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Boundary dispute

293 replies

Bluebird29 · 04/04/2018 19:14

Bought a bottom flat which is leasehold and it had been empty two years. The upstairs flat (only two flats) are trying to use 3 ft of the concrete yard. They have while it was empty installed an outside tap and a washing line and keep their bins there. I moved in at the beginning of the year and asked them not to use my yard. I want to put a fence up at the edge of my land but they refuse and say it needs to be 3ft in so they can use the tap and the washing line. The plan that is registered with the land registry shows the yard is my flats. There is also shared land around the flat and they are using it for their car and there’s no room for my car and if I leave my bin on the shared land they move them to the yard. I put my car on the shared drive when they were out once and they screamed at me banging the door until I moved it. My lease shows it to be shared land clearly and the yard mine alone. They want to use the first 3 ft of my yard. Can I put a fence up to stop this along the boundary or do I have to let them use my yard? Freeholder not interested and won’t get involved. I just don’t want them in my yard and I want to be secure. Am I wrong?

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Aprilmightbemynewname · 16/05/2018 15:03

Report as abandoned on your land.
Every time.

wowfudge · 16/05/2018 15:05

It's not though - they have the right to park there, it's the fact they're parking so far over that's giving the OP an issue.

Troels · 16/05/2018 15:32

Thats great that you have the old tenants names and they verify that the upstairs people did the same to them, the council needed to disclose this just like the rest of us would when selling.

Failingat40 · 16/05/2018 15:40

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FiloPasty · 16/05/2018 16:13

Ha Failing, I wouldn’t want to get on your wrong side!!!

Kidssendingmenuts · 16/05/2018 16:27

I think @Failingat40 should move in with you 😂😂

Failingat40 · 16/05/2018 16:41

Mwhaahaahaaa Grin

flumpybear · 16/05/2018 16:59

Maybe on a freedom of information you should ask for disclosure of problems with the neighbours - then get the council to sort things as it's been covered up I'd guess! They should have disclosed

wowfudge · 16/05/2018 17:35

You're not devious Falling, you sound vile if you would actually do any of those things. Why would the OP want to stoop to their level?

Humptynumpty02 · 16/05/2018 18:16

**Failing is the neighbourhood...

Humptynumpty02 · 16/05/2018 18:17

Edit: neighbour, stupid autocorrect.

Failingat40 · 16/05/2018 20:59

@wowfudge no I'm not vile. I'm just not a passive little snowflake.

Why do people like you find it easier to find fault with posters venting when the real 'vile' people are these scum who have driven scores of people from their home already?

You think the op should just move too? Or spend thousands on legal fees?

Sometimes the only way to deal with scum is to treat them like the bullying thieving scum they are. If he parked blocking my access and threatening to kill me he'd have a damaged car and shit on the handles every time.

wowfudge · 16/05/2018 22:12

Well I'm no snowflake, but there's no need for such shitty behaviour either - it does no one any favours. The OP has been assertive and is not cowed by the bullying. For the record I most certainly am not condoning the neighbours' behaviour. There is nothing to be gained by the OP becoming a nasty bully in return.

SoupDragon · 16/05/2018 22:56

If he parked blocking my access and threatening to kill me he'd have a damaged car and shit on the handles every time.

Which would make you as bad as him.

AgathaF · 17/05/2018 07:20

If he parked blocking my access and threatening to kill me he'd have a damaged car and shit on the handles every time - and then you'd no doubt have a police record.

Insane suggestion. No better than the bullying shit the OP has to deal with.

Bluebird29 · 17/05/2018 22:11

I’m taking the high rd. I have no intention of being as bad as them. I’ve heard back from the anti social behaviour officer. He’s speaking to housing and getting back to me. I’m hoping the council will now do something!

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Bluebird29 · 17/05/2018 22:12

An FOI is a good idea thanks.

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wowfudge · 17/05/2018 23:58

That sounds promising and the FOI request is a great idea - I'd missed that upthread.

HarrietSchulenberg · 18/05/2018 00:17

If you can't get through your gate it would be quite reasonable to go over it, and over whatever obstruction was blocking it. Like a car. Car roofs and bonnets are not designed for people clambering over them in desperate attempts to exit their own property, and are therefore likely to dent. But if they leave you no other option...

StealthNinjaMum · 18/05/2018 15:00

So sorry you're in this position, how can people be such vile shits? Hope the council can sort it out.

EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 18/05/2018 19:04

If the Council sold to you and was aware of neighbour disputes, which they didn't declare, then you can go back to them via your Solicitor.

FiloPasty · 26/05/2018 12:11

How are you getting on Bluebird?

Bluebird29 · 21/07/2018 16:32

Sorry for the long time before an update. So they kept parking on the drive over the gate etc. I complained to the council, police and to them. Nothing. So I bought an old junk car and put it on the drive parked properly. It doesn’t cover the path like the way they parked. I now can access my property perfectly. They are not happy! Told me I couldn’t do that. My lease says I can! Shared parking, well I’m parked! They can have the space when i move. Like I could only use the space when they weren’t in it. They refused to move their car for me so the same rules apply. First come first parked!

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BlueAnemone · 21/07/2018 16:49

Brilliant move, staying within the law while showing that they can't intimidate you. I really hope you get this resolved soon.

Bluebird29 · 21/07/2018 18:13

Thanks. I think they will never stop but now I can get in my own property they have no impact on me. I just ignore them.

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