The Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA 1996) provides a framework that controls how a building owner who shares a boundary with an adjoining owner can carry out works. This...
It can be impracticable to carry out works of repair or improvement to land without going onto another person's land (eg where the building line is very close to the...
This Practice Note details the deadlines for carrying out some of the more common tasks for property disputes lawyers, together with links to further information. It is...
Liability The leading case on damage to property caused by encroaching tree roots is Delaware, in which the House of Lords stated that liability is to be determined by...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
Damage and disruption caused by building works are usually the subject of a claim in trespass, nuisance or negligence. This Practice Note briefly explains the prospect of...
High hedges Part 8 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (ABA 2003) empowers local authorities (LAs) to deal with complaints in respect of high hedges. Who can complain?...
Noise is one of the categories of statutory nuisance. Noise nuisance covered by statute includes: • noise in the street from vehicles, equipment, machinery or...
Private nuisance—what situations can give rise to a claim? Private nuisance normally involves interference with the claimant’s enjoyment of their land, usually by noise...
Private nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it. That interference must be unreasonable...
Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way: • private nuisance—interference with the use/enjoyment of land causing injury • public nuisance—an unlawful...
The Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA 1996) imposes rights and obligations on property owners who wish to: • work on existing party walls or structures • construct a new wall...
Do I always need to serve a party wall notice? If there is a party wall involved, then yes, unless the work is to an existing party wall or party fence...
This Practice Note explains the circumstances in which the cost of party wall works can be shared, the right of adjoining owners and building owners to seek security for...
Private nuisance Private nuisance is a tort against land and it is concerned with the unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or of some right over...
This Practice Note explains how to ascertain the location of property boundaries: the general boundaries rule that applies to HM Land Registry title plans, the proper...
