Building surveying > Rights of light
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Surveyors acting as expert witnesses
06 July 2010
The current (3rd edition - combined RICS practice statement and guidance note) of Surveyors acting as expert witnesses applies to surveyors when providing expert evidence, whether oral or...
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Boundaries
10 March 2010
Boundaries: procedures for boundary identification, demarcation and dispute resolution in England & Wales aims to provide an understanding of the value and role that clearly identifiable boundaries provide;...
Summary
This section explains the law relating to rights of light in England and Wales. It outlines how to determine if an easement exists, the calculation and assessment of rights of light, the remedies available, and circumstances where damages may be available instead of an injunction. The typical process for agreeing a negotiated financial settlement is also explained.
This section is maintained by Alistair Redler of Delva Patman Associates.
Resources
- Glossary
- Cases
- Allen v Greenwood
- Amec Developments Ltd v Jury's Hotel Management (UK) Ltd
- American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd
- Bowring Services Ltd v Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society
- Carr-Saunders v Dick McNeil Associates
- Colls v Home and Colonial Stores
- Deakins v Hookings
- Frogmore Developments Ltd v Shirayama Shokusan Company Ltd and Others
- Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society v St James' Real Estate Co Ltd
- Midtown Ltd v City of London Real Property Company Ltd; Joseph and others v City of London Real Property Co Ltd
- Ough v King
- Pugh v Howells
- Regan v Paul Properties Ltd and others
- Sheffield Masonic Hall Co Ltd v Sheffield Corporation
- Shelfer v City of London Electric Lighting Co
- Suffield v Brown
- Tamares (Vincent Square) Ltd v Fairpoint (Vincent Square) Ltd
- Wheeldon v Burrows
- Forms
- Legislation
- RICS practice standards
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Worksmart tools
- Contract Administrator
- ProForms
- Survey Writer
- Determining if an easement exists
- Initial assessment of loss of light
- Manual calculation
- Computer calculation
- Valuation of loss
- Injunction or damages?
- Practical settlement
- Rights of light legislation
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Rights of light cases
- Shelfer v City of London Electric Lighting Co [1895]
- Sheffield Masonic Hall Co Ltd v Sheffield Corporation [1932]
- Ough v King [1967]
- Deakins v Hookings [1994]
- Allen v Greenwood [1980]
- Pugh v Howells [1984]
- Carr-Saunders v Dick McNeil Associates [1986]
- Wheeldon v Burroughs [1879]
- Suffield v Brown [1864]
- Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society v St James' Real Estate Co Ltd [1991]
- American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975]
- Midtown Ltd v City of London Real Property Company Ltd; Joseph and others v City of London Real Property Co Ltd [2005]
- Colls v Home and Colonial Stores [1904]
- Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society v St. James' Real Estate Co. [1991]
- Bowring Services Ltd v Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society [1995]
- Frogmore Developments Ltd v Shirayama Shokusan Company Ltd and Others [31 January 1997]
- Amec Developments Ltd v Jury's Hotel Management (UK) Ltd [2001]
- Dennis Regan v Paul Properties Ltd and others [2006]
- Tamares (Vincent Square) Ltd v Fairpoint (Vincent Square) Ltd [2007]
- Key legal issues
- Further information on rights to light