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People! and cars too! But mostly people!
Yes, I believe the parking and the flat are both rented to the same person. I can ask them tonight. They are nice.
Re: Flat owner. Him parking here, now and then, fine. Our backyard turning into his business parking, no thanks! I guess the question is: can anyone with a key (no matter how they got it) access our building if he has already rented both the flat and garage? does this apply to external gated areas? Jus as a reference: https://assetgrove.co.uk/know-your-rights-landlord-access/
Thinking I will start by finding out what the letting agreement is, is landlord reg. mandatory in the uk? where can I check if he is reg?
Figure out if garage is rented with the flat already and then:
https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/residents/make-a-complaint/
and/or:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
frankohara-
Re: Flat owner. Him parking here, now and then, fine.
Erm. You could be entirely wrong on this. The lease should define restrictions if any, and if it doesn't, he can park there any time he likes. I think :)
Don't be that guy in the bastard neighbours thread.
I guess the question is: can anyone with a key (no matter how they got it) access our building?
Any lawyers in the room?
Like vampires - only with permission. It depends if the lessees are granting permission, and if that permission is greater than they are authorised to provide. What does the lease say? What dictats have the management co / directors issued on this?
The key itself is a bit of a red herring because it's the permission that's being granted that is the problem. In the same way that a resident might feel entitled to let a guest park there or rent out their parking space or let airbnb guests park there...they'll find a way, key or no key.
So you need to issue allocated spaces and buy in enforcement. And charge for it because your leaseholder / SOFH is a dick.
IANAL btw.
Howard
He's already shown that he doesn't care.
@Bernhard you don't know if he's let out the car parking space with the flat. It's fine - unless the lease has something that prevents it - to rent the flat out but continue using the car parking space.
@frankohara allocated car parking spaces to specific plates and enforcement is the only way to deal with this.
Cars eh?!