The Law of Rights of Light is a new and comprehensive treatment of the
controversial topic of rights of light. It considers how rights can be
established, what constitutes an infringement of those rights and what
remedies can be provided for the infringement of those rights. It
explains how claims may be defended and rights overridden using the
mechanism under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s.237. By setting
the law in its wider context, the book seeks to show that, despite the
technicalities which arise, there are no legal problems with which a
competent lawyer cannot grapple. The book benefits from two technical
appendices by Point 2 Surveyors. The first explains how light is
measured; the second how losses are valued. These appendices also
explain the limits of current methodology. These limits leave current
methods ripe for reconsideration by the Courts. The book will be an
essential addition to the shelves of lawyers, surveyors and other
property professionals.