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Neighbour refusing to allow building to repair damage

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.53 PM

During recent work in which we are building a kitchen extension on our terraced house, we damaged the neighbour’s party wall. 3 bricks on his side of the boundary fell out when creating the hole for the RSJ to sit in the wall. Since then the RSJ has been correctly put into place and there is now a gap on the other side of the RSJ where the 3 bricks need to be replaced. However, the neighbour fell out with my builder over this and although the builder has offered to fix the damage and replace the bricks, the neighbour is now refusing to allow the builder to replace the 3 bricks and make good. He has appointed a solicitor to mediate, a surveyor to oversee the job and a different builder to do the job. My question is: will I be liable for the cost of all this additional work?