Boundaries, Walls and Fences

Author: Trevor M Aldridge

Price: £53.00

Edition: 9th Edition (April 2004)

ISBN: 0 421 859105

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Boundaries, Walls and Fences comes from the well-established and highly regarded Sweet & Maxwell Practitioner Series.  This new edition has been thoroughly updated to include the amendments made by the enactment of the Land Registration Act 2002 and the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003.  This is successfully implemented by the author and he should be applauded for it. 

As any commercial or civil litigator will be aware, boundary disputes between neighbours are relatively common.  In the words of Peter Gibson LJ in Clarke v O’Keefe (1997) 80 P. & C.R. 126  “there are few disputes that raise passions mare than boundary disputes”.  It therefore important that the basic issues are addressed quickly in an attempt to quell the tempers of the respective neighbours.  This is where the text comes into its own - it provides an extremely practical and accessible account of the issues which commonly arise in boundary disputes. 

One of the excellent features of the text is that it provides a number of diagrams and tables throughout the text.  For example, chapter four includes a extremely useful table on the repairing obligations on walls.  The text also includes the extremely useful legislation and statutory instruments at the back of the text which makes the text a one-stop practical and comprehensive guide to boundary disputes.

The text is well laid out and useful headings mean that the material can be located quickly.  The text also makes reference to the relevant statutory provisions and/or case law.  This is an excellent idea as it enables the reader to conduct further reading should more consideration be required.  One fantastic new addition to the text is that it includes the provisions of the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 in respect of the height of trees which is becoming a commonly used procedure to reduce the overhang of trees and hedges.

In conclusion, this is an excellent text which provides a clear and concise account of the law relating to boundaries.  The price of the text means that lawyers, surveyors and even homeowners should seriously consider purchasing the text.

Reviewed on 22 July 2005

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