Q We gave our neighbour verbal permission to access our property to repair his house, but we stopped his builders entering the garden after they damaged it. The neighbour has threatened to get a court order. A It is obviously best to have a good relationship with your neighbours, and 99 per cent of people have little problem allowing access for repairs. But if neighbours need to resort to a more formal solution, the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 can help to sort things out. Under the act, neighbours have the right to apply to a county court for an access order to carry out works that “are reasonably necessary for the preservation of the whole or any part

Source: The Times January 31, 2020 00:00 UTC