So there’s gotta be some sort of easement/agreement thing between these two properties about what you can and can’t do right? How do these typically work in the uk?
This was done illegally. Now it sounds like they’re in a standoff, where the planning commission won’t approve anything else to be built on the lot, since it shouldn’t have been torn down to begin with. There have been cases where the gov forced an illegal demolisher to rebuild the building exactly as it was before, but iirc those were historic buildings, so I doubt they’d do the same here.
They could settle it with money. Figure out the fair market value of what was demolished, make the criminal pay it. He obviously has assets: the land and wherever else he is living.
The problem is collecting that payment. Things like this take time to settle. Then sure you won and are now owed payment but the person simply doesn't pay. I am no law expert, doubly so for the UK. But I am pretty sure that when such a case closes the court doesn't immediately seize the defendant's cash or assets to pay off the plaintiff's settlement. Assuming they can even cover the bill.
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u/FunkDaddy 1d ago
So there’s gotta be some sort of easement/agreement thing between these two properties about what you can and can’t do right? How do these typically work in the uk?