Party Wall Advice

Question I live in a Victorian terraced house in London.  My neighbours are proposing to extend their kitchen into their back garden using a party wall recently built by us for a similar extension.  He has not issued me with a notice that this is his intention, but I have been advised by their builder that they intend to start work soon.  ... Read more >>

Question We are being bullied by our neighbour who has got planning permission to build in his back garden. To do this he has to lower the party wall by about a metre between our driveways  to satisfy the local highways. If I do not want the wall lowering do I have to agree with this. If not what action should I be taking before it is ... Read more >>

Question Last August I was doing a loft conversion to my terraced flat and my neighbour requested that we get a party wall drawn up. I suggested one surveyor but he said that he would prefer using another firm of surveyors that he had dealt with for many years. In an effort to speed the process along and keep costs down I agreed to this ... Read more >>

Question My neighbour has knocked down his original extension and is rebuilding it to the same size as ours.  Whilst I was out at work he has removed tiling from our side of our property without asking and has put up plastic sheeting by lifting our roof tiles and putting it underneath them to stop the rain.  I’m not happy with his building ... Read more >>

Question Originally I had a garage that was built as a detached building. It was joined to the neighbour's identical garage when the properties were built in 1961, so essentially 2 garages side by side with a 4 inch wall dividing the two. My roof had become unsound and I decided to replace the whole garage ( with full planning consent ). ... Read more >>

Question I'm thinking of buying a property but it has one drag. The back of the house, which is largely single storey, backs onto the neighbour's garden but it has been banked up over the years to approximately 5-6ft. Meaning that it will have a permanent damp problem I guess. I asked the neighbour when viewing the house if he would mind if I ... Read more >>

Question We have served a Party Wall Notice on our neighbour as we are proposing to build a small single storey rear extension. It does not require planning permission (permitted development) but it may require foundations which go into our neighbour's garden. He has acknowledged the notice and not consented to the work going ahead. He has a ... Read more >>