Practical Neighbour Law Handbook
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Authors: Alistair Redler
Publisher: RICS Business Services Ltd, UK
Publication Date: (June 2006)
ISBN: 978 1 84219 236 1
Details: Paperback, 153 pages (295×210×12 mm)
List Price: £45.00
Best price: £35 at www.constructionbooksdirect.com
Value for money: Fair
Audience: Practitioners
Jurisdiction: Mostly relates to England and Wales but some references to Scottish practices Journal of Building Appraisal (2006) 2, 262–263. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jba.2950044
This book deals with the Law in England and Wales as it is applied to boundaries. There are sections on determining the location of the boundary, Rights of Light, access to neighbouring land, hedges and Party Walls. Of the book’s 153 pages, only 103 relate to explanation and guidance on the subject matter of the book The guidance upon the location of the boundary is written by someone who has been there and done that. It is the competent guidance on how to find and use source material, precedent and practice. The section on rights of light is well constructed and sets out in easy to follow stages the processes for the calculation of reorganising a right to light and of calculating adequate light. In this section, the illustrations are sharp and to the point. When it comes to azimuth angles and altitude angles, the computer-generated three-dimensional ‘residential estate’ diagrams do not represent the usual complexity of building juxtaposition that is at the core of the disputes in this field. This is better dealt with where CAD drawings are reproduced that show the effect of the addition of buildings into an existing cityscape together with the implications for the change in light that will result. This is a complex subject dealt with by specialists. This section will help one understand the process and the methodology involved — it will not be sufficient on its own for a practitioner to take on the task. While the Appendices include copies of various notices, and a copy of the Angles of Visible Sky Tables — there is little comment on the litigation that follows this subject or of the guidance that can be derived from past decisions. While the four tests in Shelfer v City of London Electric Light Co are explained, I did not gain the nuances of later explorations of the implication of those tests that could have come from a discussion of later cases when their results have left open the debate over the use of the appropriate remedies of injunction, damages or reinstatement. The chapter on access to neighbouring land is well presented and sets out the benefits and weaknesses of the current statute.
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Journal of Building Appraisal
VOL.2 NO.3
PP 262–263
Book reviews
The chapter entitled High Hedges is a bit of a misnomer as it deals with the general issues of vegetation at or around a boundary, including the rights relating to the incursion over the boundary of tree roots and overhanging branches. The application of the Party Wall etc Act 1996 takes up the remainder of the boo
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