The London Building Act 1894

 
 

Extracts of the London Building Act 1894 that relate to party walls.

 
 

The London Building Act 1894

• Section 5 – Definitions
• Section 87 – Rights of owners of adjoining lands respecting erection of walls on line of junction
• Section 88 – Rights of building owner
• Section 89 – Rights of adjoining owner
• Section 90 – Rules as to exercise of rights by building and adjoining owners
• Section 91 – Settlement of differences between building and adjoining owners
• Section 92 – Power for building owner to enter premises
• Section 93 – Building owner to underpin adjoining owner’s building
• Section 94 – Security to be given by building owner and adjoining owner
• Section 95 – Rules as to expenses in respect of party structures
• Section 96 – Account of expenses to be delivered to adjoining owner
• Section 97 – Adjoining owner may object to account
• Section 98 – Building owner may recover if no appeal made
• Section 99 – Structure to belong to building owner until contribution paid
• Section 100 – Adjoining owner liable to expenses incurred on his requisition
• Section 101 – Saving for lights in party walls etc.