New neighbour wants to own the entry?

[danilyon]

Hi,

A new neighbour bought the house next to us about 3 weeks ago. She knocked and introduced herself and said she wanted to pop around the following week to talk about the back gardens. She came round and spoke about putting a fence in the back garden between our house and hers, which is fine as it's something we've been meaning to do but not had the money for. She also asked about putting a gate on the entryway that runs between our house, which is also fine with us.

She then went on to say that she would sort all of this out and that she would like to legally own the entryway that runs between our houses and that she would maintain the entryway. Our house is a terraced house in a row of 4 and our house and the neighbours are in the middle. Above the entryway is one of her bedrooms and her bathroom I think. The entryway is shared between us both and as far as my hubby and I are aware the boundry line runs straight down the middle of entryway. It is the only access we both have to our back gardens. When she mentioned getting her solicitor to send us the paperwork to have a read through hubby made a few non-commital comments but I think she thinks it's a go from us.

We've had no paperwork from any solicitor as of yet, but after me and hubby have had a chat (obviously couldn't do it whilst she was here), we are wondering why would she want to have ownership of the entryway? Obviously a part of our problem would be if she fell out with us for whatever reason and denied access as it's our only access to the back garden? Also what would happen when we sold our house - we think this could hinder a sale if we agreed and told the new owners that actually the neighbour owns the entryway?

I'm worrying what to say to her now as we are not keen to sign anything to give her the entryway completely. We only use the entryway to take the wheelie bins from the back garden out to the front on collection day anyway so it's not like we have all kinds of people coming round the back to see us etc. Does anyone have any advice on what we could say to her? Obviously we don't want to 'sour' relations with her because we are refusing to give her the entryway legally.

Any advice would help. Thanks! :)

Never have I been so interested in someone else's entry...

KatieMiddleton Totally agree, never has an entry stopped me from doing so much of my work!

Found it!!
here

Impressed?

Im very impressed that you found it clam, but i onloy got up to page 4 before i became uncontrollably bored and desperate to slit my wrists, that story has nothing on this entry one... the twists and turns, and the cliffhangers when we were kept waiting for days to find out what happened! if it does get better though let me know and ill skip to that page!

Well, the OP got more and more abusive to everyone who disagreed with her plan and remained convinced that she would be able to plough ahead with making radical changes to a Grade II listed building and turning her neighbour's detached ground floor into a semi without her consent. Oh and she reckoned it could all be done for 2K. Hilarious.

Bloody hell Clam... I've just read that whole thread

Crikey, was that previous thread almost two years ago. I well remember reading that during a particularly boring night shift.

I wonder if she ever did get those crazy plans passed?

Another addicted MNetter marking place! Cool!

marking my place too.........looking forward to seeing how this one turns out neighbour sounds barmy!

Thank you Ponders! My parents are sticking tthe point that as no-one can produce the license or any other proff that there is a right of way, then there isn't! Except for some basic access rights for things like building work etc and to take the bin out. And my dad shouts at the groups of teenagers who saunter across their lawn rather than go through the front door.

Dani - re your FIL as guarantor - the main poin is that you couldn't or shouldn't do anything without the permission of the ortgage co - they would be very unlikely to agree something that would so drastically reduce the value of the house!

put a stop to that gate....

I know it's not my ex-neighbour but the similarities are uncanny. Maybe they were hatched in the same mental institution.

Mine dreamed up plans we'd have been mad to go along with.

She regularly collared visitors, neighbours and passers-by to complain about us. She also whinged about our 'untidiness' while being an grubby scruff-bag herself though ostensibly respectable.

I agree with Ponders who spotted that your neighbour changed solicitors probably because the first lot couldn't or wouldn't help her any more. Mine was represented by five different firms who kept sending us letters so long as she was stupid enough to pay for them.

Thanks for the update. You'll be fine. Stay strong and good luck with the baby.

I doubt it clam . I think there should be some sort of law obliging Mnetters to update people once a thread passes a certain length

Oh yes Blu sorry. I meant to ask whether anyone else can come up with this so-called agreement but forgot. Glad Ponders raised it.

Ponders I'm not a stalker, honestly but you make a good point.

Thank god your dad was quick-witted enough not to get involved in a conversation with her. I agree about getting acknowledgements now from her solicitors that your views are understood loud and clear with no room for misinterpretation. Tbh, I'd also mention to her solicitor that you're preganant and do not appreciate the additional distress that this is causing you at this time

don't worry, mrslevy, I love being stalked

cheeky cow, i say again- the front of her! only complete firmness can resolve this issue.

keep the letter polite but firm. you already have good advice on the content. unfortunately a buyers solicitors in the future may make inquiries as to disputes, so it's best to be able to point to the letters and say - all a big misunderstanding, no further action was required.

Clam, I have just re-read that entire thread. I would gladly give my eye teeth to find out how much money she spent before it actually got through to her that her plans were never ever in a million years going to happen!!

Hilarious.

I remember that old thread Clem, would love to know what finally happened.

Clam, i just read that entire thread. i would LOVE to know how the OP is getting on. perhaps an ASBO for harrassing her neighbour?

i loved it particularly when she casually mentioned it's a grade II listed building.... as if that wasn't really relevant... well into the thread!

Along the same lines, what happened to the mad woman who wanted to put scaffolding in her neighbour's doorway and seemed MOST peeved that it was seen as unreasonable?

Has she moved next door to you, OP?

Well done Clam!

I'll read that on my break at work tonight

Re-marking place. And spluttering anew at the sneaky cheek of the woman.

Power to danilyon!

Well done, Clam! That other thread was stonkingly mad.

I think the NHS could save squillions on mental health diagnosis. Anyone who uses "ourselves" and "yourselves" when they mean "us" and "you" is ALWAYS a frothing loon.

This is getting better than Grey's Anatomy! Remarking my place.
Love the expression 'frothing loon'. Definitely going to use that in future!