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Party Wall Problem
SansVoisins
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If anyone can help me before I turn to solicitors I'd be very grateful!
Four years ago I had an extension built at the back of my house, which involved, amongst other stuff, lead flashings between next door's rear roof and the parapet at the edge of my new flat roof. It wasn't done very well as there was occasional damp next door though never on my side. A year and a half later I'd found a new builder and we took off the top of the parapet and straightened the upper section of the flashings. We did not replace the flashings because in the meantime my neighbour had replaced his polycarbonate roof with a glass one, needless to say without bothering to tell me. In the process he (or his workmen) broke the original seal at the base of the flashings and created a new lead-glass join. He still has damp and is pressuring me to 'fix' it. Whose responsibility is it?
Four years ago I had an extension built at the back of my house, which involved, amongst other stuff, lead flashings between next door's rear roof and the parapet at the edge of my new flat roof. It wasn't done very well as there was occasional damp next door though never on my side. A year and a half later I'd found a new builder and we took off the top of the parapet and straightened the upper section of the flashings. We did not replace the flashings because in the meantime my neighbour had replaced his polycarbonate roof with a glass one, needless to say without bothering to tell me. In the process he (or his workmen) broke the original seal at the base of the flashings and created a new lead-glass join. He still has damp and is pressuring me to 'fix' it. Whose responsibility is it?
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What does the surveyor you used at the time for the Party Wall Agreement say?0
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There wasn't a party wall agreemenet - my architect recommended not to do one but agreed everything verbally with the neighbours at site meetings. So much for 'qualified experts'. My neighbour agrees we were both badly advised but I can't do anything about it now. Sacked the architect before the end of the build. Needless to say my neighbour didn't have a party wall agreement for his work, either.0
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Well, now you both know why the Party Wall Act was passed and why neighbours should use it!
You'll just havetowork it out between you since this is clearly what you both decided to do.0 -
I didn't decide anything - I was advised by an expert what to do and unfortunately trusted him. My neighbour should have known better by the time he did his work but he chose to ignore the party wall act and now he refuses to accept responsibility for the work he's done. And there is nothing in the party wall act to deal with people who decide to ignore it (whether advised to do so or not). Hence my post to see if anyne has been caught in a similar situation. But as it is not a money-saving tip I guess I am on my own.0
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and 'decided' to do as he advised.SansVoisins wrote: »I didn't decide anything - I was advised by an expert .
You each decided to resolve issues between the two of you directly rather than by using the process in the Act.You'll just have to work it out between you since this is clearly what you both decided to do.0
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