On-Demand Content

Sessions 1 & 2: Party Walls

• What works are ‘notifiable’ under the Act
• The procedural requirements of the Act
• The consequences of non-compliance with the Act
• The implications for successors in title and how to address them
• Reclaiming costs under the Act
• Complications and pitfalls – and how to avoid them
• Case examples and the lessons they teach

Sessions 3 & 4: Rights to Light 

• Rights to light – what to do when they arise
• What they are and how they are acquired
• How you can prevent them accruing and how to extinguish them
• How light is traditionally measured; including an emerging approach
• Valuation of damages
• How to avoid being injuncted
• The essential early planning and due diligence
  • Protect rights during the planning stages of development projects
  • Avoid potential challenges later on when it may be too late
  • Help with negotiations
  • Assistance in a dispute situation
  • Mitigating risks
• Insurance options
• Case examples: a look at examples to highlight crucial lessons

Session 5: Daylight and Sunlight 

• What is Daylight and Sunlight – how does it differ from Rights to Light?
• Planning Policy and Guidance, including the new BS EN 17037
• Principles of Daylight and Sunlight
  • Solar Glare
  • Overshadowing
  • Relationship to Overheating and Energy Use and Occupants Well-Being
• Measurement methods
• Judicial Reviews, Secretary of State and Appeal Decisions
• Practical lessons to be leant – with the use of a case study