Basements
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News & Insights
Party wall injunctions: The risks of the Cross-Undertaking in Damages
The legal costs of applying for an injunction to prevent works from being carried out without a party wall award can be significant. Howe...
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Morrisons’ Basement Extensions Conference showcases industry leadin...
On 28th September, Morrisons Solicitors hosted their second annual Basement Extensions Conference, and after last year’s brilliant feedba...
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Party Wall Notices must come before an Award…or do they?
It can come as a nasty surprise if your neighbour starts work to your party wall without sending you a party wall notice first. But does ...
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Privilege and the party wall surveyor’s file
In a number of cases I have advised on recently the party wall surveyors have declined to provide information from their file on that bas...
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Limitation periods and the party wall act
This post started life as a discussion on LinkedIn that generated a fair bit of debate, and I thought it would be helpful to surmise what...
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Damages for trespassing foundations
In my last post I looked at what remedies were available to an adjoining owner when faced with underpinning that has encroached onto thei...
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Histed v Prosperity Developments Limited – Party wall injunctions
A recent case in the High Court has underlined that Building Owners who commence works in breach of the Party Wall Act will be given very...
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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...