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[zeberde]

my neighbour has brought home a caravan and parked it on his driveway. we do not have shared driveways so therefore he has his drive and i have mine.

The problem is for him to access his caravan and for him and his visitors to get to and from his house they need to come onto my driveway because the caravan takes up so much space.

As you can imagine i am very angry about this and wondered if i had a legal leg to stand on to get the caravan moved as he clearly has no room to adequaltely keep it on his drive.

i would also like to add that he rents his home and i am a home owner.

[bednobs]

i would just talk to him about it, or failing that talk to the letting agency/landlord

[Kim A]

I don't think, unless you have no fence or physical barrier between your two front driveways, that he is allowed to access his house from your drive. It may be worth approaching him to ask (politely and calmly) if the caravan is a permanent addition, or temporarily being kept there (pending a holiday, or something). if it's to be permanently stored there, you will have to ask him not to come onto your driveway to access his home and let him know that this is unacceptable. Keep a note of what you say, and the date and time you say it. If that doesn't work, then you'll have to let him know in writing that you are not prepared for him to do this (and keep a copy). if he still does it, then contact his letting agent or landlord.

[naz_nomad]

I think you'll find he's trespassing ...

[DotH]

write WET PAINT in chalk all up your drive and see what they do lol

[homer75]

Ward~Minter has it bang on - calm down and get outside the situation. It's not worth the heart attack !

[flubber]

Check your house deeds. With my old house it did specify that my neighbour (our drives were adjacent to each other) could cross my drive to access his home and vice-versa. That is normal.

[WendyS]

Are there any restrictive covenants on your property or the house next door?
Our deeds specifically state that no vehicle larger than a car or small van may be permanently parked there.
If you know who the landlord is, complain to him.
I can quite understand how upset you are about it. It's all very well for Ward Minter to recommend you ignore it. How can you when there's a darned great obstruction parked close to your front door and window?
Could you install a fence or prickly pyracantha hedge which would prevent visitors crossing over onto your driveway, or is the driveway a common concrete area, even though you both have your separate halves?

[zeberde]

no the driveway is not a common area we both do have seperate halves seperated by the boundery pin kerb. i would also like to add that he will not tell me who his landlord is and i have been calm and asked him nicely!