Party Wall Advice

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 >>

Question Our neighbour is having a fence built along our boundary wall but on her side without submitting a Party Wall Notice to us (Section 1 of the Act, paragraph 20), I have asked the builder to stop building and spoke with the neighbour regarding this but she will not stop.  What are the next steps I can take as the act only covers what ... Read more >>

Question I have just bought a terraced house in Bristol. There is a wall running between my garden and my neighbour's garden. The wall extends out of the wall of the (original) extension of their house. This wall then continues as the shared wall between our houses. I understand that the shared wall is definitely a party wall, but does it cease ... Read more >>

Question My query relates to a garden wall that adjoins a neighbour’s garden.  Our house is some years older than the neighbours' house, and on our original deeds it indicates that the wall is our responsibility (of course, the neighbouring property didn't exist at this time, and is marked on the original deeds simply as “Land of the ... Read more >>

Question I have issued a Party Wall Notice to my neighbour via a building surveyor. The work is to repair an outbuilding of which two walls of it form the boundary. Initially it was my intention to repair his side at my cost as i was not aware it was a party wall but he wouldn't give me access. On finding it is noted on both our deeds it is a to ... Read more >>