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The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 provides a framework for resolving and preventing disputes relating to boundary walls, party walls and excavations within 6 metres of neighbouring buildings. Notice must be given to an adjoining owner by a building owner who is proposing to start any work which is covered by the Act. Adjoining owners must be given notice of a building owners' intentions in the way set down in the Act, and can agree or disagree with what is being proposed. Where a dispute or disagreement arises, the Act provides a mechanism for resolution.