Party walls; appeal; ultra vires award; limitation Case summary: Between 2009 and 2013 development works were carried out at Aldford House – a property on Park Lane in London – converting the sixth and seventh floors of that building into Read More
Nutt v Podger 28 April 2021
Party walls; trespass; nuisance; damages Case Summary: In this case the Claimant, Mr Nutt, sued for an injunction and damages in respect of notifiable works carried out by the Defendants, Mr Podger and his SPV company, Veda Road Limited. In Read More
Lacey v Baker 17 May 2019
This case came before the court initially as a party wall appeal, but was followed by a boundary dispute brought by the adjoining owner. In the event, the court’s decision on the boundary claim (in favour of the adjoining owner) Read More
Ash v Trimnell-Ritchard 19 November 2020
Party walls; jurisdiction; investigatory works; access Case Summary: Mr Ash (“Mr A”) owned the leasehold and a share of the freehold of 56A Collingbourne Road (“56CR”) and Mrs Trimnell-Ritchard (“Mrs T-R”) owned the freehold of 58 Collingbourne Road (“58CR”). Mrs Read More
Proper Conduct for the party Wall Surveyor
On 12 November 2020 His Honour Edward Bailey gave a webinar for the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors on the subject of “Proper Conduct for the Party Wall Surveyor”. It starts: “The aim of this Webinar is to consider what Read More
The Party Wall Masterclass Series 2021
From 1st to 15th February Nick Isaac QC ran a series of 5 webinars aimed primarily at party wall practitioners, on the topics listed below. Recordings of each webinar were made, and are available at £30 for each each webinar. Read More
What is wrong with a determined boundary?
Anyone who has heard me speak about boundaries will know that one of my particular bugbears is the widespread ignorance about the effect of the general boundaries rule in section 60 of the Land Registration Act 2002 – for those Read More
Maddows v Fernandez 28 September 2020
Party walls; third surveyor awards; appeals by way of review. A full copy of the judgment can be found here
The Boundaries Masterclass Series
Starting on Monday 5th October 2020, I will be running a series of 4 lunchtime masterclasses via Zoom webinars. You can find full details of each webinar, and can register for them at the links below. The cost is £40 Read More
Rega v Mills, 20 April 2020
Party walls; boundary disputes; surveyors’ jurisdiction; third surveyor referrals; refusal to act A full copy of the judgment can be found here