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My deeds are ludicrous, along with allowing no caravans or commercial vehicles, you cannot run a business from home, you cannot own more than 2 dogs, you can't have an aerial or satellite dish on the side of the house. You must keep the front of the house in keeping with the rest of the street i.e grassed, no block paving, no fences above 2 feet tall, no trees or shrubs above 3 feet tall and the list goes on....

I keep the caravan in my garden behind a big gate at the end of my drive, if there was a complaint then they would have a field day, who doesnt have an aerial or satellite dish etc.

The point is, park the van at the side of the house, if you get a neighbour complaining, check the deeds, his/hers will be similar, more than likely you will find something there that you can point out to your neighbour. I wouldnt worry about it.

" also asked him to warn his neighbour how costly it would be if he had to take him to the county court for breech of covenants. "

Not if he won !!

zaccy,

His neighbour could not win if sued for breech of covenants as he is clearly in breech if he refuses to remove his motorcaravan.

What defense could he possibly have?

This is a subject that crops up regularly on the caravanning forums and I think it has been proved that there is no single answer. Basically you have the right to use your own property to store anything that belongs to you providing it is not a permanent structure. However, there are many local byelaws and planning regulations that are peculiar to the district council involved. Also, of course, many deeds have covenants written in with seemingly unreasonable restrictions. One of the most common either by covenant or council is no wheeled vehicles forward of the building line. In other words, all is well providing you can get the van back far enough for the front to be level or behind the front of the building. Remembering you must not cross a footpath with a moter vehicle unless there is an approved access,ie. dropped kerb etc. It is advisable to be aware of any liable complications before jumping in feet first. There did exsist a covenant on my own property, but I read every word of the deeds before signing and refused to sign until it was written out. This happened with no argument at all from the local council from whom I purchased.

Mitch33, in your case, I shouldn't worry to much. Would sugest you write back to the builder apologising for being in breech of the covenant and explaining that you will be putting the van into storage within a few months and should their complainant wish to pursue the matter then you will happily attend the court at which you will request a 6 month delay and produce evidence of your intentions. That would have to be a copy of a letter from youself to the proprieters of the forthcoming storage facility requesting a space be allocated for your van. The court would then grant you 3 months, if you are lucky 6, though the chances are you'll get a letterfrom the builders, who don't really want this hassle, saying 'OK shift it asap' . If it is referred to the court, it takes so long that van would probably be gone anyway : Case dropped !!! Hope I've summed up the prob, but there is still no easy answer as there are so many differing regulations depending upon the area in which you live

Mick

Two wrongs dont make it right, in that case they are both guilty, not both innocent.