The Party Wall Act (1996)  allows you to carry out work that potentially effects a neighboring property and obliges those carrying out works to issue notices and generally protect the interests of affected property owners.

It is required under the Act that specific kinds of work and situations involve a Party Wall Notice and it is the duty of the owner of the property being developed to issue notices to those affected by the works.

Failure to issue notices and come to agreements before works commence, can result in Court orders putting a stop to the works, causing delay and expense.

Services and notices:

e-mail us before you start and we will advise on how to address your duties under the Act and can carry out your duties for you, issuing notices and negotiating with your neighbouring owners or their surveyors.

If consulted early enough we can sometimes help to avoid duties under the Party Wall Act. This is because we are an integrated group of experts, with a small amendment to your foundation design, it can in some cases be worthwhile avoiding Party Wall agreements entirely.

Party Wall notices:

3m notice

6m notice

2nd surveyor services

All notices and letters are prepared by us on your behalf

Condition surveys:

These are used to make an agreed record of the condition ('schedule of condition'), of property prior to work commencing so that any claims for consequent damage can be shown to have occurred after the works were carried out.

Boundary disputes:

Sometimes there are problems determining where the boundary of a property actually is. Years of experience in interpreting vague Ordinance survey maps and Land Registry documents allied with negotiating skills mean that these can usually be determined by agreement without legal recourse.

Guidance on the duties under the Act can be downloaded here:

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_partywall_explain_booklet.pdf