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Nov 22nd, 2016, 17:05 | #1 |
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Neighbors vs caravan
So for the last 5 months we have been battling the local council because a couple of neighbors have said problem with our caravan on our drive.
The drive is tarred,and sits half up the side of the house and protrudes a couple of metres past the front of the house but a good couple of meters away from the pavement. So it's 100% in my drive and not being a issue to anyone...... or so I thought. Since July at the council get complaints every week about it. To cut a long story short it's technically against tenancy rules to have a caravan which protrudes past the house and after fighting with the council there is a meeting tomorrow to decide once and for all what's happening. Anyone else had this? |
Nov 22nd, 2016, 18:58 | #2 |
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Post a photo of this gorgeous caravan on your drive so we can support you in saying "that looks fine" ...
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Nov 22nd, 2016, 19:02 | #3 |
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Firstly good luck for tomorrow. I hate prats that complain about stuff like this, I work for a Council and get this sort of thing all day. Their lives must be so empty to have this sort of thing being the priority. Have they not seen what his happening in the likes of Syria?
However I must say every house I have bought has had a clause in the deeds saying any trailer or caravan must be kept behind the front line of the house. As said good luck. |
Nov 22nd, 2016, 19:05 | #4 |
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Some houses have a covenant that says a caravan cannot be parked on a driveway. Hopefully, that's the sort of thing a solicitor should point out in their report as part of the purchase. If the house is rented or leasehold, you'd have thought it would be somewhere in the tenancy agreement.
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Nov 22nd, 2016, 20:48 | #5 |
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If it is a rented house than any special conditions such as what you can park on the drive should be clearly listed in the assured short hold tenancy agreement.
It's not unusual on new housing estates or ex-council houses to have restricted covenants in the property deeds which may prohibit caravans and boats etc being stored on the premises. But as with all covenants there is a beneficiary of the covenent and it can only be enforced by that party - not someone else acting "for the greater good". In these cases it is often the original building company, housing association or party who originally sold the land. I.e. Unless it is a current or ex council house it is nothing to do with the council if it's a matter of covenants.
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Nov 22nd, 2016, 21:21 | #6 |
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Suggest asking advice on the neighbours from hell forum.
Lots of bods on there have been through this sort of crap.
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Nov 22nd, 2016, 23:07 | #7 |
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I feel sorry for the council representative I've been dealing with. Lovely lady who has to deal with this in a daily basis.
What's annoying is that I could park a lwb transit or a camper van on my drive and none can do a thing. |
Nov 23rd, 2016, 12:07 | #8 |
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We have covenants on our house, that say that the front gardens must be open and no caravans infront.
Neighbour across the way has 10 foot trees round his corner plot front garden, and I doubt anyone has complained, even though it means you cannot see if there are kids on bikes until it is almost too late, coming round the corner.
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Nov 26th, 2016, 00:29 | #9 |
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What Tannaton said.
Are you in a council house? How did it go? |
Nov 26th, 2016, 01:44 | #10 |
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Haven't heard anything yet, expecting a letter ASAP. Not holding my breath though
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