Party Wall Agreement Withrawal

Pesche

Can my neighbour withraw a Party Wall Agreement once he has signed one?
How long is a PWA valid for?

Thanks

robnye

has the work been done or due to be done....

ie had they already agreed to the work affecting the party wall a little while ago, and the building work has been completed.... if so then they cant withdraw the permission,

but im not sure of the legality if they have given permission, the work hasnt started and they are now withdrawing it..... have you tried checking with local council or legal forums.....

is there a reason why they are withdrawing it - have you fallen out with them?

margaretclare

Have a look at this: http://www.diydata.com/planning/party_wall_act/party_wall_act.php

We built a party wall between our garden and neighbour's (other half of semi) quite recently. I downloaded the booklet with sample letters to write. All went well. However, I noticed that in the sample letters there is provision for one party not agreeing and in that event, it says, you are 'in dispute' and there are further steps to take.

I suggest you download the explanatory booklet, sample letters, and do what it says.

HTH

Margaret

robnye

yep as mentioned, if you get no reply then it becomes a dispute by default, we where going to have the same problem with our loft conversion, next door neighbours dont speak or respond to anyone.... so we go the architect to change the plans and not require party wall agreement.

Pesche

Many thanks for information so far!

No, the work has not begun yet (kitchen refurbishment in terraced house, involving removal of partition wall and the chimney breast adjoining said neighbour, who is a landlord and doesn't live there), and I have a signed agreement from him.

The reason I'm concerned is this. He has recently put in very noisy tenants (5 first-year stundents), and he's disagreed with the way we have complained about it, in particular that, in addition to going round in person twice to complain in a polite way, we on one occasion, at 1am on a weekday, banged on a wall to make the noise stop. He's now screaming at us down a phone line that he's fallen out with us, that we've lost his respect, and that he'll end up buying our house (we are the owners).

I'm concerned that with this irrational behaviour he might suddenly think of ways of putting a spanner in our works, as it were, for example by withdrawing the PWA. (He's a trained lawyer, by the way).

marybishop

Pesche - who drafted the PW notice for you? If it wasn't a PW surveyor your best bet would be to contact the RICS Call Centre on 0870 333 1600 and ask for names/numbers of PW Surveyors in your area. Some offer 30 mins free advice over the phone. See if you can speak to one and get some expert advice.

Pesche

marybishop -- the PW notice was drafted by our structural engineer, and the neighbour signed it, agreeing that there was no need for an independent surveyor. That's all fine, as long as he doesn't withdraw it our of spite.

marybishop

Pesche - Speak to the SE and see what he has to say, if no joy there revert to plan B i.e. ring the RICS for some advice from a PW Surveyor.

Snow_Dog

Pesche wrote: »

Many thanks for information so far!

No, the work has not begun yet (kitchen refurbishment in terraced house, involving removal of partition wall and the chimney breast adjoining said neighbour, who is a landlord and doesn't live there), and I have a signed agreement from him.

The reason I'm concerned is this. He has recently put in very noisy tenants (5 first-year stundents), and he's disagreed with the way we have complained about it, in particular that, in addition to going round in person twice to complain in a polite way, we on one occasion, at 1am on a weekday, banged on a wall to make the noise stop. He's now screaming at us down a phone line that he's fallen out with us, that we've lost his respect, and that he'll end up buying our house (we are the owners).

I'm concerned that with this irrational behaviour he might suddenly think of ways of putting a spanner in our works, as it were, for example by withdrawing the PWA. (He's a trained lawyer, by the way).

Sounds like a right nutter, you have my sympathy. If I were you I would record all conversations with this guy in the future.

Pesche

That's exactly what we're doing Snow Dog, keeping a record of everything he says (and believe me, there's more).

Many thanks for your sympathy, and thanks to your follow-up message, marybishop.

peter999

robnye wrote: »

yep as mentioned, if you get no reply then it becomes a dispute by default, we where going to have the same problem with our loft conversion, next door neighbours dont speak or respond to anyone.... so we go the architect to change the plans and not require party wall agreement.

When do you need Party Wall Agreement for loft conversion ??

Would have thought most loft conversions would need PWA & wondering how you do it without one ??

peter999