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We own a semi-detached property in the West Midlands.
Our neighbour has a detached property.
We have a side path, wholly on our property, accessing the back door and back garden.
The side path has our lounge and dining room walls on one side, and the neighbours bedroom walls on the other side, approximately 1m apart.
There are no windows on either parties walls along our side path.
Our neighbour has his own side path on the other side of his property, between his property and his other neighbour.
Our side path has a gate, which is contained within a “3-sided” wooden frame (left piece, right piece, top piece), similar to a football goal.
One side piece is attached to our dining room wall.
One side piece is attached to the neighbour’'s bedroom wall.
Neither wall has any windows.
We purchased this property in September 2017.
The neighbour purchased his property in June 2014.
The gate has been in situ since AT LEAST June 2009 (earliest photograph available on Google maps website).
The neighbour has now demanded that the gate be removed because it is attached to his bedroom wall.
Given the fact that this gate has been in situ for 10½ years, AND BEFORE the neighbour purchased his property, AND ALSO the neighbour never insisted (to our knowledge) on the previous owners of our property to remove it, do we have to comply with his demand?
Our neighbour has a detached property.
We have a side path, wholly on our property, accessing the back door and back garden.
The side path has our lounge and dining room walls on one side, and the neighbours bedroom walls on the other side, approximately 1m apart.
There are no windows on either parties walls along our side path.
Our neighbour has his own side path on the other side of his property, between his property and his other neighbour.
Our side path has a gate, which is contained within a “3-sided” wooden frame (left piece, right piece, top piece), similar to a football goal.
One side piece is attached to our dining room wall.
One side piece is attached to the neighbour’'s bedroom wall.
Neither wall has any windows.
We purchased this property in September 2017.
The neighbour purchased his property in June 2014.
The gate has been in situ since AT LEAST June 2009 (earliest photograph available on Google maps website).
The neighbour has now demanded that the gate be removed because it is attached to his bedroom wall.
Given the fact that this gate has been in situ for 10½ years, AND BEFORE the neighbour purchased his property, AND ALSO the neighbour never insisted (to our knowledge) on the previous owners of our property to remove it, do we have to comply with his demand?
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