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Special foundations and the Party Wall Act: the end of the “banker’s bunker”?

On 25 January 2016, the Evening Standard carried an article headed, “City boss in ‘Wild West’ mega-basement battle“. This described the latest round in the long running battle between Mr and Mrs Fairholme and two sets of their neighbours, resulting from the construction of a new basement beneath their substantial semi-detached house in Kensington. The angry neighbours are the owner-occupiers of the … Continue reading Special foundations and the Party Wall Act: the end of the “banker’s bunker”?