Licence for alterations procedures are designed to be simple and straightforward. However, as with any procedures there can be bumps along the way, some bigger than others! In a recent case, a freeholder who was a party to licence for alterations procedures found...
If you’re about to embark on the party wall procedures for works to your property and will need to serve a party wall notice upon an adjoining owner, who also happens to be a local authority, we thought we’d set out the best way to do this! The party wall notice will...
If you own a property in a leasehold ownership, and intend to carry out works to your property, whether these are structural and non-structural basis. From a legal perspective and in all likely cases as per the wording of your lease, you will need to adhere to the...
In this blog post, I am going to be discussing Party Wall Surveying procedures will be taking a look at when the Party Wall etc Act 1996 applies and in what circumstances. To start, I thought it would be helpful to give a little context. What is a Party Wall? A Party...
In this week’s party wall surveying blog post, we are going to be talking about agreed party wall surveyors and the role they play in the party wall procedures. An agreed party wall surveyor is required when an adjoining owner, who is the neighbour who adjoins the...
In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Surveying, and in particular the situation whereby works are proceeding on site, however no Party Wall Notices have been served, or a Party Wall Agreement, or a Party Wall Award, in...
Party wall damage, or damage from the building owner’s construction works is an unfortunate event for any adjoining owner or building owner to be a party to. Despite attempts being made at every juncture of the party wall procedures, it is a common event and therefore...
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Notice response options, and the options that are available to you should you receive a Party Wall Notice from your adjoining owner. If you have been served a Party Wall Notice by...
In this week’s party wall surveying blogpost, we are going to discussing party wall surveying procedures and in particular the associated costs with a party wall surveyor undertaking and fulfilling their statutory duty as required by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. This...
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing general building surveying, and in particular, the importance of a property owner checking their gutters regularly to ensure that they are in full working order, and working to the best of...
