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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…
Agile walls can help you map out the problems you're exploring and manage work you've agreed to do.
Product Safety Report for Aisilan Magni Wall Lamp presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
This note provides guidance for those undertaking the data collection on external wall systems of high rise residential buildings.
An historic 19th-century wall on a Somerset military base has been restored by VIVO Defence Services.
This guidance aims to explain how the provisions of the existing HS2 Acts and expected future HS2 legislation interacts with the Party Walls Act 1996.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Roman Walls Loughs SAC.
Following a review and consultation, the government has introduced regulations to extend the scope of the ban on combustible materials used in and on the external walls of buildings over 18 metres in height.
Guidance on the inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of masonry waterfront walls.
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Provides good practice on selecting and designing vertical embedded retaining walls commonly used in flood and coastal risk management.
DECC commissioned BRE to undertake research to improve understanding of the performance of solid wall properties in the UK.
Guidance for designers, surveyors, project managers and installers about retrofit internal wall insulation.
You must have consent to alter a wall, fence or drain at the side of a road in Northern Ireland
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.
You can report a dangerous building to the local council
This circular draws attention to the electronic transmission of notices and documents under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
How the Environment Agency will manage flood risk on the east and west banks of the River Adur in Shoreham.
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