Neighbours access through property

[inthedark]

Help! I have just moved into a lovely idealic property in a private position, this was the attraction of the property. Since moving in I have discovered that the neighbours have access through my garden to their rear garden, this takes them less than a foot away from my front and rear living room windows. My neighbours, their children and their visitors use this on a daily basis even though they have front access to their own house, this infringes on my privacy and enjoyment. They also have 3 dogs who are live out in their garden, who frequently jump into my garden and bark constantly when I am in my back garden. The neighbours also bring their dogs through off of leads when they do take them for a walk. I have a daughter who is phobic of dogs due to being attacked recently by another dog! When I approached my landlord his answer was basically tough, even though this should have been declared before any tenancy agreement was signed and agreed. It was the neighbours themselves who  pointed out their access rights. Had this been pointed out prior to moving in I would have had grave doubts due to the lack of privacy and enjoyment of the property. To top it off, my electricity meter is in their back garden and I cannot get to read it due to the fact that one of the dogs bites! How do I find out my rights and what their rights to access are and whether there any limitations to their access? Can I end my tenancy early and claim compensation from my landlord as this access was never declared?

Thanks in anticipation!

[KebabMeister]

Incidently, not all properties in England and Wales were bought by Annington Homes.  If the MOD base/unit was in the process of closure on/around 1996 then they were retained by Defence Estates.  I used to work for the Defence Housing Executive for nearly 5 years and we had one location like that. 

I would also find it unusual that a property would be rented out by Annington Homes unless it's in an area where they couldn't sell them on after hand back by the DHE.

Which area is your property?

[zmudge]

True. But the name of the freeholder can easily be discovered by submitting Form 313 as mentioned in the seventh posting above this one. This may then lead on to access to plans from which can be discovered whether private ROW's exist which should have been shown on the head lease and inthedark's sub-lease. From this stems further important points, but first we need to know whether inthedark wishes to continue this thread.