Blogs
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Right to Light 20 Year Rule: How the Right Is Acquired
The right to light 20 year rule explained: how windows acquire a legal right to light, when a neighbour’s extension infringes it, and remedies…
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Time Limit on Boundary Disputes? The 12-Year Rule Explained
Is there a time limit on boundary disputes? The 12-year adverse possession rule, 10-year rule for registered land, acquiescence and why acting early matters.
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What Is Penetrating Damp? Signs, Causes & How to Fix It
What is penetrating damp? How to spot it, what causes water coming through walls, how it differs from rising damp and condensation, and what…
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What Does a Surveyor Check? House & Party Wall Inspections
What does a surveyor check? What surveyors look for in house surveys, schedules of condition and party wall inspections – damp, movement, roof, timbers…
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Boundary Hedge Law UK: Height Rules & Who Cuts What
What is the law on boundary hedges? The 2m high hedge rules, who owns and cuts a boundary hedge, overhanging branches, roots and how…
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What Is an Expert Witness? A Surveyor’s Role Explained
What is an expert witness? What surveyor expert witnesses do in party wall, boundary and building disputes, CPR Part 35 duties, reports, costs and…
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Is My Surveyor Qualified? How to Check Credentials UK
Is your surveyor qualified? How to check RICS, FPWS and CIOB credentials, what MRICS and FRICS mean, red flags to avoid and questions to…
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Who Owns the Fence? Boundary Fence Rules & Responsibility UK
Who owns the fence between properties? T marks, H marks, which fence is yours, who pays for repairs and when the Party Wall Act…
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Party Wall Case Law: Kaye v Lawrence & Key Cases Explained
Party wall case law explained: Kaye v Lawrence security for expenses, Reeves v Blake costs, Knight v Goulandris service rules and more key cases…
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What Is a Party Fence Wall? Party Wall Act Definition
Party fence wall meaning under the Party Wall Act 1996: how it differs from a fence or boundary wall, who owns it, who pays…
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Boundary Wall Rules: Party Fence Wall vs Boundary Wall
Party wall vs boundary wall vs party fence wall: ownership, height rules, repairs and when the Party Wall Act applies – explained by London…
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How Close Can My Neighbour Build to My Fence? Boundary Rules
How close can your neighbour build to your fence? Boundary rules, the Party Wall Act 3 and 6 metre excavation rules and your rights…
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