Party Walls & The Great Fire of London

As every party wall surveyor knows, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has its origins in legislation passed shortly after the Great Fire of London. The first piece of legislation was the The Fire of London Disputes Act 1666, which established a the famous "Fire Courts" to settle all differences arising between landlords and tenants of burnt buildings, overseen by three or more judges of the Court of King's Bench, Court of Common Pleas ...