A man has been forced to pay thousands of pounds in legal fees, after his neighbour applied to use their shared driveway as an access road to a new housing development. But local residents are teaming up to stop the development going ahead.
A North London resident says he has spent £7,500 in legal fees in a fierce battle with his neighbour over the rights to a driveway.
Robert Medcalfe, 36, has locked horns with Alisson Roberto Teixeira, who has applied to build a two-storey house behind his house in Dollis Hill. Mr Teixeira wants to use the driveway – which separates the two properties – as an access road to the house.
Mr Teixeira’s neighbours have branded his plans “ludicrous” and “outrageous”, while Mr Medcalfe claims it is “completely unlawful”. He said that as the “co-owner” – something he claims he can prove – the plan “relies on his consent”.
He added: “I’m absolutely outraged and livid by the whole thing. It’s a complete shock. How can you try to do something with someone’s property without speaking with them and getting permission? That’s not what neighbours do.”