Question We live in a terraced property and have been trying unsuccessfully, for over 13 months, to recover repair costs from our adjoining neighbour who started building work unlawfully and caused damage to the party wall in the process. After much pressure and dispute, the necessary Planning Permission and Party Wall notification were ... Read more >>

Question I have been given planning permission to build a first floor extension on top of an existing flat roofed single story part of my house.  The house is detached, however the existing wall which is part of my kitchen extends up to and runs along the boundary line between me and my neighbour.  On the other side of the boundary is his drive ... Read more >>

Question We own an Edwardian mid terrace house in West London . Our property shares front entrance, wooden tile roofed porch (east west construction) with the property next door. The property next door is divided into two flats, both with their own separate entrances. The porch front door forms the private entrance to the upstairs flat. The said ... Read more >>

Question We were totally unaware that the side element to our extension works required a party wall notice to our neighbour until a friend of hers advised her and us of this this week.  We started on site last Tuesday and are currently excavating to the rear of our property, the area of concern here is a side extension we have yet to start ... Read more >>

Question I moved into a property a couple of years ago where the adjoining property has a "sunken" extension built some 15m out into their garden - so their living room wall now runs down one side of the garden (it does not have any overlooking windows).  The two properties are completely separate, there is a small gap of a few centimetres ... Read more >>

Question We live in a semi detached house. At the rear we are divided from next door by a brick wall built by them before we bought the property which forms the external wall of a lean to. This wall has been built on our side of the boundary. The boundary can not be disputed as it is shown as equally dividing the mirrored properties and this wall ... Read more >>

Question I have a semi-detached bungalow and want to build a single storey extension adjacent to an existing extension that my neighbour already has.  I have no way of knowing the depth of my neighbours foundations, so won't know if I need to go lower than his foundations to meet current building regulation requirements, that would then require ... Read more >>

Question My neighbour contacted me to advise he was going to build an extension and wanted my permission to build it on to the wall of my extension. I get on well with this neighbour and would not want to object for no reason, but how do I know if the planned work would have an adverse affect on my property or not? I have read a bit about the ... Read more >>

Question I live in a 3 bedroomed semi-detached property and, unfortunately, need a new roof as due to age and wear and tear, it is unlikely to see me through another winter. As it is a semi-detached property, do I need a party wall agreement? I do, of course, intend to notify my neighbour as a matter of courtesy. However, I wondered if I needed ... Read more >>

Question We are planning for work to start on a rear extension to our house within the next few weeks.  We are extending within the limits of permitted development rights (3m out) and the drawings show our wall being within our boundary.  We've got a lawful development certificate and building reg approval. Now however our neighbours ... Read more >>