A quick party wall question (honest!)

[bongos]

My neighbours are building a rear extension that is almost adjoining my rear extension (there is an air gap of about 150mm between the walls). Before he started building I asked him to draw up a party wall agreement. No grief, just basically so I knew where I was with the work as he had to excavate right next to my foundations.

Anyway, the work was started without it and they have now pretty much finished the whole shell of the extension but he says he is coming round tomorrow to drop it off and wants me to sign it. Is there any longer a need for me to have it after the work for the adjoining party wall has been completed? Luckily it hasn't been much grief during the work anyway so can't see the point in him wasting him time producing one now they're putting the roof on?

TIA

 

[tony1851]

It only applies with regard to the excavation for foundations, so now that stage has past, the Act is no longer relevant.

 

[^woody^]

You have the same rights and course of action if you find that damage has been caused to your property from work done without a PW Agreement, as you do if there was one.

 

[bongos]

Thanks guys, thought it wasn't relevant anymore. Its a bit of a cowboy outfit tbh anyway so am keeping an eye...

 

[wessex101]

Unless the OP's extension had shallower foundations it didn't need a party wall agreement anyway, so probably no harm done.