Party Wall Case Law
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Bridgland v Earlsmead Estates Limited: unnecessary inconvenience
On 1 July 2015 His Honour Judge Grant handed down judgment in Bridgland v Earlsmead Estates Limited [2015] EWHC B8 (TCC) in which the Tec...
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Dillard v F&C Commercial Property Holdings Ltd – party wall agr...
The High Court has recently found that a dispute resolution clause in an agreement between a building owner and an adjoining owner can r...
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Legal presumptions as to ownership of a party wall
In my last post I discussed the effect of an express declaration in a deed that a wall was a party wall. But what is the position where t...
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Histed v Prosperity Developments Limited – Party wall injunctions
A recent case in the High Court has underlined that Building Owners who commence works in breach of the Party Wall Act will be given very...
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Party wall appeals – Review or rehearing?
Statutory appeals, such as an appeal under section 10(17) the Party Wall Act , can take one of two forms; an appeal by way of rehearing, ...
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How to calculate compensation for breaching the party wall act
Where the building owner infringes an adjoining owner’s property rights, for example by enclosing upon their wall, the surveyors ma...
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Party wall notices and joint owners
Tricky situations can arise where there is more than one owner of land or buildings that are subject to the Party Wall Act, as it may not...
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Party Wall Injunctions & Costs – Nelson’s Yard Mana...
The Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in Nelson’s Yard Management Co v Eziefula [2013] EWCA Civ 235, a case concerning whether...
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Date of service of party wall award – Freetown Ltd v Assethol...
In Freetown Limited v Assethold Limited [2012] EWCA Civ 1657 a party wall appeal under section 10(17) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, th...
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Harrassment of adjoining owners and damages for trespass – Jo...
In July 2011 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Jones & Lovegrove v Ruth & Ruth [2011] EWCA Civ 804. The case is int...
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Party walls & nuisance – Hirose Electrical v Peak Ingredi...
In August 2011 the Court of Appeal decided the case of Hirose Electrical UK Limited v Peak Ingredients Limited [2011] EWCA Civ 987, and c...
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Party walls and permitted development
Many party wall surveyors will be familiar with the difficulties of dealing with party walls in relation to permitted development. It is ...
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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...