we're just moving into a second hand home we bought at the moment.
all the houses in the estate were built from the same plans with a side passage to the right and the neighbors house wall running down the far side of this.
about 3 years ago, our neighbor did a major renovation with planning. as part of this work (but without planning permission) he installed 150mm of external wall insulation on his side passage wall.
when going through conveyancing, there was no planning or agreement was identified on the ewi installation in the side passage.
we do not mind living with the a slightly narrower side passage but there are a few problems.
the builder/installer was a messer and the wall render is extremely fragile (an infant could kick a hole in it) and our neighbor is now complaining that there are a couple of holes in it and asking us to be extremely careful about it.
firstly, what are our rights and responsibilities here? could they make us pay for damage to their fragile render which is (as far as we can tell) trespassing on our land?
secondly, if the worst comes to the worst, could we get the render removed? and how would we proceed with this?
we do not want to get into a fight but would just like to know where we stand legally as we are not happy with the prospect of paying for repairs.
thanks for your advice,
crol
all the houses in the estate were built from the same plans with a side passage to the right and the neighbors house wall running down the far side of this.
about 3 years ago, our neighbor did a major renovation with planning. as part of this work (but without planning permission) he installed 150mm of external wall insulation on his side passage wall.
when going through conveyancing, there was no planning or agreement was identified on the ewi installation in the side passage.
we do not mind living with the a slightly narrower side passage but there are a few problems.
the builder/installer was a messer and the wall render is extremely fragile (an infant could kick a hole in it) and our neighbor is now complaining that there are a couple of holes in it and asking us to be extremely careful about it.
firstly, what are our rights and responsibilities here? could they make us pay for damage to their fragile render which is (as far as we can tell) trespassing on our land?
secondly, if the worst comes to the worst, could we get the render removed? and how would we proceed with this?
we do not want to get into a fight but would just like to know where we stand legally as we are not happy with the prospect of paying for repairs.
thanks for your advice,
crol