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In this article, we are going to be looking at Party Wall Notices and the response options available to adjoining owners. When it comes to responding to a Party Wall Notice this can be done in one of three ways. In an effort to ensure these are better understood,...

Party Wall Notices are required when a building owner is planning on undertaking construction works to their property. Importantly, those construction works must fall within the realm and remit of the Party Wall Etc Act 1996.  If indeed, an adjoining owner opts...

Making use and enclosure costs are formally dealt with under Section 11(11) of the Party Wall etc Act 1996. Where use is subsequently made by the adjoining owner of work carried out solely at the expense of the building owner the adjoining owner shall pay a due...

When a building owner is planning on undertaking construction work that falls within the jurisdiction of the Party Wall etc Act 1996. They are legally required to serve a Party Wall Notice upon their neighbour, the adjoining owner. The notice will set out the nature...

We are going to be looking into the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the Act) and the importance of advising your neighbours of construction works that fall within the remit of the Act. If you are a building owner who is undertaking construction works, they may be notifiable...

What is a 10(4) Surveyor? A 10(4) Surveyor is the Party Wall etc Act’s formal term for a Party Wall Surveyors who is appointed when an adjoining owner does not respond to the Party Wall Notice served upon them. When does it apply? In the event that an adjoining...

A party wall notice, as stipulated by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, is a formal document served by one property owner to their neighboring property owners, primarily when there are shared or adjoining walls, fences, or boundaries between properties.  The Act,...

A party wall surveyor is a professional who specialises in matters pertaining to party walls.  A party wall, in this context, denotes a shared wall or structural element that demarcates the boundary between two adjacent properties, such as terraced houses or...

The costs associated with hiring a party wall surveyor are typically the responsibility of the party or parties initiating the construction work that affects a shared party wall or boundary.  Here's a breakdown of who typically pays for a party wall surveyor's...