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What is a Party Wall ?
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The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 recognises two main types of party wall.  These are referred to as a "party wall" or "party fence wall".

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A wall is a 'party wall' if:

It forms part of a building and stands astride the boundary of land belonging to two (or more)  different owners - see diagram 1;

or

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It separates buildings and it either

a) stands astride the boundary of land belonging    to two or more different owners - see diagram 2;

      or

 

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b) stands wholly on one owner's land, but is used  by two (or more) owners to separate the buildings.  Where one person has built the wall in the first place, and another has butted their building up against it without constructing their own wall, only the part of the wall that does the separating is "party" - sections on either side or above, are not - see diagram 3.

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A wall is a "party fence wall" if it is a wall, which is not part of a building, that stands astride the boundary line between lands of different owners and is used to   separate those lands (for example a garden wall) - see diagram 4.  This does not include such matters as wooden fences.

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The Act also uses the expression "party structure".  This  is a wider term which could be a party wall or floor partition or other structure separating buildings or parts   of buildings approached by separate staircases or entrances (for example a flat) - see diagram 5.
 
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