THE PARTY WALL ACT

The areas covered by the Act are the following:

1. New Building works at or astride the boundary between two properties.

2. Structural work affecting an existing shared/party wall, including repairs, alterations, extending or reducing the wall, cutting into the wall and underpinning.

3. Excavating, or constructing foundations within three metres of a neighbour's building where the new foundations will go deeper than the neighbour's.

4. Excavating, or constructing foundations within six metres of a neighbour's building where the new foundations will cut a line drawn downwards at 45 degrees from the bottom of the neighbour's foundations.

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CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Health and Safety at Work

If you are about to alter or extend a building, or structure, thinking of putting up a new one or demolishing an old one the the CDM Regulations will almost certainly apply to your project.

These regulations are about making sure that :

There is a realistic project programme which gives adequate time for planning and preparation as well as work itself.
Competent key people who have sufficient resources are appointed early.
There is early identification and reduction of risks.
Health and safety information is made available from the start of the design phase through construction and maintenance to eventual demolition, so that work can be done safely.
There is co-operation between duty holders and co-ordination of project work.
Efforts and resources are applied to managing health and safety which are proportionate to the risk and complexity of the project.

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