Kent Solicitors

The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 allows a landowner to gain access to his neighbour's land (without the neighbour's permission) to do works that are 'reasonably necessary for the preservation' of the land, provided they cannot be carried out (or would be substantially more difficult to carry out) without entering the neighbour's land.

'Basic preservation works' are automatically considered to be 'reasonably necessary for the preservation' of the land, but the list of these is limited and does not include new building works which could be a problem if you want to build an extension. In such circumstances, you may wish to try to use the Party Wall Act 1996 instead.

Michael Breeze, Kaslers Solicitors LLP 07 900 195 195 www.kentsolicitor.co.uk

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