@Tin Pot you may need to get some legal advice but from when we were researching our extension here’s a couple of key points:-
- your neighbour is entitled to build the foundations on or under your land (detailed within the Party Wall Act) he should compensate you for this but there is a time limit
- the building control (not necessarily the council - we used a private company) will sign off the build at each stage I.e. foundation dig; pour; build to DPC level and so on.
Some of the replies on here are not factually correct so your opening comment was right!
ETA: This might help
https://assets.publishing.service.g..._Wall_etc__Act_1996_-_Explanatory_Booklet.pdf
- your neighbour is entitled to build the foundations on or under your land (detailed within the Party Wall Act) he should compensate you for this but there is a time limit
- the building control (not necessarily the council - we used a private company) will sign off the build at each stage I.e. foundation dig; pour; build to DPC level and so on.
Some of the replies on here are not factually correct so your opening comment was right!
ETA: This might help
https://assets.publishing.service.g..._Wall_etc__Act_1996_-_Explanatory_Booklet.pdf
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