In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Surveying matters, and in particular if a Building Owner, who is the Owner undertaking the proposed construction works, is required to pay for their Adjoining Owner’s/Neighbouring...
In today’s property blogpost, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Notices, and the procedures and timings that should be taken into account during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a normal circumstance, Party Wall Notices have a 14 day run period, followed by a 2 day...
Thank you for taking the time to read our informative property blog posts and articles. In this week’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at why property owners should refrain from relying on fencers or contractors to set out their boundary...
A licence to alter can be tricky enough to obtain at the best of times. It is important to make sure that you experiment with what is on offer and check out all of the options. One of the areas where the license to alter tends to run into the most problems is when it...
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing building surveying, and in particular, the bridging of a damp-proof course, also referred to as a DPC. This is one of the most common property defects that our surveyors see here at Stokemont,...
In this week’s blogpost and property surveying topic, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures, when they apply, and the typical types of work that we have seen occur in a London area over the past few months. Party wall surveyor, or surveying, in...
When it comes to commencing with building works it can be difficult to pin point whether or not the works would be notifiable under Party Wall Act. If you find yourself in a situation like this, I would firstly recommend you get in contact with any of our experienced...
Party walls are a common feature across many homes in England and Wales, particularly in semi-detached, terraced, and converted buildings. As such, understanding what a party wall is and how it’s legally defined is essential before beginning any work that could affect...
In this week’s blog post, we are going to be discussing agreed surveyor appointments and whether a third surveyor appointment is applicable. This is a very common question that is asked by either a building owner, or an adjoining owner as they often want to know who...
Your lease is the agreement which you signed when you first moved into your property and it will effectively govern what you can and can not do. There are many different things to consider and a broad selection of ways that you can modify your property without...
