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...
To [Insert name of building owner] (‘Building Owner’) Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As adjoining owner...
To [insert name of building owner] (‘Building Owner’) Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As adjoining...
Date [insert date of deed in its full format DD-Month-Year] Parties 1 [insert full name of Grantor] [of [insert address] OR incorporated in England and Wales with company...
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...
Produced in partnership with Victoria Jones To: [Insert Building Owner] Of: [Insert Building Owner’s main address] As [Insert Adjoining [Owner OR Owners]] under the Party...
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...
Date [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name of First Owner] of [insert address][ incorporated in [England and Wales] with company registration number [insert company...
To [insert name of building owner] (‘Building Owner’) Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As adjoining owner/s...
To [insert Adjoining Owner] Of [insert Adjoining Owner’s main address] [Insert date] Dear [title] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Notice of proposed works – Party Structure...
To [Insert Building Owner] Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As Adjoining Owner[s] under the Party Wall etc...
To [insert name of building owner] (‘Building Owner’) Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As adjoining...
To [Insert Adjoining Owner] Of [Adjoining Owner’s main address] [Insert Date] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Notice of proposed works – Line of Junction Notice As the...
To [Insert Adjoining Owner] Of [Adjoining Owner’s main address] [Insert Date] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Notice of proposed works — Line of Junction Notice As the...
To [Insert Adjoining Owner] Of [Adjoining Owner’s main address] [Insert Date] Dear [title] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Notice of proposed works–Party Structure Notice...
To [Insert Building Owner] Of [insert Building Owner’s main address] The Party Wall etc Act 1996 Acknowledgement of Notice As Adjoining Owner/s under the Party Wall etc...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
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 wall and the...
