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Appointing a Party Wall Surveyor
In this week’s Property Surveying blog, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures. The focus of this blog post will be on party wall surveyor appointments, when they are needed, applicable and the various different types of party wall...
How to Respond to a Boundary Dispute?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post, in which I am going to be taking a look at boundary surveying matters. In today's blog post I am going to lay out how one should respond to a boundary surveying dispute. When are boundary disputes likely to...
Can My Neighbour Move my Fence?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post, in which I am going to be taking a look at boundary surveying matters. In today's blog post, we are going to be taking a look at whether your neighbour is capable of moving your fence. Ultimately if the fence...
RICS HomeBuyer Reports FAQs
Thank you for clicking on our Property Surveying Blog, we are going to be taking a look at some of the typical questions our surveyors are asked in the lead up to being instructed to assist with RICS HomeBuyer Reports on behalf of clients! Will The Surveyor Inspect...
What is Adverse Possession?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post, in which I am going to be taking a look at boundary surveying matters. In today's blog post, I am going to look into what is adverse possession? Adverse possession is a legal principle in which one is able to...
What Is The Purpose Of Dilapidations?
Dilapidations are one of the common services we provide here at Stokemont, Dilapidations enable a landlord to ensure that they are given their commercial property back in a reasonable and fair condition. During the tenant’s occupancy of the landlord’s property, their...
Common Work Covered by Party Wall Act
Welcome to the latest edition of Stokemont’s property blog series. In today’s instalment we will be looking into the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 was brought in to provide a framework to amicably prevent or solve disputes between neighbours...
Disputing Party Wall Works
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post. In our weekly blogs, we aim to look at some of the more complicated and complex parts of the professional surveying work that we undertake here at Stokemont. One of the most complex types of...
Is a Garden Wall Shared?
Thank you for clicking on today’s property surveying blog post. Today we are going to be looking at garden walls and boundary walls. Garden wall clarification often comes into play when the neighbour to whom borders the wall itself has some form of enquiry in respect...
What is a Party Wall Award?
Thank you for taking time to read this week’s informative blog. In this week’s property surveying blog, we will be discussing Party Wall Award which is also commonly referred to as a Party Wall Agreement. Party Wall Agreement/Award Explained: A Party Wall Award, also...