Notices

Question I have a 3m party wall between my neighbour and me. The wall is leaning over towards my side very badly. It is out of plum by 16 inches from top to bottom and i am very concerned that it is in danger of collapse. I have spoke to my neighbour about the danger. He said he did not want to contribute towards the cost of rebuilding the wall ... Read more >>

Question I recently bought a terraced house in London which was in serious need of renovating.  While renovating we also decided to put in a loft conversion.  The house also needed underpinning due to subsidence. I have a couple of questions regarding the Party Wall Award. Firstly and only by chance did i notice this but only my name and the ... Read more >>

Question I built a wall on my land to create a kitchen conservatory extension. My neighbours then decided they would like to have something similar and I agreed to letting them use my wall and it becoming a party wall, and they paid me £1200 as a 50% contribution to the cost of the wall.   Now, 5 years later, the wall is damp and the new owners ... Read more >>

Question I own a 1930's semi. My neighbour (who is not attached) removed the guttering from my garage so he could erect a garage. His roof rested on what I think was a party wall (my property had a garage, his didn't, this happened before I bought my property, since then we had  a dispute when he raised the level of his flat roof.  In doing ... Read more >>

Question We live in a detached bungalow for which we have planning permission to build a first floor. I would like to know if the work I am doing falls under the Party Wall Act, and would really appreciate your advice.   Below is some more information:   Right Side To the right of the bungalow, there is already an existing ground floor ... Read more >>

Question I have recently obtained planning permission for a single storey extension to my property at the rear. I am unsure as to whether I need to serve a Party Wall Notice on the adjoining owner. Basically I plan to remove the existing fence between the 2 properties and replace with the extension wall, the outside of which will be flush with ... Read more >>

Question We have a  bathroom extension built a number of years ago to our property. We are proposing to convert this space to a garden room with a large opening in the back wall and bi-fold doors. We would like to change the roof detail to a parapet with aluminium coping to give a more contemporary feel. This involves building on ... Read more >>

Question We live in a detached bungalow for which we have planning permission to build a first floor. I would like to know if the work we are doing fall under the Party Wall Act.   Below is some more information.   Right Side To the right of the bungalow, there is already an existing ground floor extension, that extends to the boundary with ... Read more >>

Question I have recently obtained planning permission for a single storey extension to my property at the rear. I am unsure as to whether I need to serve a party wall notice on the adjoining owner. Basically I plan to remove the existing fence between the 2 properties and replace with the extension wall, the outside of which will be flush with ... Read more >>

Question My mother's next door neighbour is planning a loft conversion.   My mother is 89 and has recently been admitted to a care home. My sister and I are waiting for the enduring power of attorney over my mother's affairs to be registered in the courts so we can legally act on behalf of my mother. The house will ultimately be sold. The ... Read more >>