neighbour parking on my property

[kentishbear]

I bought my groundfloor flat in February, it backs onto the street but there is no fence around the boundary of my property. The neighbours in the flat above insist of parking their car on the kerb in front of my living room window. (the land is big enough to park a car on). I have requested several times for him not to park there as i do not wish to have it parked outside my living room window, and on several occassions my rubbish has not been collected as the Bin men cannot get access to my wheelie bin because of their car! They just get nasty and say that the previous owners let them park there so they will continue to do so.

I have thought of building a fence around the property boundary but this will cost over £1000 which i just do not have at this time. Am i within my rights to put up a no parking sign and put in Posts to stop him parking there as legally (according to my solicitor) the land is mine.

Also i think that he may be breaking the law already by parking there as there is no drop down kerb and he has to "bump" up the kerb to park on the "pavement".

Any advice would be greatful

[craft1948]

Hammer a bloody big metal spike in the middle..............

[RATTER15]

If you ow the land I dont see a problem with putting post up to prevent him parking there, alternately could you just put some large flower containers around the area?

[RATTER15]

own*

[kentishbear]

I thought about the flower containers.. then i just think knowing my luck the would get nicked!

[murraymints]

trouble is...you have to live with your neighbours..upstairs folk could cause great grief...try the diplomatic way of putting down large planters....

[Khandro]

"according to my solicitor) the land is mine." this is worth confirming from the land registry and you can then have a plan of the property outlining the boundry, this I would doing before taking any further action.

[tastymorsel]

Or strategically placed small boulders.Painted white so they can be seen clearly.Two or three should do it

[kentishbear]

I know Murray, they have been the neighbours from hell since we moved in. Loud music at night, kids running up and down the rooms with wooden floors etc.. so there is already no love lost with them.

I sometimes wonder whether i have a claim against the sellers of my property as they did not disclose how noisy they were.. i cannot believe they have only just become like it.

[RATTER15]

Flower troughs wont get stolen if they are big and heavy!! (generally speaking) just dont go buying expensive fancy ones.

[murraymints]

there are by laws in Scotland about upstairs neighbours and wooden floors...check it out....

[kentishbear]

Thanks Khandro,
i do have a copy of the plan which does indeed show the property does belong to the flat. The council have told me that i can put up a fence without planning permission as long as it is no higher than 1 metre. This will be what i will do once i have saved up.. i was just asking about posts in the meantime

[tastymorsel]

I thought the law stipulated nowadays that any nuisance had to be declared when descibing the property to a potential buyer.I may be wrong but if not you might have a case against the seller for selling under false pretences. Good luck.

[ladybirder]

I would have a word with the solicitor who acted for you when you bought the property regarding disclosure of disagreements with neighbours and how to proceed. Also, in most leases, there is a clause about uncovered floors and the noise created so have a close look at your lease as well. The trouble is, when you sell, you might have to disclose your disagreements with your upstairs neighbour. Good luck, they don't seem very neighbourly at all. Here is a useful link.
http://www.problemnei...oblem-neighbours.html

[sherrardk]

I'd consider chucking some nails about - soon stop parking there after a few flat tyres.

[joko]

(sorry 4 some txtspk, keyboard broke, usin onscreen)

id get large boulders from garden centre an paint white...anythin light be get ruineed by them

[didoatwork]

Try broken glass!

[Khandro]

If it's yours then you can do as you wish within the law, but an expensive fence might prevent your own visitors from parking there, and if you were selling on, a parking space might be an asset to help you sell. You could buy a fold-down lockable parking post perhaps.

http://www.barriersdi...rXFvasCFcKIDgodnl35uw

[kentishbear]

Thanks for all your ideas... i think the fold down posts are the way to go...

[lcg]

oh...and you can become a 'lovely' neighbour too, you know. play your music loudly and wake their kids up. make sure you claim your bit of land as they sound like a couple of arses. do anything you like from the glass and long tacks etc. until you can afford a more permanent and invincible solution. i like to take the eye for an eye approach with my crappy neighbours (sometimes students) and it works a treat. probably because i can be gitty and are as stubborn as a mule...enjoy x