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So the row of houses i live in has a courtyard type parking arrangement where each house has 1 designated marked parked space and there are a number of unmarked parking spaces.
A few months back a car that i didn't recognise was parked in an unmarked space, this car had a note on it from two doors down saying not to park there as it’s their space. I dug out the deeds to my house and this spot is marked as a visitor spot. Thought nothing of it, I don't use the space, so no skin off my nose.
Over the last couple of days another house a few doors further down have been leaving a note on a car parked in another unmarked spot saying that this spot belongs to them, threatening to get the car towed if they keep parking there.

I’m just curious to know if there is anyone I can call to find out if they are telling the truth. Part of me is being nosey and another part is thinking well, if they can get an extra spot, i want one too :-)

Do you live in a new build area?

Have you spoke with the neighbours face to face?

There is a similar arrangement where I live but the 'visitor' spaces are marked with a 'V'. In practice, though, these often get used by people who live in neighbouring streets who have more cars than parking spaces - so they're not really 'visitors'. It means that when real visitors turn up, there is nowhere for them to park.

When I bought my house, I was told that the Council would 'own' the visitor parking spaces, and I can't believe they would sell them off (although Reg may have a different view on that  :)).  I expect your neighours are just blagging it with their notes.

The development is about 10 years now.

I haven't spoken to my neighbour, it's not affecting me, as i said, im just being nosey.

The approved planning drawings should show the parking arrangement and clearly show which are allocated and which are visitor spaces(would have needed to show this to keep the Highways Consultee happy!), although if the development is 10 years old they are unlikely to be on line so would mean a ball ache of a visit to the Council office.

You can get a copy of the title plan on the Land Registry website. It costs a couple of quid but the plan will show if the parking space is part of their title or not.

Keep writing notes and putting them on different cars and say they're from different houses and hopefully you'll get a good cat fight or late night argument out of it.

This.

And keep a video camera handy.

Or record it on a dashcam  :D

I like this idea. I'll make sure i put a passive aggressive note on my own car so the neighbours dont get suspect.

The drawings i have (which are 10 years old) show each house to have 1 space and the rest are unmarked for visitors. Is it possible that these houses have infact purchased the spaces?

The women in the 2 houses are very fit, so i'd like to see this.

I was going to say just that. Good stuff !

Who would they have purchased them off, I assume the flats are leasehold and there is a residents company or something - they should know and I suspect are probably the owners of the non designated spaces?

Its not flats, its houses, there no resident company involved.

Then it's probably as I mentioned in my earlier post. The Council probably 'own' them and are unlikely to have sold them to anyone.

Thanks

If your neighbours drive an Audi or BMW surely they can park where they like?

no but i do :-)

They would belong to the management company as it will be private land.

Interestingly over the weekend, their house number has been painted on the space, Its brrn one properly with a stencil but whoever did it didnt have a number 2 so they've turned a 5 upside down and it looks terrible.

Interestingly enough, the council said the same thing so i started googling around for property management company and one in perticular caught my eye.
I check their details on the company house website and it shows that the comany liquidated a year or so ago. The interesting bit is that the the address registered to said company is none other than that property making the claim that they own one of the visitors spots.

The plot thickens.....

Way to play fast and loose with the word "interesting" :)

http://youtu.be/Lo0i9iisAPo
 :)