Residential Parking Area

[Karn13]

I live in a block of 1 bedroom flats. There are 2 rows with 2 blocks of 4. There is a communal parking area which runs down the side of the flats. I live by myself and have 1 car. Most of the other residents have 1 car also but recently there are new tenants who have 1 car, 1 transit van and in the last few weeks they have added a campervan to their fleet. As far as I am aware there is 1 space allocated per flat. It is becoming increasing difficult to get a parking space thanks to this collection and I have ended up having to park up at the next row of flats and walk about 100m to my flat. (I live in the furthest flat away from the parking area). Is there any law about having so many vehicles in a communal parking area, and also the campervan? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Twenty20]

Do you own the parking space? Is it allocated to your apartment? If it is then why not speak to the owners of the vehicles and ask them not to park there.

[Ethel]

There is no law about this sort of thing, but if you look at your Registered Title there may be a covenant about it.

It is private parking space so, legally speaking, people can park what they like on it.

[stonekicker]

usually you find that there is one parking space allocated per flat (if the developers had the brains to do that when they built the block) and this will be reflected in your deeds/covenant of the property. if there are managing agents you could approach them for help, but twenty20 is right in saying you would need to approach them first and say that you are having problems due to their menagerie of vehicles. good luck - i hope they are reasonable neighbours!

[Eve]

Quite often when there is communal parking, especially in new build properties there is a restriction (covenant or regulation) in the lease stating that only one vehicle can be parked and no commercial vehicles, caravans, camper vans etc... can be parked there.

Do you buy or rent? If you own it then check the lease you shold have been given a copy of when you bought.

If you rent then you could approach your landlord or letting agents to see if they can find out.

Is there a landlord or managing agents or a management company you can approach about it as they should be aware of what is contained in the lease and may be able to help with enforcement.

It may, however, be difficult for them to police (and they may not know unless anyone makes them aware) if it is a general parking area with no specific space allocated to each flat.

Maybe they could introduce something to stop abuse such as parking permits, one per flat, so it is obvious if someone is parking there who shouldn't be or more than one vehicle.