Wall between seperating footpath

moneyistooshorttomention

davholla wrote: »

My current windows in the front room do not come down to ground level, so wouldn't replacing them with French Windows be quite expensive?

That's the difference between windows and french windows. Windows don't (usually) come down to ground level. French windows do come down to ground level - and hence why I'm suggesting them deliberately in order that you have a window coming down to ground level. In all fairness - any money you spend/have to spend on your property isnt the neighbours concern.

As to how much I'd be bargaining on if I were to swop one of my windows to a french one - I couldnt say for sure. But I'd be thinking along the lines of around £2,000 probably.

Ozzuk

In reality it doesn't hurt you to allow them to put a foot on your land during installation, and in the interest of maintaining good relations (one for house sale, two perhaps you'll need a panel removed at some point for access) it's not worth arguing IMO.

Another way to look at it, you've enjoyed access, but you haven't actually had any right to that access. Your rights are the same as they were before, you just cannot physically do what you used to, which you shouldn't have done anyway!

Installing french doors, for a good set probably 1.5-2.5k.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

If they had to put their footings underneath their land (as is logical) - then they would lose that few inches of their land - as it would be the neighbours side of their wall. Hence - I'm guessing that's why the law allows someone else's wall footings on your land? (ie so that they keep all their land).

They shouldn't lose anything in a legal sense, because the boundary doesn't move, but if the boundary becomes hard to establish through constructions which don't follow it, then there's more potential for future dispute.

Here, the footings would go under a path, so their existence should make no practical difference to the OP.

G_M

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

It has been my reading, on the other hand, that neighbours are allowed to put the footings of their wall underneath the next door neighbours garden. To me - that seems all wrong - but I presume it's to do with the legal presumption that people will "fence (or, in this case, put up a wall) to the maximum extent of their land"..

Not sure of the reliablity of this source but it seems to clarify:

http://www.partywalladvice.com/2009/08/02/73/

But we're still in sledge-hammer territory!

G_M

Two half terms - one full term. Which = 9 months.

The thread only started today. So no.

Aylesbury_Duck

G_M wrote: »

Two half terms - one full term. Which = 9 months.

The thread only started today. So no.

Ignore him, he’s peppering all sorts of threads with the same cut-and-pasted nonsense.

davholla

Thank you all for your help, it has been built but I measured the space and I can still get things out without problems.

davholla

Can I mark this as solved?

zagubov

davholla wrote: »

Can I mark this as solved?

You can add solved or resolved to the title of the thread by editing your opening post and clicking advanced edit.

Glad it's worked out OK

Davesnave

davholla wrote: »

Can I mark this as solved?

Of course, but I'm sure we'd still love to know:

• how wide the gap really is
• how we can get a builder to erect a wall in that sort of time frame....or was it just a fence?