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Angry neighbour says she will take homeowner to court - for parking in own driveway

A fed-up neighbour has claimed her life is being made a misery over a parking bust up.

The woman says her next door neighbour is threatening to take her to court after she parked - on her own driveway.

The Mirror reports how the angry homeowner's claim they ' own the land' and are going to 'block access' with immediate effect if the motorist continues to park her car in the same spot.

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Taking to popular forum Mumsnet, the woman stressed that the 'territorial' neighbours aren't compromising or allowing her to park on the road.

She explained: "I am renting in a fully managed property by an Estate Agent and the neighbour has just knocked on my door and told me I am trespassing by parking on my driveway!"

The woman went on: "He seems to think he owns the land when his house is on the other side of our house and nowhere near our driveway. He then said he was going to cordon it off and block access within a week, which is what his solicitor has advised him to do.

"None of what he said made any sense and he was contradicting himself during the conversation about what land he actually owned. He also produced no deeds or letters from a solicitor as evidence of anything he was saying.

"I am at a loss as to what to do as most estate agents are pretty useless, even though I did suggest he contact ours, who have already provided their details to him in person and asked him to contact them for any matter relating to this - he said he's spent hundreds on solicitors and does not want to deal with estate agents.

"The occupants at this house have been using that driveway for years without issue and I have been parking on it for six months, but all of a sudden it's a problem? Why now? He then said it was still going through the courts, and admitted nothing had been finalised, but then said he owns the deeds so it's up to our landlord to prove that he is wrong.

"Again this makes no sense to me, as surely if it is still going through the courts then no decision has been made, so the land can continue to be used in the same capacity as it has been."

Seeking advice for the situation, the woman questioned: "Please can anyone make sense of this or give any legal advice on what he can or can't do?"

She added: "This situation is really stressing me out and there is not much space to park on the road as the neighbours are very territorial even though the spaces are not allocated."

Since sharing the thread, the man's post has raked in over 80 comments to date - where people advised the woman on how to proceed with the awkward situation.

One person advised: "Contact your landlord to tell them your neighbour is making odd claims about ownership."

Meanwhile, someone else said: "It's not your problem to sort it you are just renting the property so you will need to speak to the agents who manage the property."

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