Other Service: Party Walls and Basement Extensions
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News & Insights
Today is the Roman festival of “Terminalia”…..
….. which celebrates the Roman god Terminus, who was tasked with the protection of boundary markers. Where Roman estates adjoined they we...
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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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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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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...