What if my neighbour does not respond?

If your neighbour does not respond within 14 days to a line of junction notice, they are deemed to have consented to those works. You can start your work 1 month after the date of the notice.

If your neighbour does not respond within 14 days to a party structure or adjacent excavation notice, they are deemed to have dissented to those works. If that is the case, you should send them a reminder letter, giving them a further 10 days to respond. You can download a template for this here.

If no response is received to the reminder letter you will need to appoint a surveyor to act on their behalf to resolve the dispute which is deemed to have arisen (this cannot be the same surveyor that you have decided to appoint).