Neighbours ajoined garage about to collapse - what can we do?

1jim

prudryden wrote: »

Also, even if your deeds say you are the owner of a fence, if doesn't mean you have to repair it or even keep it. You can tear it down if you want and have a row of daffidiles.

a lot of title dees contain covenents as to the upkeep of fence, mine says

"At all times herafter maintain and keep in good repair the fence on the side or sides of the land hereby transfrerred marked "T" within the boundary on the said plan"

adaze

I'd approach the landlord first off. Perhaps you could ask him to "contribute" to the costs of replacing the party, as it obviously needs doing, and get your builder to do the lot, that way you don't lose any space. If fact you could always offer to pay more than half of the cost of the party wall as an incentive. If it is going to collapse soon then you would be doing him a favour.

prudryden

1jim wrote: »

a lot of title dees contain covenents as to the upkeep of fence, mine says

"At all times herafter maintain and keep in good repair the fence on the side or sides of the land hereby transfrerred marked "T" within the boundary on the said plan"

So what is your point? Your deed shows your fence. Other deeds don't show fences. If your deed or your neighbours doesn't show the fences, then it is a party wall fence unless one party can prove he put the fence up or the previous owner of his property put the fence up.

Read the thread again.

1jim

prudryden wrote: »

So what is your point? Your deed shows your fence. Other deeds don't show fences. If your deed or your neighbours doesn't show the fences, then it is a party wall fence unless one party can prove he put the fence up or the previous owner of his property put the fence up.

Read the thread again.

You are not very nice are you,
you said "Also, even if your deeds say you are the owner of a fence, if doesn't mean you have to repair it or even keep it. You can tear it down if you want and have a row of daffidiles"

My post was in direct response to your post advising people that even if ownership of the fence is given in the deeds that you can whatever you want with it, a lot of deeds have clauses about the upkeep of the fence and given this I was suggesting that people check their deeds rather than just take your advice

Optimist

I am rather confused as to what fences have to do with the OPs problem ?

1jim

I was replying to the post that prudryden made in post #11, just wanted to clarify/make comment on that post to make sure people check their deeds not rely on the post as definate fact, am not sure what fences have to do with OPs problem but just wanted to add my 2p to suggest people check their deeds

prudryden

Read post #7

Poster was asking a question about party wall rules being valid when walls are not integral to a house. My reply was probably, just like party wall fences are not integral to a house, but the Party Wall Act still applies.
Reading deeds about repair of fences has nothing to do with the question or answer and sort of came out of nowhere and with no relevance.

prudryden

Gracie -
You need to know the Party Wall Act - which you can google. Order the booklet as well. It is very explicite what you have to do, if you want to fix that shared wall.

1jim

prudryden wrote: »

Read post #7

Poster was asking a question about party wall rules being valid when walls are not integral to a house. My reply was probably, just like party wall fences are not integral to a house, but the Party Wall Act still applies.
Reading deeds about repair of fences has nothing to do with the question or answer and sort of came out of nowhere and with no relevance.

other than to answer your post about not having to maintain/repair them

woodbutcher_2

Doesn't matter who owns what or who maintains what.The party wall act still applies.It would be a good idea for the original poster to read it.It can be found on the planning portal.