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Establishing your accommodation budget
The cost of private rented accommodation varies considerably between university towns. A survey by www.accommodationforstudents.com in March 2007 showed the average rent for student accommodation to be £60/ week although this encompasses large regional variations. London is the most expensive area for student to live at £102/week with the cheapest being Crewe at just £37/week.…
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Types of accommodation available
Halls of Residence These are buildings owned by the university for the purpose of housing students. ‘Halls’ are in scarce supply and are therefore generally only available to first year students. Living in halls give students time to settle into their new environment and make friends before moving into privately rented accommodation in their second…
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17 ways to tell you are Obsessed with Property
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Using Property Websites to Plan the Perfect Burglary
Property websites are putting more information in the public domain then ever before and smart burglars are using this to their advantage. To demonstrate, I will put myself in the shoes of a technology savvy thief and take you through the process of planning a burglary using only online information. I am looking to achieve…
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Damage Caused by Party Wall Works
The key sections of the Act in terms of damage caused by party wall works are 7(2) and 11(8); section 7(2) confirms that an owner is responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the works (which should not be a surprise) and section 11(8) goes on to state that, depending upon the type of…
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Access to Undertake Party Wall Works
Section 8 of the Party Wall Act confirms a right of access over a neighour’s land although it comes with 2 important qualifiers; the work being undertake must be ‘in pursuance of the Act’ and the access must be necessary. ‘In pursuance of the Act’ simply means that it must be one of the types…
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How to have a Party Wall Dispute
A dispute in the Party Wall sense of the word needn’t be much of a dispute at all; even if the Act says it is. Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, if an adjoining owner doesn’t consent within 14 days of receiving notice of the proposed works then the parties are deemed to be “in…
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Party Wall Notices
Often, the first time that an adjoining owner becomes aware of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is when a notice drops through their door. There are 3 types of notice that a building owner may have to serve upon an adjoining owner to make them aware that he or she intends to carry out…
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What is a Party Wall Agreement?
A Party Wall Agreement (technically called an “award“) is the document produced by the two party wall surveyors (or the “agreed surveyor”) which resolves the dispute that was triggered when the party wall notice was not consented to. It will usually consist of three parts: The award will normally be based upon a draft document,…
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Do I need a Party Wall Award?
The document that is produced by the two appointed party wall surveyors (or the single “agreed surveyor”) is known as a Party Wall Award (or Party Wall Agreement) but even if you are entitled to one do you really need one? Let’s take a look at who benefits from the Act. For the building owner…