Party Wall Disputes

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A party wall includes any structure that straddles the boundary between two properties, including:
- A wall between semi-detached houses;
- The floor between flats;
- A standalone wall between properties.
The Party Wall Act (PWA) 1996 provides a framework to enable neighbours to carry out certain building works, for example:
- Carrying out repairs to a party wall;
- Demolishing and rebuilding a party wall because it is structurally defective;
- Cutting into the wall to take a bearing of a beam, for example, during a loft conversion;
- Raising the height of a party wall, for example, adding another storey;
- Digging beneath a party wall, for example, to form a basement.
The PWA 1996 also provides a procedure to resolve disputes that arise as a result of those building works, for example, if a person carries out works to a shared wall without their neighbour’s permission or if a neighbour refuses to give consent to proposed building works relating to a shared wall.