The Property Ombudsman

Parking spaces – where to draw the line

Complaint The tenant said that, when agreeing the let, he queried parking arrangements with the agent who said he would have use of the driveway. At the tenant’s request, this was noted within the tenancy agreement. On the day the tenancy was due to start the tenant met the landlord at the property. The landlord told the tenant that the driveway was shared and he could not have exclusive use it as the downstairs tenant also had a right to use it, in their lease. The landlord painted a line down the middle of the driveway to indicate shared parking. Neither space was large enough to park a car. The landlord painted a line down the middle of the driveway to indicate shared parking. Neither space was large enough to park a car. The tenant advised the landlord that he was in breach of the tenancy agreement. He did not move in. The agent attempted to resolve the matter, but this was conditional on the tenant agreeing to share the drive. The tenant declined saying that he only agreed to rent the property because of the driveway parking. Investigation As detailed within Paragraph 7a of the Code, the agent was…