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  • Party wall question time, or at least I think it is.

    My neighbours have (a few years ago) completed a side return right on the boundary of the property. If I was to carry out a side return then can I use that wall as part of mine?

    I must be searching for the wrong things online as I can't see an awful lot of information on the subject, but surely this crops up a lot in terrace properties?

  • Were you the owner at the time they did their extension?

    Our neighbours house is owned by a housing association who are never going to do a side return, so we couldn't 'share' the boundary wall. If you or the previous owner did agree to share the wall then a portion of the boundary wall would be in each property.
    If not you may be able to use their external wall and get all the space......

  • No I wasn't the owner, the neighbours built this a long time ago now.

    The wall is up to the boundary, as in in place of a fence. Theres currently a lean-to on my side return connected to the wall where I would like to build a side return.

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