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Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
You must tell your neighbours if you want to carry out any building work…
You must tell your neighbour if you want to: build on or at the boundary…
You must give notice to your neighbour between 2 months and a year before…
Once you’ve given notice your neighbour can: give consent in writing…
You must appoint a surveyor if you and your neighbour can’t agree. You can…
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Information on carrying out building work under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, or what to do if your neighbour tells you they're about to carry out work.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Roman Walls Loughs SAC.
Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
This guidance provides an overview of cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
You can report a dangerous building to the local council
Guidance on the inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of masonry waterfront walls.
An update on building regulations and fire safety guidance as part of wider reforms to building safety.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Your local council is usually responsible for removing graffiti from things like public buildings, monuments, benches and bins
An historic 19th-century wall on a Somerset military base has been restored by VIVO Defence Services.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Licensing team grants licence for new development
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
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