legal advice on building work

3 years ago

I own and live in a ground floor flat. Victorian conversion with one flat above. We are both leaseholders with share of freehold.
I have planning permission to do my side return.
My neighbour has already appointed a solicitor and a party wall surveyor ( even before returning the party wall agreement form) and is now telling me that his lender has ‘ requirements ‘ which include his surveyor working with his solicitor and me covering all their fees. I understand that I need to pay for his surveyor, but has anyone heard of a neighbour lender having requirements on my building work?
He was extremely resistive in 2014 when I was planning to do the same
Work and I ended up It doing it.
I asked him to come to a meeting with the builder but he says I should talk to his surveyor first. It’s a really basic side return, which would normally be handled by 1 party wall surveyor and he is already throwing up barriers. I asked for the correspondence from his lender with their ‘ requirements’ - nothing yet.
Any advice gratefully received. I have also applied for a license of alteration - which I will pay for.
Thanks a lot

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Sonia
3 years ago
Can you not contact your local planning office for advice? It all sounds very odd to me.
J B
Original Author
3 years ago
Hi Sonia
It’s not even a local plan in issue as I have planning permission.and actually as he has not returned the party wall agreement there’s no reason I should be speaking to his surveyor until he dissents and then appoints one. It’s very strange as he has also been extremely vague, nothing specific in writing so I won’t be doing anything until I have that
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Rowland
3 years ago
I would continue and wait for him to return the notice. if he doesnt then you can appoint in his absence and get on with the work. just follow the letter of the party wall act and leave him to use his solicitors. you dont need a solicitor for a party wall award .

I'm sure you will get there in the end. it is usually jealousy or some sort of bias that results in neighbours behaving in this manner.

best of luck

Rowland
J B
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks Rowland. Yes I agree- it’s strange but I shall stick to correct processes. Jane

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