neighbourdispute

03

Mar

2023

Increase in Rainfall Looms Large in High Court Neighbours' Dispute

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Written by Ian Sheppard

In a head-turning decision, the High Court has acknowledged that increased rainfall arising from environmental changes was one cause of excess seepage of water from a landowner's field into a neighbouring domestic garden. The garden owner sought an...

05

Apr

2022

Party Wall Disputes – Resolution Mechanism Cannot Be Invoked Unilaterally

Dean Parnell's picture

Written by Dean Parnell

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 provides an invaluable and frequently used mechanism by which disputes between owners of adjoining properties can be resolved without the need to go to court – but can that mechanism be invoked unilaterally? In a ground-...

14

Jan

2021

Neighbour disputes – sometimes only the Law can provide a resolution

Sydney Mitchell's picture

Written by Sydney Mitchell

A thin line on a small property plan can represent a metre's width on the ground and that, sadly, is the source of a great many boundary disputes. However, as one case showed, where irreconcilable differences exist between neighbours, the law can...

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