In this week’s property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Notices, and the Party Wall procedures surrounding the service of these notices upon adjoining owners. If you are planning on undertaking works to your property, and have...
In this week’s property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be discussing movement monitoring within the context of Party Wall Surveying matters. Movement monitoring is required for structural works of a high risk, and it ultimately sees the installation of...
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall advising engineers, also known as checking engineers and the role they play in the party wall procedures. In the event of structurally complex, or high risk construction work, an...
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Notices, and in particular what a building owner can do in the event that their adjoining owner hasn’t responded to their Party Wall Notice. This is a very common scenario that a...
So, you have encountered a situation where you’ve rocked up to your property one day and found construction workers everywhere and your party wall in disarray. - Seriously, what is going on? Your neighbour is making modifications to the wall that you both share and...
When it comes to making modifications on something like a party wall - a wall which is owned by more than one individual, often as a boundary - there’s a lot you have to consider. For example, hiring a party wall surveyor is going to be a mandatory part of the...
In this week’s property surveying party wall blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying, in particular enclosure costs and when they are due from a building owner to an adjoining owner. Under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, if you are planning on...
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Party Wall surveying and procedures that need to be followed in the event that a building owner needs to serve a Party Wall Notice upon an adjoining owner, however, the adjoining owner’s legal...
In this week’s party wall surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Schedule of Condition reports, what they are, and when they are applicable. A Schedule of Condition report involves a party wall surveyor visiting the properties that neighbour the building...
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Schedule of Condition reports, and in particular, how long it takes to complete them, and ultimately furnish both you and the adjoining owner with the copy of that report for your records. The...
