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We are having our loft converted, and served a party wall structure notice. Our neighbour initially agreed to go ahead without a surveyor and signed the form we gave her. Then several weeks later she changed her mind and appointed a surveyor. Can she do this when she has already given consent?

You only need a “party wall award” from a surveyor where a dispute exists. You already have a signed document to the effect that there is no dispute. If you proceed without a surveyor’s award your neighbour could attempt to stop you by applying to the court for an injunction, but the court would need good reasons to grant such an injunction. You should show the signed document to a solicitor, but if you are employing an approved loft conversion firm your neighbour should have no grounds for legal action.

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