Neighbourly Matters

We facilitate meaningful discussions between the client / developer and the neighbours whose homes and buildings are situated close to the development scheme in question. This helps the community to be understanding of the requirements of the development and to ensure that relationship are maintained during and after the construction phase.

The ultimate purpose of a Schedule of Condition is to safeguard the legal position of the developer and their neighbour(s). We undertake condition surveys of properties of historical or local significance within the structural zone of influence. Older properties can be more sensitive to adjacent construction works. Carrying out a Schedule of Condition can also avoid spurious claims of alleged damage from the neighbour(s), alternatively it can provide validity to a claim of damage for the Adjoining Owner

Only in two instances can access be permitted into the neighbouring land. One is under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, where the Building Owner intends to carry out works in pursuance of the Act. The other is under the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992. The latter Act only allows for maintenance works. All other access requirements must be dealt with by way of a License Agreement. We are highly experienced when dealing with these matters both on behalf of the Building Owner and neighbour and always conclude matters to the satisfaction of both parties.

Regularly a cause for hostility between neighbours, boundary disputes need not to be onerous or time consuming. We carry out site visit(s) to carry out initial measurements and look at the historic evidence for the boundary line and can advise the owners of the accurate boundary position with the intention to bring the cessation of any contention between the neighbours.