Areas of Law / Property

We’ve received a letter from the council about an application for planning permission to build some flats next door to our house. But they’ve already started building work, and attached the front facing wall directly to our property. I’m not sure they have the legal right to do this.

See a solicitor immediately. At the very least you should have received two month’s notice under the Party Wall etc Act. If they don’t have the right to build on to your property it will be better to stop the work going ahead at an early stage than to try to get the builders to rectify matters later. You may need to take out an injunction to prevent damage to your property. The planning permission issue is separate, but you should discuss what’s going on with the planning officers.

Area of law: Property

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There’s a small river at the back of my house and those of four neighbours. The river is eroding the bank. We have contacted the council and the river authority but to no avail, and are told it’s a case of “riparian rights”. As leaseholders, are we responsible for carrying out repairs and maintenance on the riverbank, or would the landowner be responsible?

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I live in a row of terraced houses which have a lane at the back to reach our garages. One or two neighbours park their cars in it, which means I can’t get out to the main road. I’ve had it out with the neighbours but they still park their cars there. The police say there’s nothing they can do; are there any legal steps I can take?

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