Question follow-through · 13965

Walls and Fences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve party wall agreements.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
1 Jul 2026
Answer
7 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve party wall agreements.

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Successive governments have taken the view that the Party Wall Act 1996 meets its purpose of providing a framework to prevent and resolve disputes between neighbours regarding party walls. No review of the Act has been undertaken, nor is one planned.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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