Hello!
In the process of purchasing a property, there is (what appears to be) a right of way through the middle of the garden for the terraced house to the right (we are end terrace).
I've attached picture of the title plan, the title deeds says nothing about a right of access.
Now, next door (elderly) council tenant has a gardener who knocks on our property's door to get the gate unlocked for access, we do not want to change this, this seems a very reasonable arrangement and is very infrequent.
My concern is, in future when the council tenants inevitably pass away, the council are going to put a family in the large house and I wonder if children will want to get bicycles in and out twice a day etc.... Having a dog in the garden and children of our own this could be a stressful situation...
I originally got around the idea but our surveyor said it has the potential to restrict our enjoyment of the property when next door vacate the property.
Maybe when they do vacate, we could change the gate to a fence?
Their fence to the rear of their property DOES have a gate onto land behind with easy access to a path round to the front (out of the gate and turn right and right.)
I know the house is what we need as a family (the inside is large) but since the surveyors comments I can't stop thinking if this is a mistake.
I would love to hear your kind words thanks
In the process of purchasing a property, there is (what appears to be) a right of way through the middle of the garden for the terraced house to the right (we are end terrace).
I've attached picture of the title plan, the title deeds says nothing about a right of access.
Now, next door (elderly) council tenant has a gardener who knocks on our property's door to get the gate unlocked for access, we do not want to change this, this seems a very reasonable arrangement and is very infrequent.
My concern is, in future when the council tenants inevitably pass away, the council are going to put a family in the large house and I wonder if children will want to get bicycles in and out twice a day etc.... Having a dog in the garden and children of our own this could be a stressful situation...
I originally got around the idea but our surveyor said it has the potential to restrict our enjoyment of the property when next door vacate the property.
Maybe when they do vacate, we could change the gate to a fence?
Their fence to the rear of their property DOES have a gate onto land behind with easy access to a path round to the front (out of the gate and turn right and right.)
I know the house is what we need as a family (the inside is large) but since the surveyors comments I can't stop thinking if this is a mistake.
I would love to hear your kind words thanks