Many residents living in a 'beautiful development' are upset about new rules on car parking.

Tenants of Uplands House in Four Ashes Road, Cryers Hill, were suddenly notified of changes to their parking permits after receiving a letter on January 23.

The letter explains how the landlord has instructed Park Direct UK, a parking enforcement company, to manage the car park following issues around "residents parking everywhere".

As such, residents were told to give personal details to the parking enforcement company, such as their V5 logbook, insurance certificate and tenancy agreement.

The residents, however, argue that giving the company their details is an 'invasion of their privacy' and were 'never consulted' on the changes.

Landlord Fiorenzo Stocco explained: "Since residents were parking everywhere and we could not by law have their cars removed, we decided from this year to outsource parking management to a specialised company that can fine residents if they do not park in their parking space and can have their cars removed.

"Landlords do not have to pay anything to that company for park management, and they keep any fines as payment for their service.

"Residents who did not want to join were free to do so, but the Landlord takes no responsibility if anyone parks in their assigned parking spaces."

Leasehold agreements for Uplands House states one bedroom apartment residents are entitled to one car parking space and tenants living in a two bedroom apartment are entitled to two car parking spaces.

One woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "I'm not applying for the permit at all. It's an invasion of our privacy. 

"Most of us are mortgage holders, we own our flats, we dont feel like we are being given the freedom to live there and I love living there. 

"There are massive signs on all the lampposts with 'warning private properly 24 hour controlled property' and the writing gets smaller and smaller - it's very threatening 

"It makes me very angry because I want to be able to enjoy living there. I pay good money to live there and I feel like we have to do everything by his book."

As well as being asked to apply for permits, the residents also have to request a guest pass before allowing visitors. Residents now have to pay either 10 credits for £30 or 30 credits for £75. Each credit is worth 24 hours.

The residents will only be able to purchase card permits exclusively for their guests and/or family members who occasionally visit them, the landlord states.

Another resident said: "For me to have visitors my daughter and grandchildren, theyre going to charge me.

"They know perfectly well there's no where else that visitors can park and it was part of the council's planning permission that they have to provide spaces for residents and spaces for the visitors.

"There was absolutely no warning for this. It's just a bolt from the blue.

"There's been no consultation, there's been nothing."

Landlord Mr Stocco added: "Residents were asked to park in their assigned parking spaces and their guests were asked to park in guest parking spaces after purchasing a day permit.

"Consequently, as has happened so far if residents do not park in their parking spaces and instead park everywhere even in the disable car parks and visitors car parks the parking management company will fine them. 

"This is the parking enforcement."