Hi Scaffold help and advice needed please! I live in 1st floor flat of a converted Edwardian townhouse in london. The freeholders own the ground floor garden flat. They just bought the freehold from a property company. I have Council planning permission for a loft conversion and also permission from the previous freeholders to carry out the work (granted before they sold it). This written permission lasts until November, 2013. The freeholders downstairs dont' want me to carry out the work and have made it clear they will not allow access to erect scaffold in their garden, which is required for the build. I have checked the lease and it states: "The right for the Tenant with or without workmen and others at all reasonable times on giving reasonable and prior notice or at any time without notice in case of emergency to enter upon the other maisonette for the purpose of repairing rebuilding cleansing maintaining altering replacing and renewing: a)Any part of the demised premises which is otherwise inaccessible; ... I have been neighbourly and helpful and tried to give the guys downstairs all the information and advice and help I can give, including assuring them any scaffold will not affect access or use of their garden. There will merely be 4 scaffold poles up against the fence. Where do I stand on this? What can i do? I've been told they legally need to grant access and I could get a Court Order, which I really don't want to do. I have to live upstairs form them, so want to try and remain civil. Any ideas? Thanks so much