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Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls.

How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

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

Overview
You must tell your neighbours if you want to carry out any building work…
Work you must tell your neighbour about
You must tell your neighbour if you want to: build on or at the boundary…
When and how to tell them
You must give notice to your neighbour between 2 months and a year before…
Reaching an agreement with your neighbours
Once you’ve given notice your neighbour can: give consent in writing…
If you cannot agree
You must appoint a surveyor if you and your neighbour cannot agree. You…
When works begin
When carrying out building works you must: avoid causing unnecessary…

Honouring the lives lost and paying tribute to the sacrifices made and acts of public service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list of references of pre-Exit European Assessment Documents for construction products.

Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.

Ownership of the Ministry of Defence Art Collection transferred to museums and public bodies in 2017.

Information and advice for building owners, landlords and leaseholders where aluminium composite cladding is present on their building.

How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.

Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document F, which sets standards for ventilation in new dwellings.

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