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How to calculate compensation for breaching the party wall act
Where the building owner infringes an adjoining owner’s property rights, for example by enclosing upon their wall, the surveyors ma...
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Party wall notices and joint owners
Tricky situations can arise where there is more than one owner of land or buildings that are subject to the Party Wall Act, as it may not...
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Who is an adjoining owner?
Before the building owner starts work he must serve one or more notices on the “adjoining owner”. But who are they? The neighbours, right...
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Party Wall Injunctions & Costs – Nelson’s Yard Mana...
The Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in Nelson’s Yard Management Co v Eziefula [2013] EWCA Civ 235, a case concerning whether...
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Saturday 23rd February is the Roman festival of “Terminalia...
….. which celebrates the Roman god Terminus, who was tasked with the protection of boundary markers and party walls. Where Roman es...
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Basement excavations & damages for loss of value
Basement excavations are becoming increasingly popular in London and the South-East, and I am often asked to advise on the impact the wor...
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Party walls and “raising downwards”
This post started life as part of a discussion on LinkedIn, but I thought the subject deserved more lengthy treatment. An unfortunately c...
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Can surveyors enforce a party wall award?
Where one of the owners has failed or refused to comply with the terms of an award, most commonly in respect of payment of their fees, ma...
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Date of service of party wall award – Freetown Ltd v Assethol...
In Freetown Limited v Assethold Limited [2012] EWCA Civ 1657 a party wall appeal under section 10(17) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, th...
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Harrassment of adjoining owners and damages for trespass – Jo...
In July 2011 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Jones & Lovegrove v Ruth & Ruth [2011] EWCA Civ 804. The case is int...
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Party walls & nuisance – Hirose Electrical v Peak Ingredi...
In August 2011 the Court of Appeal decided the case of Hirose Electrical UK Limited v Peak Ingredients Limited [2011] EWCA Civ 987, and c...
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Consent, damages & trespass to a party wall – Seeff v Ho
The Court of Appeal recently considered in Seeff v Ho [2011] EWCA Civ 186 the nature of an alleged oral waiver of the obligations under t...
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Party walls and permitted development
Many party wall surveyors will be familiar with the difficulties of dealing with party walls in relation to permitted development. It is ...
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Security for expenses – Kaye v Lawrence
It has long been thought that an adjoining owner could only request security from the building owner under s. 12(1) of the Party wall etc...
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Party walls, injunctions and exemplary damages
Two recent decisions of the High Court send a salutary message to developers who recklessly infringe the property rights of others, and c...
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Party walls & The Great Fire of London
As every party wall surveyor knows, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has its origins in legislation passed shortly after the Great Fire of Lo...