What should I do about shared driveways and alleys?
What should I do about shared driveways and alleys?
It is best if these title documents and driveway agreements are drafted or reviewed by an attorney familiar with easement rights. Realtors should keep a keen eye out for these shared access issues. They should be addressed with the potential seller as early as possible.
How can I find the owner of an alleyway?
To find the owner of the alley you will need to check with the Land Registry or the local council as they will have this information – they may also be copies of the information with your solicitor (or your father in laws or his lender). The deeds will also confirm whether he has vehicular rights to take his motor bike over the land.
How does shared access work in a house?
Many older properties share access rights either across a rear garden or via a shared passageway enabling access to individual rear gardens. Details of the nature of access will usually be described in your title deeds. In general neighbours treat these shared areas responsibly and they work well as access routes.
Do you need planning permission for an alleyway?
Planning permission may also be required in conservation areas – check with your planning department The width of the gate and its frame or hanging posts will match the width of the alleyway
Can a neighbour access the rear of your property?
Our neighbours have a right of way across our back garden to access the rear of their property with no restriction. So definitely different in each case and down to what the deeds say. Shared access can be the cause of many problems.
Many older properties share access rights either across a rear garden or via a shared passageway enabling access to individual rear gardens. Details of the nature of access will usually be described in your title deeds. In general neighbours treat these shared areas responsibly and they work well as access routes.
Can you enforce shared access to rear of property?
Of potentially more importance, is that you are purchasing a house adjacent to a flying freehold over a passage thats you have some possible rights of access to. Their bedroom floor is one which maintance is in your interest – Can you enforce it?I mean, if they let it go, and crap falls fromt he roof into the ginnell, can you enforce clearance?
Planning permission may also be required in conservation areas – check with your planning department The width of the gate and its frame or hanging posts will match the width of the alleyway