Our neighbour wants to put up a shared gate in the alley between our two semi-ds. The alley is about 1.5m wide. We each own half of the alley, with (I presume) the title divide running half-way down, with no visible border.
The neighbours want to put this gate near the front of both houses and leave existing side gates towards the rear. The reason is to make it more difficult burglars to enter through the side. The construction would require drilling/fixing to the walls of both houses. They are happy to cover the costs. We are not averse to contributing to the costs, but are more concerned at this point about the design of the gate, construction methods and moreso the legal implications.
In relation to this post, I'm wondering what implications from a legal perspective there would be if we allowed them to proceed or if we jointly progressed with them?
Initial topics of concern are:
- ownership;
- liability;
- maintenance responsibility;
- planning guidelines;
- implications if planning guidelines not followed;
- form of agreement
- implications for future house sale (our house)
- implications for future house sale (their house)
- responsibilities of future owners
Feedback on the above would be welcome.
The neighbours want to put this gate near the front of both houses and leave existing side gates towards the rear. The reason is to make it more difficult burglars to enter through the side. The construction would require drilling/fixing to the walls of both houses. They are happy to cover the costs. We are not averse to contributing to the costs, but are more concerned at this point about the design of the gate, construction methods and moreso the legal implications.
In relation to this post, I'm wondering what implications from a legal perspective there would be if we allowed them to proceed or if we jointly progressed with them?
Initial topics of concern are:
- ownership;
- liability;
- maintenance responsibility;
- planning guidelines;
- implications if planning guidelines not followed;
- form of agreement
- implications for future house sale (our house)
- implications for future house sale (their house)
- responsibilities of future owners
Feedback on the above would be welcome.