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Ben35 · 05/10/2024 20:06

Hi everyone, i posted earlier this week about noise problems with my semi detached house so i decided to take action.

Ive been to see view the detached property i mentioned. I loved it apart from one thing.

You cannot walk all the way around it.

The left hand side of the property has a gate on it between both the detached house and next door semi detached and a pathway which leads into the neighbours garden.

I found this really weird.

Is this a problem and what are your thoughts?

Cheers. Ben.

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NotMeNoNo · 05/10/2024 20:14

Our street of detached houses is like this. Everyone's wall on one side abuts the neighbours drive way. The boundary starts from the corners of the house , front and back.

It's not especially a problem, there are no windows on those sides. Some houses have extended over the driveway but they still have a small gap.

Ben35 · 05/10/2024 20:20

NotMeNoNo · 05/10/2024 20:14

Our street of detached houses is like this. Everyone's wall on one side abuts the neighbours drive way. The boundary starts from the corners of the house , front and back.

It's not especially a problem, there are no windows on those sides. Some houses have extended over the driveway but they still have a small gap.

Thank you . Love the house and didnt want this to be a potential problem in the future in any way

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LIZS · 05/10/2024 20:31

Not sure why this would be a problem. Is there side access to the rear garden? You can download title deeds from Land Registry if you want to check boundaries and easements.

Darkfloods · 05/10/2024 20:34

Not a problem, you could be describing a few houses on my road and it’s not an issue.

Huntcole · 05/10/2024 21:12

There are detached houses you can walk around but they're rarer post 1990s when new build estates started getting built millimetres apart.

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