensive civil case and unsalebale house in the future.
I moved out a few years ago to live with now DH and rented out the house. My letting agent has called to say that he is refusing to let my new tenants access over the drive and is saying he will block it with a car (I think the letting agents have been daft enough to let him know when they are moving in). He says that he will only allow them a transit van (its a 4 bed house). In the past my ex tenants have been ok about this (he has made a fuss in the past) and have accepted the situation but this tenant is having a stand off and refusing. She wants a 7.5 tonne lorry.
I really feel stuck. I am of the view that the dispute is really between the neighbour and my tenant, surely? All the deeds say is that reasonable access is required. He says this is reasonable, she says not. I cant see what I can do.
Has anyone else had this problem?
What was the solution?