A Conservatory Nightmare!

Originally appeared in Homelife, February 2012

Picture the scene – the carpenter has finished clearing away his tools, your furniture has just been delivered and you sink into an easy chair with a glass of chilled chardonnay to admire your new conservatory like a modern day Kubla Khan – when suddenly there is a knock at the door. There stands your rather difficult neighbour clutching a sheet of paper demanding you remove 'the carbuncle of a conservatory immediately'. The stuff of nightmares? Perhaps – if you do not fully understand what you may or may not do with your own property there is a real risk that all your hard work, patience and money could go to waste.

For example, have you considered the position of the extension in relation to the boundaries to your land, or are you about to build in breach of a restriction? When you purchased your property your lawyer or conveyancing manager should have discussed the boundaries of the property with you. You should