Party Walls

Under the Party Wall (etc) Act 1996 you are required to obtain the consent of the adjoining owner of a Party Wall if you wish to: –

Cut into or weather a Party Wall
Extend the Wall
Demolish or rebuild the Wall in whole or part
Excavate within 3 or 6 meters of a Party Wall

These works are formalised through a Party Wall Award.

There is a set procedure to follow in accordance with the Act, which starts with an initial notice. From the date of the notice no works can commence until a period of two months has passed. Accordingly, if you have a Party Wall situation you need to consider involving a surveyor as soon as a project is conceived.

As recognised Party Wall Surveyors, we can either act for you as the Building Owner or, if you are on the receiving end of a notice, we can act on your behalf as the Adjoining Owner.

It is worth noting that the Act is there to enable such works to be done – particularly useful if you have an obstructive neighbour. They are of course equally there to protect your interest if you are next door to a bullish neighbour carrying out such works.

A useful point, – if you are the adjoining owner, our fees are usually covered by the person carrying out works.

If you are concerned or need some help with a Party Wall Situation then give us a call.

https://pricelilford.co.uk/building-surveyor-canterbury/ https://pricelilford.co.uk/property-surveyors-canterbury/ https://pricelilford.co.uk/residential-property-surveyor-canterbury/ https://pricelilford.co.uk/building-surveys-canterbury/

Testimonials

I would like to thank Mike and his team at Price Lilford for the work carried out on two of our properties.
We tried very hard to acquire a property on the High Street in Sittingbourne, Mike came out and carried out a very in-depth survey taking several hours.
On completion of his report, we knew exactly what we were getting ourselves into, the potential costs involved and the time frame for any necessary works that needed to be carried out. Based on his information we put an offer in on the property. Sadly, that fell through and Mike was soon to be in action again at another building we were looking at. We needed to partition off a huge room into several smaller Offices and the landlord’s solicitors needed detailed plans and drawings before they would agree to the works. Mike’s man was out at our office within two days and had the plans and drawings back to us inside a week. Fantastic work Mike thank you, you have enabled us to move into much larger premises, far better suited to the size of our Company. Your work has been utterly Professional at all times, you have responded speedily when asked to do so and in a most cost effective manner.
Thank you Mike, for all you have done for me. I have no hesitation in recommending your services to Private and Commercial contacts of mine.

Mike Bailey
JM Recruitment

Fast, efficient, reasonably priced and accurate – look no further !

I received a prompt and friendly reply from my enquiry, very helpful on the phone and dealt with my questions above and beyond the call of duty.

Several issues were identified that I was unaware of and I would have no hesitation in recommending Mr Lilford as a competitively priced and reliable surveyor.

Would definitely use again.

Thank you!

Mrs Archer – Folkestone

Navigation

Party Walls

We are

Get in Touch

Your privacy