Parking Access Rights

[wculbert]

Hi,
Behind my house that I rent as a student there is a parking area which the flat owns. However this is accessed from a common courtyard, that I am not sure if I share. Cars park in the courtyard which blocks my accesses.

Do I have a right of access?

Thanks,
William

[silversun]

No idea. Have you asked your landlord?

[wculbert]

Landlord lives in Chile!

I thought I would ask here to see what the legal situation is on rights of access.
Thanks,
William

[silversun]

TBH, it's often really hard to clarify these sort of situations. If you rent through a letting agent they might know. Sorry I can't be more help. Some of the resident PH lawyers might have a better idea.

[Prof Higgins]

Going to be impossible to answer without knowing what is laid down in a writing within the lease of the flat/property deeds - rights of access over land can be particularly thorny little items. If the flat was advertised by the agents as having parking then I would query it with them and let them do the legwork, tell them you are unable to use it and if they cannot sort it out then you would want a redution in the rent.