Is this scaffolding OK in terms of neighbour border?

Probably a daft question, but is this something that:
  1. can be done without taking it all down
  2. done with standard poles etc?
  3. a required scaffolding skill?
I guess not done initially because it takes longer, or is trickier to set up?
 
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It is shared ownership, so he may own a share of the drive, but it is the neighbour who had said that he complained to landlord, who will be on contact. I contacted the landlord last night to ask them to look at it and advise if they are happy or not. At the moment I have no idea if the landlord is even concerned about it,I did tell them it was on the border but not blocking their drive access.
 
It's more the fact that you have built the scaffold right up against their cars that is contentious. What was the point? You can hardly work on the scaffold whilst those cars are there. Stanchions are prone to moving about when builders start loading and prancing about on the scaffold. I would not be a happy bunny.
 
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You say that the silver Peugeot isn't normally kept at the side of the house, yet after they were told (warned) that you'd be putting up scaffolding, they parked it right up to the edge of the boundary, even though they were going on holiday and not going to need space to put the bins out for a while! Hardly the sign of an accommodating neighbour. Sounds a bit provocative to me.

I understand noseall's point about the proximity to the blue (unused) car, but it is just the foam protection that's close / touching, and presumably the builder / scaffolder is taking responsibility and insured.

After all, if the owner of the car is prepared to risk putting a second car in the way, and de facto 'in danger', they are certainly not doing anything to minimise risk.
 
if the owner of the car is prepared to risk putting a second car in the way, and de facto 'in danger'

Seriously?

The car owner and lawful occupier of the land, using their own driveway is responsible for putting their car at risk of damage from someone else's scaffold put up on or over the boundary and with no debris nets and no boarding-over of the platform gaps or sealing of the toe boards?

It's not the scaffolders insurance that the claim will be against
 
I agree with Woody. I can't fathom why you can't see anything wrong with having scaffold right up to and touching someone else's car? You might not give a toss about your own but other people do. I'd be absolutely fuming if I saw that. Don't give a f*ck attitudes like this is why so many people end up having problems with neighbours. I'd put money on you whinging like a bastard if it was the other way around. Not sure I know anyone who wouldn't be annoyed by what you've allowed to be done irrespective of land ownership.
 
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Although I still say the neighbour is somewhat culpable in parking the second car right on the boundary when work is about to start, it wouldn't hurt to throw a couple of tarpaulins over them to protect them from any flying nails.
 
I have certainly thought about extending my fence along there today! No idea what my rights are though.
Your rights are that you can put a fence up, and as long as you don't encroach on the other property then it's OK. You don't need permission from the neighbour, you don't even need to tell them.

But back to the original issue ...
If I were the landlord then I'd be talking to the tenant about anti-social behaviour. It does sound like the tenant has put his car there just to be awkward.
 
If I were the landlord then I'd be talking to the tenant about anti-social behaviour. It does sound like the tenant has put his car there just to be awkward.

o_O

How is that going to work? A tenant using his rented property is being anti social for parking his car on his drive?

A tenant has best interest in his rented property, above that of the landlord. He can use the property in accordance with the lease, and is entitled to quiet enjoyment of the property.
 
From what has ben written, he didn't used to park that car there until informed of the scaffolding. Then he's deliberately parked it right up to the very edge of the property. That very much sounds like deliberately being awkward towards the neighbour.

Most tenancy agreements contain clauses about causing disturbance to the neighbours etc. If he's engaged in practices which, from what has been written, seen intended to cause "friction" then that is very much something a good landlord would be concerned about. As a landlord, I have to consider not just the current tenant, but also future tenants - I rely on having good relations with the neighbours round my properties, they all have my number in case of a problem.
I have to say though, I have only once had a neighbour contact me due to a problem with a tenant* - more normally it's to do with routine things (eg maintenance issues) and we get along fine.

* The one "bad tenant" I've had so far - caused issues to all the neighbours, mostly due to obstructing the common areas with inconsiderate parking.


Quite frankly, and allowing for the fact that we've only heard one side, the neighbour does seem to be a bit of a dick. He's happy to take advantage of good relations when it makes it easier to get in and out of his car, but not when the other party wants to do some maintenance.
 
A tenant can use his property how he likes, as long as it's in accordance with the lease, and a landlord has no right to interfere with that.

If you are a landlord, you should know that. Quiet enjoyment is the concept, although admittedly not many landlords know of it or practice it. Only the good ones.
 
I am fully aware of what the rights of the various parties are - and the right of the landlord to intervene if a tenant is causing annoyance to others is normally included in standard tenancy agreements. The tenant is most certainly NOT allowed to "use his property how he likes".

Yes, the tenant is entitled to quiet enjoyment, but that is not unbounded.

As well as having clauses included to protect the landlord and/or his property, there are often clauses in head leases that have to be followed. Eg for a flat, it will normally be leasehold and the head lease will have various clauses regarding (for example) playing of loud music at unsocial hours which are there to protect the other occupiers.

And of course, there are some things a landlord is compelled by law to deal with, depending on property type, tenant type, and location. For example, for some properties in some locations it s a legal duty for the landlord to control antisocial behaviour by tenants - eg if neighbours complain that there are frequent late night parties stopping them sleeping at night then the landlord can have his licence revoked if he does not control it.

Presumably you knew all that, or are you one of those tenants who believes they can do what they want and the landlord has no right to protect his property, reputation, or relations with the neighbours ?


But back to this case, I would probably be having a word with the tenant. Chances are it would go no further - but that would depend on his side of the story and whether there were any other issues.
 

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