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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…
Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls
The Cladding Safety Scheme is for buildings that are 11m+ outside London and 11-18m inside London. The scheme provides funding for the remediation or mitigation of the fire safety risks linked to unsafe external wall systems on buildings where the...
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
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.
Documents on fire safety law and guidance for those who have a legal duty for fire safety in a relevant building to help them meet those duties.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Roman Walls Loughs SAC.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
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.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
Guidance on the inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of masonry waterfront walls.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
An update on building regulations and fire safety guidance as part of wider reforms to building safety.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
This information sheet explains when the construction of a building may be zero-rated and the evidence needed to confirm that it qualifies for zero-rated relief.
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