Party walls; failure to serve notice; mandatory injunction Facts: the Defendant’s builders commenced work on a roof extension which included notifiable works, the Defendant having agreed in the building contract to take responsibility for serving the requisite notices, but not Read More
For those who were unable to attend the live webinar that Nick Isaac QC and Stuart Frame of Tanfield Chambers gave on 27th March 2018, you can now listen to this as an audio file – here – apologies that, Read More
Party walls; compensation; mitigation of loss; surveyor’s conduct. Although not a judgment on appeal, Coulson LJ’s reasoned refusal of permission to appeal HHJ Bailey’s judgment on the original party wall appeal is nonetheless strongly supportive of the basis and reasoning Read More
Party walls; compensation; remedial works; mitigation of loss; surveyors Facts: The Welters built their basement extension shortly before the McKeeves, and consequently it was the Welters’ contractors who underpinned the party wall between their respective properties. The underpinning was carried Read More