Thank you for clicking on our latest blog party wall surveying, we hope that it is beneficial for you. As part of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 procedures if an adjoining owner responds to a Party Wall Notice dissenting to the building owners planned works, then a...
Abandoned Party Wall Works
In today’s property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures, and in particular the Adjoining Owner’s legal right to recover costs and fees in the event that the Building Owner opts to abandon their proposed works,...
Can I fire my Party Wall Surveyor?
In this blog post I will be discussing if it is possible to sack your Party Wall Surveyor after he/she has been appointed. We occasionally receive phone calls from distressed clients who are wanting to sack their appointed Party Wall Surveyor as they’ve fallen out...
Party Wall Agreements, What Are They?
In today’s property surveying blog post, our surveyors are going to be discussing party wall agreements, also legally known as Party Wall Awards. We will be discussing what party wall agreements are, when they apply and ultimately, what goes into them. In order for a...
Party Wall Surveyor Fees
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall surveyor fees. Party wall surveyor fees are generally determined between the building owners surveyor and adjoining owners surveyor upon completion of the party wall award agreement...
Party Wall Help
In this week’s property surveying party wall blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall help. Party wall help is an incredibly common type of phone call that we get here at Stokemont, and usually arises when a building owner has been informed of the...
What are RICS HomeBuyer Reports?
Thank you for clicking on today’s blog post topic. Today we will be looking at Building Surveying through the lens of pre purchase surveys! A RICS HomeBuyer Report ensures that you are fully aware of all the issues and defects present within a property that you are...
Reasonable Construction Working Hours
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post topic. Today we are going to be discussing reasonable working hours and the hours to which contractors can work on site. This blog will touch on both party wall surveying procedures and also license for...
Licence for Alterations – Pre-Works Considerations
In this week’s property surveying blogpost we are going to be discussing Licence for Alterations procedures, and in particular the pre-works procedures that a leaseholder will need to follow in order to ensure that they adhere to the freeholder’s Licence for...
Cutting into a Party Wall
In today’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall procedures and in particular, the practical aspects of cutting into a party wall. Cutting into a party wall is governed by Section 2 of the Party Wall Etc Act 1996, and is commonly...










