Party Wall Matters
Party Wall Matters
We have many years’ experience of successfully resolving party wall matters, having saved clients time and money. Our aim is to use our expertise and experience to both reassure you and preserve your relationship with your neighbour by communicating with them in a clear, professional and friendly manner. Whether you are an individual or a developer with a portfolio of properties, our specialist team will be able to help you. Below is our guide to party walls and party wall disputes.
What is a party wall?
A party wall is one that separates adjoining homes where owners on either side have a legal interest. A Party Wall Award, sometimes known as a party wall agreement, may be required if you plan on carrying out building work near or on a party wall. The Award is a legally binding document prepared by surveyors between you and your neighbour(s) to enable the building works to proceed.
Expert advice from RICS Chartered Surveyors
Why are party walls important?
When should I instruct a surveyor?
Some examples of the type of building work that might require a party wall Award to be prepared includes:
• Building a new party wall on your boundary with your neighbour;
• Building within three or six metres of your neighbour’s walls or buildings;
• Building or placing special foundations on your neighbour’s land.
These types of building work might be carried out when building an extension to a property, a loft conversion, undertaking internal and external alterations to a building and constructing a new property altogether.
The Act is an enabling act because it provides the framework to allow the owner of the building that wants to carry out the work to do so whilst protecting both the building owner and their neighbour(s) from potential issues that may arise from the proposed works.
Our experienced party wall surveyors can guide you through the process whether you are a building owner or an adjoining owner.
We are commercial estate agents as well as surveyors and valuers .
We will help you to serve a party wall notice and assist you in reaching an agreement with your neighbours, should you not get consent within 14 days. For expert advice and successful resolution of party wall disputes, contact us now.
