What is the party wall act: What is the Party Wall Act?

What is the Party Wall Act?

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The Party Wall Act is a must read if you are about to embark on building work in a semi-detached house, flat or terraced property.

If you live in any of these, it’s likely you share a wall with a neighbouring building and will need an agreement regarding the Party Wall before you start work. And we are not just talking about big builds, it’s worth checking up if you need this for loft conversions, basements and extensions.

In order to make sure your work, building and digging doesn’t affect any of your neighbour’s property structurally, it’s within your interest to make them aware, serve them a Party Wall Agreement and make sure a surveyor is in place to oversee any possible problems or damage.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Party Wall Act.

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What is the Party Wall Act?

The Party Wall Act is a piece of legislation in England and Wales designed to pre-empt construction-related disagreements between neighbours with a clear legal framework for managing disputes should they arise.

The Party Wall act prevents building work by one neighbour that can undermine the structural integrity of shared walls or neighbouring properties.

It is designed to avert and resolve potential disputes with neighbours before building work is started.

What is a Party Wall?

A party wall is one that separates adjoining homes which owners on either side have a legal interest.

Strictly speaking, the owner on one side commits a trespass if they carry out works to the wall without the consent of their neighbour.

However, this is a surprisingly complex area of the law which covers more than one type of wall.

The best known example of a party wall is probably the bulwark that physically separates adjoining occupiers in terraced or semi-detached houses.

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The Party Wall Act and Extensions

If you are building an extension, the part of the Act that’s often most relevant is where it applies to the excavation of foundations close to neighbouring buildings or garden boundary walls.

In order to trigger this legal minefield, excavation normally needs to be within a critical distance of 3m from the adjoining property where your new trench is deeper than their existing foundations.

Because older properties tend to have relatively shallow footings in most cases it’s a ‘given’ that the extension foundations will be considerably deeper.

Where there is any doubt, it might be worth consulting any records of foundation depths or seeking an expert opinion, for example from a building control surveyor.

Will the Party Wall Act Affect my Plans to Renovate?

If you live in a semi, terrace, flat, or your detached home is sited within close proximity to neighbouring houses, it might.

The key things to remember are which walls constitute as party walls and the type of work subject to the Act.

Walls and other built elements include:

floors and ceilings between flats
shared boundary walls, such as those between semis and terraced homes
any other walls which touch the boundary are covered

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Work Covered by the Party Wall Act

More extensive work is covered by the Party Wall Act and it’s always worth checking online to see if what you plan on doing requires a Party Wall Agreement.

The main areas it includes are:

converting a loft including cutting into boundary walls to support new beams
underpinning
inserting a damp-proof course
increasing the thickness
demolishing and rebuilding a party wall
extending above a storey which lies on the boundary
building a new wall for an extension, for example, up to or on the boundary
excavation work for new foundations, subject to condition. You’ll need to assure your neighbour of the safeguards in place to protect their foundations

Areas not included:

fitting shelves
replastering
wallpapering
electrical rewiring

If you plan to undertake any work covered by the Act, you’ll also have to give ‘Notice’ of the commencement of work to your neighbour.

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The Party Wall Act and Foundations

Most extensions, basements and self builds require foundations to be dug and this is a big area for the Party Wall Act.

No neighbouring property want’s to risk their own foundations for yours!

You must give Notice under the Party Wall Act if you’re excavating for new foundations deeper than the foundations of your neighbours’ home.

This means within three metres of the boundary, or within six metres if a 45° will be formed between the bottom of your new foundations and those belonging to your neighbour.

Remember

If you are excavating near a neighbouring building then you need to give at least one month’s notice

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You don’t need planning permission for your plans to serve notice

What is a Party Wall Act ‘Notice’?

The Party Wall Act Notice is what you ‘serve’ on your neighbours informing them of the planned work.

The precise forms you need to issue will depend on the type of work you want to carry out. You can download appropriate Party Wall Notice forms online .

A sample letter is included within The Party Wall Act booklet (download or order your copy at communities. gov.uk ).

Once complete, present this, together with a copy of the Act and explanatory booklet, to your neighbour two months before starting.

The Final Stages

Your neighbour will have 14 days to provide written approval or rejection. Let them know a template is available for both options in the explanatory booklet.

You don’t need planning permission for your plans to serve notice.

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What is party wall? – What is a party wall agreement?

This information only applies in England and Wales.

If you’re a property owner who has agreed to minor repair works with a neighbour of a shared boundary, you’ll need a party wall agreement for repairs. For more extensive works, you’ll need to serve a party wall notice.

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What is the legal background to party walls?

The Party Wall Act applies to most work carried out to party walls. If it applies, it means that you will have to serve notice of the proposed works on your neighbour(s). If they do not consent to the work, you’ll have to appoint a surveyor to prepare a party wall award. You can find a surveyor using the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICs’) Find a Surveyor service.

However, if works to the party wall are so minor, that service of notice under the Act is not necessary (eg straightforward repairs, such as replastering, or cutting into the party wall to add or replace recessed electric wiring and sockets) you can use a simple Party wall agreement to record the work to be undertaken.

What is a party wall?

The term ‘party wall’ includes the following:

a wall that stands on the land of two (or more) owners and forms part of a building – this wall can be part of one building only or separate buildings belonging to different owners
a wall that stands on the land of two owners but does not form part of a building, such as a garden wall (but not including timber fences)
a wall that is on one person’s land but is used by two (or more) owners of separate properties.

What works are covered by the Party Wall Act?

Building a new wall or building on or at the boundary of two properties.
Cutting into or carrying out work to a party wall or structure.
Making a party wall taller, shorter or deeper.
Removing chimney breasts from a party wall.
Knocking down and rebuilding a party wall.
Digging below the foundation level of a neighbour’s property.

Types of notice

Party structure notice, for alterations that directly affect the party wall and include common jobs, such as cutting holes to insert beams and pad stones, cutting in flashings and removing chimney breasts.
Notice of adjacent excavation, for when you are excavating within 3 or 6 metres of your neighbour’s building.
Line of junction notice, for the construction of a new wall adjacent to a boundary, or the construction of a new wall astride a boundary.

When do you need to serve notice?

If your works are governed by the Party Wall Act, you’ll need to serve a party wall notice on every neighbouring property affected at least two months before the works begin. Once notice has been served, you can take up to a year to start work.

If you start work without having first correctly given notice, your neighbours may seek to stop your work through a court injunction or other legal redresses.

What happens after you serve notice?

Once notice about intended work is served, your neighbour may either:

If, after 14 days from the service of your notice, the person receiving the notice has done nothing, a dispute is regarded as having arisen. Any disputes will be dealt with by a surveyor.

When do you need a party wall agreement or award?

Party wall agreements

You’ll need a party wall agreement if you’re going to carry out construction or alterations which involve:

work carried out on a wall
floor or ceiling shared with another property
building on the boundary with another property
excavating within six meters of an adjoining building
repairing a party wall or spouts, fall pipes, sewers, drains, wire conduits, flues, chimney stacks, eaves or troughs used in common with neighbours

Party wall awards

You’ll need a party wall award if you and your neighbour can’t agree on the work. A party wall award is prepared by an appointed surveyor. You and your neighbour can either:

You cannot act as your own surveyor. If your neighbour refuses or fails to appoint a surveyor, you can appoint a surveyor on their behalf.

If you do not agree with the award, you can appeal at a county court within 14 days of receiving it. This will involve filing an appellant’s notice in a county court, explaining why you’re appealing.

For more information, see the government’s guidance.

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What Is a Party Wall?

In real estate terminology, a party wall is a shared wall that separates two separately rented or owned units. Party walls are most commonly found in apartments, condominiums, hotels, and office complexes, where different tenants will share a common structure.

Party walls can be a non-structural wall, but laws in various jurisdictions outline requirements for how party walls must be constructed and to what specifications.

Key Takeaways

A party wall is erected to separate tenants that cohabitate a multi-unit residential or commercial property.
The exact specifications of the party wall’s structure will often be determined by local or state law.
Individual properties will often maintain a party wall agreement acknowledged by all relevant parties.
Specifications may include privacy features like soundproofing, as well as safety features such as fire-retardant insulation.

Understanding Party Walls

Party walls are intended to ensure that different tenants of a multi-unit structure are able to maintain privacy and quiet enjoyment of use of the property. As such, party walls are sometimes built with additional insulation so that sound from an adjoining unit does not disturb neighbors.

In addition, some building codes require party walls to be built as fire walls, with noncombustible material extending from the foundation to the roof. If a fire occurs in one unit, a fire wall helps to slow the spread of the fire into adjoining units. Not only is this safer for tenants, but it also helps to contain fires and limit property damage.

The traditional party wall principle says that each owner acquires title to one-half of the wall, and each owner also is granted an easement for the support of the structure.

Party Wall Agreements

A party wall agreement stipulates rules around ownership and maintenance obligations for a shared wall. The goal of a party wall agreement is to obviate disputes between parties. In addition to shared walls, a party wall can also refer to one attached and adjacent to the property, walls belonging to a single building structure, dividing walls between adjoining units, and those standing on the land of two or more owners.

A party wall agreement between adjacent owners is an invaluable tool for business owners, in particular, so they can avoid expensive litigation over disputes. These agreements define which party is obligated to maintain the wall, as well as the repercussions if the wall is not maintained. Typically, a party wall agreement requires the owners to maintain their portion of the wall consistently and harmoniously.

Such agreements will stipulate rules regarding a party’s rights to alter the wall. For instance, an agreement might say that both parties can hang pictures on their respective sides of the wall. The agreement might also stipulate, however, that for one party to make structural changes to the party wall, it would require the consent of both parties.

Once owners legally consent to the terms, party wall agreements are recorded in applicable land records, usually at the County Clerk’s Office. By including the party wall agreement in the County Clerk’s records, prospective buyers can understand the property they are considering purchasing.

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What is the Party Wall Act?

The Party Wall etc Act 1996 provides a procedure to follow when building work involves a party wall or party fence wall, some excavations close to neighbouring buildings, and new walls at boundaries. The Act permits owners to carry out certain specific works, including work to the full thickness of a party wall, whilst at the same time protecting the interests of anyone else who might be affected by that work. The Act is designed to avoid or minimise disputes by making sure property owners notify their neighbours in advance of certain proposed works.

The Act provides a mechanism for resolving disputes and enabling works to proceed. It also requires that, where the adjoining owner does not ‘agree’ in writing to the works, a surveyor or surveyors will determine the time and way in which those works are carried out.

What is a party wall?

Party walls usually separate buildings belonging to different owners but could include garden walls built astride a boundary – known as party fence walls. Where a wall separates two different size buildings often only the part that is used by both properties is a party wall, the rest belongs to the person or persons on whose land it stands.

The “etc” within The Party Wall etc Act 1996 is so included because the provisions of the Act are not limited to party walls, they also include party structures and party fence walls.

Section 20 of the Act defines each:

“party fence wall” means a wall (not being part of a building) which stands on lands of different owners and is used or constructed to be used for separating such adjoining lands, but does not include a wall constructed on the land of one owner the artificially formed support of which projects into the land of another owner;

“party structure” means a party wall and also a floor partition or other structure separating buildings or parts of buildings approached solely by separate staircases or separate entrances;

What is covered by the Act?

There are certain items of work that you can only be done after notifying the adjoining owners and either receiving written agreement of the neighbour or with a Party Wall Award prepared by a surveyor/s.

Notifiable works include (but are not limited to):

cutting into a wall to take the bearing of a beam, for example for a loft conversion
inserting a damp proof course, even if only to your own side of a party wall
raising a party wall and, if necessary, cutting off any objects preventing this from happening
demolishing and rebuilding a party wall
underpinning a party wall or part of a party wall
weathering the junction of adjoining walls or buildings by cutting a flashing into an adjoining building
excavating foundations within three metres of a neighbour’s structure and lower than its foundations
excavating foundations within six metres of a neighbour’s structure and below a line drawn down at 45° from the bottom of its foundations.

Notices are also required if it is proposed to build a new wall on the line of junction (boundary line). A party wall surveyor will usually be able to confirm which work is notifiable and advice the notice period and type of notice required.

What is not covered by the Act?

The Act relates only to certain specific types of work and is permissive in nature. It should not be seen as a method of objecting to or preventing works and it is not intended to be applied to minor jobs that do not affect the structural integrity or loading of a party wall.

It is generally agreed that works such as fixing plug sockets, screwing in shelving or replastering walls are minor works and do not require a notice.

Notices

The workings of the Act are always instigated by the of issuing notices. This is the first stage of the process and, without the issue of valid notices, no further action can be taken under the provision of the Act.

Written notice must be served on adjoining owners at least two months before starting any party wall works (one month for works to the line of junction or excavations). All adjoining owners must be served a notice and there are likely to be instances where there is more than one adjoining property and more than one owner of each property (ie: if the adjoining property is split into flats and owned on a leasehold basis, notices will be required to both leaseholder and freeholder of all flats affected by the works). Works to a party wall, or those affecting a ceiling or floor, will also require a notice to adjoining owners living above or below.

Valid notices must contain the following information as a minimum:

The name and address of the building owner;
The nature and particulars of the proposed work including plans, sections and details of construction methods
The date on which the proposed work will begin.

It is essential to include the correct details on a notice as, if they are deemed invalid, then any subsequent actions are also invalid.

Responses To Notices

On receipt of a notice, an adjoining owner has three possible courses of action:

To consent to the works going ahead as described. A consenting Adjoining Owner retains all rights under the Act including the right to appoint a surveyor later in the process if there is a dispute at that stage.
To dissent and appoint a surveyor. The Act allows the Owners to concur in the appointment of a single ‘Agreed’ surveyor or appoint their own separate surveyor.
Issue a counter notice to set out certain conditions required for the benefit of the Adjoining Owner. The Counter Notice should set out what additional or modified work the Adjoining Owner would like to be included for his benefit

In most cases, if the adjoining does not respond within 14 days then a deemed dispute is said to have occurred and the person carrying out the work must appoint a surveyor to act on the adjoining owners behalf.

If adjoining owners provide written consent to the works as set out within the notices, then there is no dispute to resolve and no further need for party wall surveyors or, indeed, the Party Wall Act. Assuming work proceeds as detailed within the notice and no damage is caused, then no further involvement is necessary.

Resolving Disputes

If adjoining owners dissent to the works (or if no response is received and a deemed dissent has arisen) then a dispute has occurred which must be resolved under the requirements of Section 10 of The Act. It is worth reiterating that the Act is one of enablement, it is not there to prevent works from taking place and it offers a route to end disputes at every stage. Where written agreement is not given, the solution the Act provides is for both parties to appoint an ‘agreed surveyor’ who will act impartially or for each owner to appoint a surveyor who in turn appoint a third surveyor. The surveyors then work together to agree the terms under which work may proceed. The surveyor(s) will review the plans, notices and structural details of the works and, after considering the impact of the works, will draw up an agreement which sets out the terms under which work can be carried out (the Award).

The Party Wall Award

The award will usually record the condition of the relevant part of adjoining property before work begins (this is not a requirement under the Act but is considered good practice and is duly provided by most good surveyors). The award may also grant access to both properties so that the works can be safely carried out and the surveyor/s can inspect work in progress.

Generally, the building owner who started the work pays for all expenses of work and the reasonable costs incurred by all parties as a result, this will include the surveyors fees for both Building Owner and Adjoining Owner.

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Michael is a Chartered Building Engineer (C.Build.E) and member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (MCABE). He is also a member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (MFPWS) and an associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS).

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Party wall agreements are something you need to know about it you’re planning an extension or renovation next to an adjoining property in England or Wales. The Party Wall Act 1996 is designed to help you undertake work – providing access to neighbouring properties – while protecting the interests of your neighbours.

Find out everything you need to know, from what the Party Wall Act is to complying with the act, issuing a written notice and how to find a surveyor, with our handy guide to party wall agreements.

Find out more about extending a house and renovating a property on our dedicated pages.

What is a party wall agreement?

A party wall agreement, covered by the Party Wall Act covers shared walls between semi-detached and terraced houses, or structures such as the floors between flats or maisonettes, plus garden boundary walls. In addition to alterations affecting the structures directly, the effect of any excavations within 3 to 6 metres of the boundary can be covered by the Act if the foundations are considered to be likely to have an impact (based on depth).

In other words, if you’ll be doing structural work on a wall you share with your neighbours, you need a party wall agreement.

What does a Party Wall agreement include?

A party wall agreement usually includes:

The party wall award: guidelines governing how the works should progress;
A schedule of condition of the adjacent property, possibly with photos;
Drawings and details of the proposed works;
Details of the contractor’s public liability insurance;
Neighbour’s surveyor’s fee;
Indemnities by the building owner in favour of the neighbour;
Both addresses;
Surveyors’ details and access arrangements for them;
Working hours;
Time limit for work starting (usually one year).

What is a Party Wall?

A party wall is a wall astride the boundary of land belonging to two (or more) different owners.
A party fence wall such as a garden wall that stands on the boundary line between your home and a neighbour’s (not necessarily adjoining a building).
A party structure is a wall or floor separating buildings or parts of a building – for example, between flats or maisonettes.

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Party wall semi-detached house

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What sort of work is covered by the Party Wall Act?

The most commonly used rights granted are:

To cut into a wall in order to take the bearing of a beam (loft conversion), or to insert a damp proof course or flashings;
To raise the height of the wall and/or increase the thickness of the party wall;
To demolish and rebuild the party wall;
To underpin the entire thickness of the party wall;
Very minor work such as drilling to hang shelves, or chasing out to add new sockets or switches, don’t require notice.

What happens if I proceed with no party wall agreement

While failing to observe the act is not an offence, your neighbours can take civil action against you and have an injunction issued to stop further work until a party wall agreement is arranged. This will delay your project and is likely to increase your costs – your builder may demand compensation for the time they cannot work, or may start another job and not return for several months.

Your neighbours may seek compensation if they can prove they have suffered a loss as a result of the work, and it could even require removal of the work. The same applies if you have a party wall agreement with your neighbours but fail to observe the terms agreed.

How do I comply with the Party Wall Act?

If building work affects a party structure, you must serve notice at least two months before work begins. In the case of excavations, you must give at least one month’s notice. Work can begin once an agreement has been entered into.

You need to write to all adjoining homeowners, stating your name and address, a full description of the work, including the property address and start date, plus a statement that it is a Party Wall Notice under the provisions of the Act.

How do I issue a written Party Wall notice?

Before serving notice, chat to your neighbours about your plans and make sure they understand what it is you are planning to do.

You serve notice on your neighbour by writing to them and including your contact details and full details of the works to be carried out, access requirements and the proposed date of commencement. In an urban environment, your project might affect several adjoining neighbours, and you will have to serve notice on each of them. If a property is leasehold you will need to serve notice on both the tenant and the building’s owner.

Provide your neighbour with details of the Party Wall Act so that they know what they are agreeing to – downloading the Planning Portal’s explanation of the Party Wall Act is the best way around this.

Your neighbour has 14 days to respond and give their consent, or request a party wall settlement. If they agree to the works in writing, you will not require a party wall agreement and this can save on the fees, which are typically £700 to £900 per neighbour. It therefore pays to contact your neighbours first to discuss your proposals and to try to overcome any issues in advance, or at the very least ensure they receive the notice and respond within 14 days, because if they fail to, they are deemed to be in dispute and you will need to instruct a surveyor anyway, whether they consent to the works or not.

Party wall template letter

You can use this party wall template letter from the HomeOwners Alliance to send to your neighbours.

What happens when the adjoining property owner consents?

It’s always a good idea to discuss proposals in advance of serving notice. If you get your neighbour on board, they may simply consent to the work (but you’ll need this in writing) and you’ll incur no fees.

You will still have to comply with the terms of the Act, for example avoiding unnecessary inconvenience, providing temporary protection for adjacent buildings and properties where necessary and compensating your neighbour for any loss or damage if it is caused by the work.

If the adjoining owner refuses to consent to the work, what happens?

If they refuse or fail to respond, you are deemed to be in dispute; if this happens, you can contact the owner and try to negotiate an agreement.

They may write to you and issue a counter-notice, requesting certain alterations to the work, or set conditions such as working hours. If you can reach agreement, put the terms in writing and exchange letters, work can begin.

If you fail to reach an agreement, you’ll need to appoint a surveyor to arrange a Party Wall Award that will set out the details of the work. Hopefully, your neighbour will agree to use the same surveyor as you – an ‘agreed surveyor’ so it will only incur a single set of fees. However, your neighbour has the right to appoint their own surveyor at your expense.

If each side’s surveyor still cannot agree, you have to pay for a third surveyor to adjudicate.

What does a Party Wall agreement cost?

If you require an Award, it can cost from £700 to £900 per surveyor. If you have several adjoining homeowners, each insisting on using their own surveyor, the fees can be quite considerable, so reasoned negotiation is always advisable.

Can an adjoining owner stop the work?

If you fail to issue a Party Wall Notice before the relevant work begins, or fail to secure a Party Wall Award, your neighbour can serve an injunction to stop or prevent the work that will affect their property, until the Award is in place.

If you comply with the Act, however, they can’t prevent the work from going ahead, or deny you access to their property to undertake the work.

What if my neighbour complains about the noise?

Part 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty on a local authority to investigate complaints of statutory nuisance from people living within its area. This includes complaints about noise and dust from building work where it unreasonably interferes with the use or enjoyment of their premises or is prejudicial to their health.

The local authority will always encourage adjacent landowners to resolve matters amicably – for instance by scheduling deliveries or works for only certain hours of the day and restricting work carried out on Sundays and Bank Holidays. If the local authority decide to take enforcement action, you are advised to comply with this, as contravention can lead to prosecution.

What about Party Wall Agreements in Scotland or Northern Ireland?

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 only applies to England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland rely on common law rather than legislation to settle party wall disputes. Neighbouring owners can negotiate to allow work to proceed – and access can be forced through the courts if necessary.

How do I find a Party wall surveyor?

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (0870 333 1600) has a find-a-surveyor service.

What about my neighbour’s right to light?

If you are extending a property close to a neighbour and this will significantly reduce the light that reaches their plot and passes through their windows, you may be infringing their right to light. This could give them the right to seek an injunction to have your proposed development reduced in size or to seek a payment to compensate for the reduction of light.

If the loss of light is small and can be adequately compensated financially, the court may award compensation instead of an injunction. However, if you have built without consideration for your neighbour’s right to light and are found to have infringed their right, the court has the power to have the building altered or removed at your expense.

In England and Wales, a right to light is usually acquired by prescription – in other words, once light has been enjoyed for an uninterrupted period of 20 years through the windows of the building. Once acquired, the right to light extends only to a certain amount of light such as is suitable for the continuous use and enjoyment of the building, and is not a right to all the light that was once enjoyed.

This means the right to light can be reduced by development – there is no assumption that any reduction in light to your neighbour’s property gives grounds for them to prevent your development. Specialist computer software programmes are used to calculate mathematically whether or not a development causes an infringement, and the results are used to determine whether any compensation might be payable and, if so, how much.

Your neighbour’s right to light is not diminished or reduced by the fact that the local authority have granted you planning permission for your project, or because your intended project constitutes permitted development and so does not require planning permission.

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Party wall agreements: What you need to know

The Party Wall Act 1996 applies to houses in England and Wales and was devised to prevent building work that could compromise the structural integrity of any shared wall (party wall) or adjoining properties.

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What is a party wall?

A party wall is a wall that sits directly on the boundary of land between two (and sometimes more) different owners. Good examples include the walls that separate terraced or semi-detached houses — or walls that make up the boundary between two gardens (party fence walls).

The Party Wall Act

The Party Wall Act 1996 applies to houses in England and Wales and was devised to prevent building work that could compromise the structural integrity of any shared wall (party wall) or adjoining properties. The Party Wall Act can be used to stop disputes between neighbours and to help resolve them if they should arise.

The Party Wall Act 1996 does not apply to Scotland and Northern Ireland where common law is used to settle party wall issues.

Do I need a party wall agreement?

A party wall agreement is needed if you plan on carrying out any building work near or on a party wall. You must tell your neighbours, provide them with a Party Wall Notice and come up with a Party Wall Agreement in writing. If you use a builder or an architect then they should be able to advise you on this, although they will not serve the notice for you.

The following works require you to obtain a Party Wall Agreement:

Any work to shared walls (party walls) between semi-detached and terraced houses.

Work involving shared ‘party structures’, such as floors between flats.

Work to garden boundary walls.

Excavation works – or underpinning – to, or close by (within 3-6m), the party wall.

Loft conversions that mean cutting into a party wall.

Inserting a damp proof course into a party wall.

Making party walls thicker or higher.

Building a second-storey extension above a shared wall.

Building a new wall up to or off the party wall.

Which jobs do not require a party wall agreement?

Not all work to party walls requires a party wall agreement. These include minor works such as drilling into the wall internally to fit kitchen units or shelving. Having the wall plastered or adding or replacing electrical wiring or sockets will not require an agreement either.

What is a party wall notice?

A Party Wall Notice must be given to your neighbours to provide them with notice of the works you intend to carry out to the party wall in question, between two months and a year in advance of the work starting.

Planning permission is not required to serve a party wall notice and, because you will have up to a year to start work once the notice has been served, it is a good idea to do this as soon as possible in order to avoid delays. You should speak to your neighbours in person first before serving written notice in order to reassure them that you are taking the proper route and precautions. This should help you avoid disputes or misunderstandings, and enable a swift agreement to be written up.

You could also give your neighbour details of the Party Wall Act to help them understand the process — point them in the direction of the Party Wall information section on the Government’s website.

In order to formally serve notice, you should write to your affected neighbour(s), including your contact information, comprehensive details of the work that you have planned, the date that work will start, as well as any access requirements over their property (perhaps to get materials or equipment onto site). In the case of adjoining leasehold properties, you must serve notice to the building’s owners as well as to the tenant(s) living there.

A handy guide, along with Party Wall Notice templates can be found on the Government’s website here. It is wise to enclose a reply letter and envelope for the neighbours to sign and return — which, if you have spoken to them before sending, should not come as a surprise.

They have several options:

Give consent in writing.
Refuse consent — starting the ‘dispute resolution process’.
Issue a counter notice, requesting that additional works be carried out at the same time (something they will be required to pay for if they will be benefiting from the work, such as repairs to the shared wall).

You must wait for a response — your neighbour should let you know, in writing, within 14 days if they consent. The best case scenario is that they agree to all the works, in writing, meaning you will not require a party wall agreement, which saves on fees.

A counter notice must be issued within a month of your notice. If your neighbours don’t respond within the above timescales then the dispute resolution process begins.

Whilst failing to get a Party Wall Agreement is not actually a legal offence, not only will you be breaching a ‘statutory duty’ but you also risk having to pay for damage that wasn’t your fault. Your neighbour could claim their property has been damaged by your work and with no details or proof of the previous state of the property (which a party wall notice would have given you) there is not much you can do.

The courts tend to take a poor view of failure to serve a party wall notice and you may be ordered to pay for repairs which, in reality, may not be your responsibility. In addition, your neighbours could take civil action against you and have an injunction issued to prevent any further work until a party wall agreement is arranged. This will delay the project and could increase costs.

My neighbour refused to give consent to my party wall agreement – what happens next?

If, after serving notice, your neighbour either refuses consent or fails to respond, you are considered to be ‘in dispute.’

You have a few options here. Firstly, you could contact your neighbour, listen to their concerns and try to come to an agreement you are both happy with. This is the ideal.

They might write to you with a counter notice. These notices usually request changes to the work specified, or additional works, or sometimes conditions such as restricted working hours. If you can both agree on these amended terms, you should put them in writing and continue. Your neighbour may need to meet a share of the costs of any additional work that they ask for and that will benefit them.

If an agreement is out of the question then you will need to appoint a party wall surveyor. You could appoint a surveyor to work for both of you, or each appoint your own. The surveyor will arrange a Party Wall Award, setting out details of the work.

The Party Wall Award is a legal document setting out what, how and when work can be carried out and who will pay for it (including surveyor’s fees). If you are not happy with the award, you can appeal against it at a county court, filing an ‘appellant’s notice’ to explain why you are launching an appeal.

Do I need a party wall surveyor?

In many cases people find they do not require the services of a party wall surveyor. If your neighbour responds to your notice giving permission in writing that works can commence, there is usually no need to appoint a surveyor.

Either way, you are still responsible for ensuring any damage caused during the works is repaired. Inspect the wall with your neighbour before work starts and take and share photos of the wall in order to avoid later disputes — for example existing cracks. Some people decide to ask a surveyor to carry out a condition survey at this stage in order to minimise the risk of disputes.

If your neighbour does not give permission, you will need a Party Wall Award and, therefore, a party wall surveyor. Usually you and your neighbour will use just one surveyor (a good idea as it means only one set of fees).

Fees vary, but on average, a Party Wall Award costs around £1,000 in total.

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  In the West, they have already figured out how to properly decorate a house for a terrible holiday: carved pumpkins, cobwebs with toy spiders, ornaments from leaves and apples, and sweets in the form of spiders, bats and monsters. We haven’t developed a tradition yet, but it doesn’t matter – you can come up with something of your own, something original, something … geeky. Let’s talk about our thoughts on this.
  
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  How to arrange a mysterious, sinister atmosphere in an ordinary apartment, suitable for a Halloween party? With smart backlight Nanoleaf Light Panels, it’s a matter of a couple of taps in a smartphone. Set the colors or theme you want, and you don’t even have to think about the decorations – ordinary furniture, lit by mysterious blue or eerie red, will start to look like a haunted house setting.
  
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  A good rave can be arranged literally anywhere – from ordinary clubs, unknown forest glades and abandoned places in the Moscow region to ancient fortresses, mountain peaks and even an airplane flying in the stratosphere. This year, for obvious reasons, there were few cool parties, so we collected the most unusual events of the past years and at the same time talked about the places where they took place.
  
  Rave Cave Ibiza – cave parties in Ibiza
  
  Getting into or even learning about one of Rave Cave Ibiza’s cave parties requires some serious detective talent, but the effort is rewarded with great sound, atmosphere and acoustics. Rave Cave is literally arranged in caves, and each season the venue changes. If you want to know about such parties, it is better to make friends with someone from the locals, because the whole point of the rave movement in Ibiza is dating and communication.
  
  DT Camp – a rave in the forests of Lithuania
  
  London label Digital Tsunami has been organizing secret parties in the Lithuanian forests for several years. The immediate place of the rave is reported only to ticket holders on the eve of the event. The 2017 announcement stated that the party would be in “an unusually beautiful place in the national park near the city of Trakai, among tall pines on the shore of a deep lake, where, according to legend, a monster lives.”
  
  Digital Tsunami co-founder Ernestas Sadau was born in Lithuania, so it’s no surprise that the festival was held regularly from 2016 to 2020. This year, due to the coronavirus, it was not possible to arrange a rave, and it was postponed to 2021.
  
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  Unsound Festival – a rave in an abandoned brutalist hotel in Poland
  
  Hotel Forum in Krakow opened in 1189 after 1189 years of construction. At that time, it was considered one of the most beautiful modernist buildings in Europe. Hotel guests were offered amenities rare in Poland in the late 1980s and early 1919s.90s: air-conditioned rooms, swimming pool, mini golf and casino. In 2002, the hotel closed and stood abandoned for 10 years, until the organizers of the Unsound festival of experimental electronics paid attention to it. In 2012, they staged their first rave on the first floor of the hotel, occupying several halls and the kitchen. The event became an annual event, the trendy Forum Przestrzenie bar opened in the hotel building, and the organizers of Unsound have since managed to hold parties in the USA, Canada, and even in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  
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  Rave in the Swiss Alps at 3000 meters
  
  The Cercle project organizes concerts and parties in an unusual setting. The artists in their video play in nature, among architectural landmarks, and even during a hot air balloon flight. In the summer of 2018, the German electronics artist Stefan Bodzin, as a participant in this project, performed on the open area near the Piz Gloria restaurant on top of the Schilthorn mountain in the Swiss Alps. The height of the peak reaches almost three kilometers.
  
  Interestingly, the restaurant was built partly with money from the budget of the James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Filming required a cable car and a site in the mountains, and the owner of the then unfinished restaurant provided them to the film crew in exchange for financial assistance.
  
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  Stefan Bodzin at Piz Gloria Restaurant
  
  Amazon Jungle Rave
  
  The ten-day O Mato Experience takes place in Brazil’s wild rainforests, 200 kilometers from Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas state. It is hosted by the German-Brazilian promotional group O Mato, whose members are concerned about environmental and socio-cultural issues, but do not forget about parties and hedonism. The festival features not only electronics, but also traditional South American music.
  
  The first O Mato Experience took place in 2017 and has been held every year since, except for obvious reasons this past summer. The new rave is scheduled for September 2021, only 100 people will be able to get there.
  
  Artefact — rave and art project in Pripyat
  
  As part of the large-scale Artefact project, Kiev resident Valery Korshunov and other artists have been creating installations, murals and digital sculptures in Pripyat for several years, as well as arranging raves. The activation of the object took place in 2018, only 200 people were invited to it, who were given anti-radiation suits. The rest could watch the event online.
  
  According to Korshunov, Artefact is largely devoted to the problem of manipulating information: the suppression of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant led to much more damage than the actual destruction of one of the reactors of the power plant. “One of the goals of our project is to make you think about how information can be manipulated, hidden or distorted,” Korshunov told Vice journalists, “because this can have the most terrible consequences.”
  
  Activated Artefact in the form of a rave with a light and visual show and a crowd dancing on the main square of Pripyat to music based on recordings from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Subsequently, the project team arranged other performances and parties in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Filming from these events will be included in a documentary about the radioactive rave.
  
  “Elements” – a rave at the ship cemetery in Uzbekistan
  
  The “Element” festival is held annually at the ship cemetery near the village of Muynak in Uzbekistan. Once the ships stood in the waters of the Aral Sea, but over the past 30 years it has dried up significantly, and its bottom has turned into a desert. The organizers of the “Elements” seek to draw attention to this environmental disaster and raise funds for the development of the region.
  
  Ship cemetery on the shore of the Aral Sea, Muynak, Uzbekistan
  
  You can get to the rave from Muynak. Guests of the festival are transported to the venue in minibuses accompanied by police cars. Elements was not held in 2020, the nearest dates are May 14–15, 2021.
  
  Rave at Fort Alexander I in Kronstadt
  
  The FortDance festival was held from 2001 to 2008 on the territory of Fort Alexander I in Kronstadt. Parties gradually ceased after the death of one of the founders of the FortDance team in 2007. The last rave was already in Moscow in an ordinary nightclub.
  
  At the beginning of the 20th century, the first anti-plague laboratory in Russia appeared in Fort Alexander I. Because of this, he was nicknamed “the plague.” After the revolution, the cultures of bacteria that were studied in the laboratory of the fort were taken to Saratov, where in 1918 the anti-plague institute “Microbe” was created. Until 1983, the fortress was run by the military, and then for some time it remained abandoned. Since the 1990s, the fort has been rented out for parties, filming, and other cultural events. In 2020, Alexander I again came under the jurisdiction of the Russian military.
  
  Kronstadt, Fort Emperor Alexander I
  
  Rave on the ruins of the Petra fortress in Georgia
  
  In 2019, on the ruins of the Byzantine fortress Petra near Batumi (Georgia), a one-day Georgian Rave Fest was held, organized by the GR Music promo group. The organizers of the event said that in this way they want to breathe new life into the historical sights of Georgia.
  
  The festival was held jointly with the Georgian Department of Cultural Heritage. To ensure the safety of the fortress, the reconstruction of which began in 2015, only three thousand tickets were sold. Security was monitored throughout the festival. After the event, representatives of the Georgian authorities examined the fortress for damage.
  
  Petra Fortress was built in the 6th century in the village of Tsikhisdziri, located at the crossroads that connected Georgia, Iran and Armenia. This is one of the most impressive historical monuments on the eastern coast of the Black Sea.
  
  Arctic rave in Teriberka
  
  In the mid-2010s, the village of Teriberka in the Murmansk region, which became famous after the release of Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film Leviathan, hosted the Teriberka. New Life” with parties, live concerts, contemporary art exhibitions, hiking trails and a gastronomic program. Nike Borzov, Zorge Oligarkh and artists from the label Hyperboloid Records performed at the festival. “The main goal of the festival is not just to entertain, impress and feed the guests. It should contribute to the creation of a model for the revival and development of northern towns and cities, which can be scaled throughout the Russian Arctic,” the organizers of Novaya Zhizn told Afisha.
  
  Nike Borzov performs at the Teriberka. New Life”
  
  Unfortunately, already in 2018 the festival did not take place due to lack of funding. A year later, it resumed under the name “Teriberka Arctic Festival”. A new festival here is scheduled for the summer of 2021.
  
  5th Arctic Festival “Teriberka” (old name – “Teriberka. New Life”)
  
  Unsuccessful rave in the sewers of Lancaster (UK)
  
  In March 2017, a secret rave for 200 people took place in the sewers of the British Lancaster. True, in the middle of the night the event was disrupted by the police, who were called by the visitors themselves, concerned about the potentially dangerous situation.
  
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  Photo: © NORTHUMBRIA POLICE/PA
  
  The party’s Facebook page listed a local pub as the venue. From there, the guests of the event were led through sewer tunnels to a cramped hall with a sound system and lighting. So the organizers of the rave tried to recreate the spirit of the “real underground”.
  
  Secret Solstice – raves inside a glacier and on a volcano in Iceland
  
  The world’s first party inside a glacier and in a magma chamber of a dormant volcano took place at the Icelandic Secret Solstice festival. The rave space in the glacier was carved out specifically for the event, and party guests in the crater of the volcano were taken there by helicopter. The cave inside reaches more than 120 meters in height!
  
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  Photo: © Ásgeir Helgi/Secret Solstice
  
  Rave at the Great Wall of China
  
  China’s YinYang Electronics Festival is perhaps one of the most unusual dance events in the world. It runs right on the Great Wall of China, in the Huangya Pass area. In 2016, the rave at the ancient landmark was attended by two thousand people. At the same time, mostly little-known underground artists performed there.
  
  Stratosphere Rave
  
  In 2016, beer brand Desperados staged its first zero-gravity rave: DJ/producer Mike Servello and a handful of randomly selected lucky people took the plane nine kilometers up to throw the ultimate party. To enhance the effect of the Servello tracks, the plane descended and climbed along with the change in the volume of the music, so that at the climax moments the party members literally fell. The American scientist Daniel Levitin, author of the bestseller This is Your Brain on Music, helped the project team to understand this effect. First drop in the stratosphere!
  
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  As soon as the sun begins to warm the earth, which is frozen after a long winter, we begin to recharge with its energy and feel the approach of the long-awaited spring. And the onset of this wonderful time of the year is not a sin to celebrate properly!
  
  Design Museum offers you an overview of the latest trends in party decor, many of which are actually quite a few years old, but they have taken on a new look and can now please us with even greater success.
  
  Take advantage of our tips and become a real ace in organizing the most fun events for friends and colleagues.
  
  Garlands and Hanging Decorations
  
  Garlands, banners and flags have been holiday decorations for decades, but we’re curious to know what they are today. In recent years, it has become fashionable to decorate rooms with ceiling garlands made of paper figures, templates for which can be downloaded on the Internet. In the photo below – an elegant garland of multi-colored and foil paper boxes.
  
  Thuss & Farrell Paper Ceiling Garland
  
  This is a pretty easy paper crystal garland from A Subtle Revelry. On the official website of the company there is an instruction with step-by-step photos. It is hard to imagine a more stylish embodiment of two-tone geometry!
  
  A Subtle Revelry Party Garland
  
  Patterned paper is great for making decorations because it doesn’t need to be decorated with glitter or paint. You can download templates for making these mini stars from Oh Happy Day’s official website or from other sources.
  
  Oh Happy Day Paper Stars
  
  Flag garlands have never gone out of style, but in recent years they have been used to decorate festive events all the time. For a more original look, try making your own fringed flags out of craft paper. An ordinary electric garland with light bulbs will look much more interesting than an evening veranda if it is decorated with colored flags.
  
  Colorful fringed flags fluttering in the wind
  
  Confetti
  
  This is a classic. A huge variety of confetti types are now on sale, including foil squares, multi-colored stars and classic circles.
  
  Confetti always gives a festive feeling
  
  Fun idea: confetti throwers. After all, confetti is much more fun to scatter than collect. Such throwers are very easy to make with your own hands, and thanks to them any celebration will turn out to be simply unforgettable!
  
  Confetti tubes
  
  Paper tableware
  
  Gone are the days when paper plates and tablecloths were neglected. Of course, they were always used at children’s parties, but parties for adults were only accompanied by classic tableware.
  
  Modern paper plates are so beautiful and stylish that many are happy to purchase them for their events.
  
  Joe Cho Paper Plates
  
  The world looks forward to every new product from Oh Joy. One of them is paper napkins with a geometric pattern – close-up in the photo below:
  
  Joe Cho’s Halloween Party Napkins
  
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  Paper fans
  
  It is difficult to surprise anyone with a paper fan, but event organizers have learned to use them quite unexpectedly. A popular way to use fans at modern celebrations is to cover walls to create an original backdrop. Pay attention to exquisite tissue paper fans from Etsy shop Della Carta Decor:
  
  The main thing is to choose the right colors
  
  The next picture shows a wreath of paper fans. And yes, this is another Oh Joy creation. It is very difficult not to become a fan of this brand.
  
  An original wreath that you can make yourself from ready-made paper fans
  
  Piñatas
  
  Piñatas used to be huge and bought in holiday supply stores. Today, people make papier-mâché toys themselves, the idea of which was given to the world by the Mexicans. Why not? With a little time, you can decorate your party with a stunning piñata that no one else will have.
  
  What do you think of this funny donut-shaped piece?
  
  Studio DIY Piñata
  
  Mini piñatas are also very popular. Thanks to them, each participant in the party will receive their portion of fun. By the way, about portions, or more precisely, about pieces. Take note of the idea of making adorable candy boxes in the shape of birthday cake slices. This is another Studio DIY project.
  
  These piñatas do not have to be beaten with a stick.
  
  Piñatas can become a festive table decoration if they are made so tiny that each of them can be placed on a personal plate. Learn more about how to make your own piñata boxes on the official Lovely Indeed website.
  
  Stunningly beautiful piñatas designed by Lovely Indeed
  
  Cocktail stirrers
  
  More recently, stirrers were often decorated with tinsel in the shape of a small panicle or firework. They are still quite popular now, but designers have many other ideas for decorating these festive attributes. Even clay is used. We present to your attention elegant bamboo sticks for cocktails from the Paper & Stitch collection, studded with balls of baked clay:
  
  Decorate bamboo skewers with multicolored molding balls
  
  Who wants to stick feathers on cocktail skewers? Studio DIY designers did just that. Makes a great addition to any drink:
  
  Try to secure the feathers so they don’t become part of the cocktail
  
  Banners
  
  Party banners are trending right now, although we used to think of them as attributes of large-scale events like award ceremonies or presentations. How do you like the idea of decorating the wall with an enchanting indigo moon painting to create a mysterious atmosphere at a themed party?
  
  Moon banner from Design Love Fest
  
  You can download banner designs online or draw them yourself.
  
  A few more banner design ideas from Design Love Fes
  
  While you were sleeping: sex parties with schoolchildren, an accident near the Kremlin walls and the Yakut Oscar
  
  The editors of the AmurMedia news agency offer an overview of the most interesting events in the world, Russia and the Far East
  
  A high school English teacher was arrested in Texas for organizing sex parties with at least a dozen teenage boys. In the center of Moscow, the trolleybus of route No. 33 fell through the front wheels into a hole formed after a breakthrough of a heating main with hot water. DiCaprio thanked the people of the Republic for their wonderful gift. North Korea has launched another ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. About this and much more in a brief overview of the news of the world, Russia and the Far East from the news agency AmurMedia.
  
  Vladimir Putin confirmed the death of five Russian soldiers in Syria
  
  During the presentation of awards in the Kremlin to participants in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria, the head of state addressed the widows of the dead soldiers. Among them was Yulia Zhuravleva, the wife of Russian serviceman Fyodor Zhuravlev…
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking about the results of the military operation of the country’s Aerospace Forces in Syria, confirmed the death of five Russian servicemen.
  
  A trolleybus fell into a hole caused by a burst heating main in the center of Moscow
  
  A pit has formed on Serafimovich Street in Moscow due to a break in a heating main. The consequences of the accident are eliminated by repair teams, the road section is blocked, the routes of public transport are changed.
  
  In the center of Moscow, on Balchug Island, a trolleybus of route No. 33 fell through its front wheels into a hole formed after a burst of a heating main with hot water, a source in the emergency services of the capital told RIA Novosti.
  
  DiCaprio showed the Yakut “Oscar” in Instagram
  
  On Thursday, March 17, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio posted a photo of the Yakut Oscar on his Instagram.
  
  In the caption to the photo, DiCaprio thanked the people of the republic for their wonderful gift. He expressed special gratitude to the Yakut women who donated their jewelry to create the figurine. The actor also noted that Yakutia is the coldest inhabited place on the planet, but even it is extremely vulnerable to climate change.
  
  400 police officers stood up to protect workers from gypsies in the Tula village
  
  The day before, local residents with stones and sticks tried to prevent the repair of a gas pipeline that had broken due to illegal tie-ins illegal tie-ins of local residents – mostly gypsies, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax.
  
  “Safety is provided by more than 400 police officers who do not allow residents of the village to the place of work. There are no serious illegal actions on the part of local residents, several people were detained for hooliganism,” the agency’s interlocutor noted.
  
  North Korea launched a new ballistic missile
  
  North Korea launched a new ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. It is reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
  
  The rocket was launched on March 18 at 5:55 (March 17, 23:55 Moscow time) local time and flew about 800 kilometers over the DPRK, after which it crashed into the sea near the east coast of the country.
  
  In the USA, a teacher was arrested for organizing sex parties with schoolchildren
  
  28-year-old Jason Anderson is facing 12 criminal charges.
  
  A high school English teacher was arrested in Texas for organizing sex parties with at least a dozen teenage boys. Jason Anderson, 28, was detained Thursday morning after he confessed to spending the night with students aged between 15 and 17. Writes about it The Independent.
  
  The jaw of a survivor of a fight with a bear was assembled from the bones of the pelvis
  
  12 surgeons spent 11 hours recreating the face of 29-year-old Alexei Koptyakov.
  
  Doctors at a hospital in Krasnodar performed a unique operation to restore the jaw of a 29-year-old man who had been attacked by a wild bear. Previously, Aleksey Koptyakov was operated on by Ural surgeons, but the lower part of the face they assembled piece by piece did not take root. Krasnodar specialists got down to business. To create a new jaw, doctors used tissue and skin from the hip area and part of the patient’s fibula. The operation lasted 11 hours.
  
  TV channels were advised not to show foreign resorts to Russians
  
  The Russian authorities have found a way to wean citizens from traveling to foreign resorts. Federal TV channels, which many Russians still trust, are recommended to broadcast more about domestic rather than overseas resorts
  
  The Russian authorities have found a way to wean citizens from traveling to foreign resorts.

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