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Is our house now unsaleable ..Help!

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  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    I think i'd confront my neighbour before going to the Council, it's always best to sort out yourselves if you can.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • chris_m
    chris_m Posts: 8,250 Forumite
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    lee111s wrote: »
    I assume they are attached and the rubble fell down the wall cavity.

    I suspect that is indeed the case, but you know what "assume" does.
    Far better to have confirmation.
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    SailorSam wrote: »
    I think i'd confront my neighbour before going to the Council, it's always best to sort out yourselves if you can.

    A cup of tea and talk about Eastenders wont solve any structural issues.
    You need the council building control officer out.
    The damaged wall is not on and the rubble in the cavity will allow rising damp to climb above the damp course.

    These cowboys need to be stopped before they do anything worse.
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    The hole cut in your side will be for the RSJ, they will be threading it through your side to swing it back in to the loft.
    Cheeky ****** !
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • ognum
    ognum Posts: 4,879 Forumite
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    Write to them and tell them they require a party wall agreement and you will be instructing a surveyor at their expense as the act allows.

    Google Earth wall agreement it's under the department of the Deputy Primeminister.
  • jackomdj
    jackomdj Posts: 3,073 Forumite
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    Marktheshark wrote: »
    The hole cut in your side will be for the RSJ, they will be threading it through your side to swing it back in to the loft.
    Cheeky ****** !

    If this is the case and they haven't yet done it, as a short term fix I would put something hard against the wall so they can't use your space, possibly with something sticking into your brick so they can't even use that.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    Marktheshark wrote: »
    A cup of tea and talk about Eastenders wont solve any structural issues.
    You need the council building control officer out.
    The damaged wall is not on and the rubble in the cavity will allow rising damp to climb above the damp course.

    These cowboys need to be stopped before they do anything worse.

    If the Op goes straight to the Council without giving the neighbour a chance to fix the work, it could be the start of a neighbour dispute which isn't going to look good if he has to declare that when selling his house. If they don't fix the work then go to the Council.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • WeAreGhosts
    WeAreGhosts Posts: 3,116 Forumite
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    chris_m wrote: »
    I suspect that is indeed the case, but you know what "assume" does.
    Far better to have confirmation.

    the properties can't be detached if the OP can see into the neighbour's loft from their own ...
  • chris_m
    chris_m Posts: 8,250 Forumite
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    WeAreGhosts wrote: »
    the properties can't be detached if the OP can see into the neighbour's loft from their own ...

    They can if the cowboys have knocked a hole in both gable ends.
  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    I would monitor the next few days and see if they fix it. Re the debris in the cavity, not much can be done about this and it probably isn't a huge amount. I suspect they will fix the hole with a new block pretty soon. If no change after a few days and it looks like they've forgotten it then I would talk to the neighbour
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