Party Wall Advice

Question I have a problem, which I hope you can resolve. The registered owner of the house next door has been dead for over 10 years. The house is still registered in his name, for some reason his wife never put it on her name. Who do I serve the notice to? Answer As there is some confusion of ownership I recommend that you follow the ... Read more >>

Question My neighbour has recently completed major renovations to his terraced house.  The works carried out have caused significant damage to my property, mainly in the form of large cracks that have appeared in the joining wall between our houses.  It has been agreed by my neighbour and the party wall surveyor that my neighbour is liable and ... Read more >>

Question My neighbour raised their garden and have built a wall. No letter was given to me advising me what they were doing. I asked what their plan was & was told they would render the breeze blocked wall after it was built. This has not been done. The neighbour to the right of them as well as me have been left with ugly unfinished walls. ... Read more >>

Question I have a little problem.  I have been issued with a court injunction.  I started a rear extension and I issued a simple 3 metre notice to the adjourning owner, and I commenced work.  There was a small party wall which formed a small room on my property and nothing for the neighbour.  As we were digging foundations the small party ... Read more >>

Question I do hope that you can help with a problem that is somewhat unusual concerning a property that I own. The house I believe was built around 1886 and  was the second property in an original terrace of 4 houses - therefore a mid terrace. Around 1941 two houses were destroyed by German bombing in the 2nd World War and this left my house as ... Read more >>

Question I’ve got a situation where I want to remove a damaged pitched roof on an out house and replace it with a new one to match existing. The neighbour is awkward. Does the neighbour have any right to prevent me from undertaking this work under the act? Answer I’m assuming from what you say that the wall shown on your sketch is a party ... Read more >>

Question We signed a party wall agreement for my neighbour to build a dormer for his loft conversion. However, the work is now finished and we have realised that the dormer has encroached by about 5 inches over the boundary. Now we want to convert our loft and this encroachment is going to cause us problems. Do we have a right to remove, or to ... Read more >>