Shared access to rear of property

[coffeecasper]

I have a shared access with neighbouring property. This has always been for occaional use ie. taking good sinto the the rear or taking dustbins to the front of the property. Gate fitted with latch and internal bolt. Neighbouring property has been pruchased by a landlord who has sealed the front entrance to his proerty and made the rear entrance the primary entrance. This has resulted in increased use of the shared access 24 hours a aday and casuses noise due to banging gate and footfall during the night.

Can I place restrictions on the use of the shared access so as to limit the disturbance during the night?

[Eve]

Have you checked out who has what rights?

You may have a copy of your title from when you bought the property or details in your report on title from your solicitor.

If not you can obtain copies of the register and plans for both your property and the neighbouring one for a small fee from here...http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/. Your neighbour's postcode can be found at www.royalmail.com.

Who owns the shared access? One of you with rights for the other over it or do you own part each? It's difficult to say without knowing the laout/rights/ownership etc...

The register will also give you the name and address of the landlord who you could write to about the noise and disturbance etc...asking him if he could ask his tenants to be more considerate. Depending on the tenants you could first try talking to them or writing them a note (keep a copy) asking them to be more considerate. If this doesn't work the you could copy this to the Landlord with a letter to them.

If there any way you can stop the gate from banging so much?

[coffeecasper]

Thanx Jenna
I have put a sign on teh gate 'Please do not bang' and have spoken to the landlord personally. He is going to try and make the gate quieter.
It's just the increased traffic and noise thats causing a problem as the tenants work nights so they are in and out when I am sleeping. I have lived here 10 years and never had this problem until the house was recently sold.
Anyway, turns out these tenants are leaving in a few weeks so fingers crossed, the new ones will be quieter!