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Concerns over party wall and chimney breast
I thought this may be a good place to get some response to my concerns over
some work my new neighbour is having done. I live in an end of terrace. The house next door has been bought recently and is subject to extensive renovation. I was concerned about some banging on the party wall and have just come back from looking at what is occurring. I found that amongst other work the a chimney breast in one room (not my party wall) has been removed. On further investigation I found that the young lad (non-english speaking which doesn't help) was attempting something similar in a room which shares a party wall and stack with my property. I have brought a temporary stop to the work while awaiting the owner to contact me. Anyone been in a similar situation or have sensible advice about the best way to proceed with this. I have no desire to get off on the wrong foot with my new neighbour but obviously I can't allow work to continue until I am sure it is safe, which at the moment I am convinced it is not. I have taken a quick look at some relevant docs and I would assume this work comes under both the Party wall act 1996 and also requires building control authorization. Comments and advice welcomed. |
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