Hi, I am new to mumsnet and hope someone can help me with sharing some experience in buying properties with right of way. The house we are looking to buy is absolutely gorgeous and tick all boxes with a big garden for the children. However, it is semi detached and neighbour next door has a right of way over the back of the property, not only for bin access and maintenance purpose of their terraced house but they are also allowed to “drive” their car over the concrete portion of the house to enable them to park on the back of their property. I am so worried because although the neighbour is lovely and uses the car not very often, I can’t buy the house based on her personality. What happens with new owners’ habits? The deed was done in the early 1920s for “foot horse” access and carriage way so totally different era! I now also discovered that the right of way has no terms of use agreed in writing (basically it doesn’t say if the neighbour’s guests can use it too, commercial vehicles, delivery vehicles etc). I had a terraced property in London and never thought that houses today had such luxury over other people’s land in other parts of the country. Where is the safety and privacy with these arrangements? I kept my bins in front of my terraced house and parked on the road and I wouldn’t think of using someone else’s land to drive my car over so I was horrified when I heard that some houses had such arrangements in the deed. Would I be too crazy to continue with this purchase? The house was already reduced more than £100K from their first advertised asking price, probably because of buyers being put off by it, so I was told I was getting a good deal. I guess I would never be able to get a dog for the children... thanks!