Party Wall Matters

Experienced Party Wall Surveyors

Our Surveyors specialise in Party Walls. The advice we provide is based on many years of practising, along with being an RICS Chartered Surveying firm and members of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club

What is a Party Wall?

Party walls are walls that separate buildings belonging to different owners, such as in semi-detached or terraced housing. As you probably know this can cause all sorts of complications when carrying out any work to or near the party wall.

There a 3 physical forms for a Party Wall:

• A wall that stands on the land of two (or more) owners and forms part of a building - this wall can be part of one building only or separate buildings belonging to different owners
• A wall that stands on the land of two owners but does not form part of a building, such as garden wall (but not including timber fences)
• A wall that is on one person's land but is used by two (or more) owners of separate properties.

How am I affected?

If you’re planning any building work on your property, then you may be affected by The Party Wall etc Act 1996 and need to use our Party Wall Surveyors. This act sets out a building owner’s rights and obligations and exists to prevent your actions from causing damage or disruption to adjoining owners while ensuring you can still perform construction or repair work on your property. If your neighbour is planning work on their property you will also have rights and obligations around the protection of your own property while this is carried out.

What does the Act cover?

The Act covers the complex legal requirements and procedures that must be followed before works can commence – such as party wall notices, counter-notices, and party wall awards – and the timings of these actions. Getting these wrong can mean you could incur extra costs and a project suffers long delays.

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