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What are my Party Wall Rights?
Thank you for taking the time to visit Stokemont’s informative blog post. In this week’s surveying blog, we will be looking into the rights both Building and Adjoining owners have under the Party Wall etc Act 1996. Once a building owner planning construction works has...
Typical Boundary Fence Issues
Boundary fence issues and boundary disputes are unfortunately a common issue for property owners. A boundary dispute will usually arise when one of the owners whose borders adjoin the land of another, has some form of issue, disagreement, or dispute in respect of the...
What makes a party wall notice valid?
If you are a building owner who is planning to undertake construction works, it could be notifiable to your neighbours – known as adjoining owners under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 – for various reasons under the Party Wall Act. As a building owner if you are...
What is a Ground Investigation Report?
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post. In this week’s instalment of our informative property blog, we are going to be taking a look at soil, or ground investigation reports. In particular, we are going to be focussing on what they...
Should I Speak to my Neighbour about a Boundary Issue?
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost. Today we are going to be looking at one of the most typical services that we handle here at Stokemont – boundary surveying. Boundary surveying and boundary dispute resolution is commonplace, and...
Do my works need a Party Wall Notice?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post in which we are going to be discussing Party Wall Surveying matters. In this blog post, today I am going to be concentrating on which planned works would fall under The Party Wall etc Act 1996 and thus what...
Do I need to inform my neighbour of Party Wall works?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post, we are going to be taking a look at if you need to inform your neighbour of your Party Wall works. Now quite simply any works that do fall under The Party Wall etc Act 1996 will require you to inform your...
Who Should serve Party Wall Notices?
In today’s informative edition of our blog, we are going to be looking at who should be serving Party Wall Notices and Party Wall Surveying procedures. Once a building owner planning construction works has obtained all necessary planning approvals, prior to...
What is a Full Building Survey?
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost. Today, we are going to be looking at prepurchase surveys and in particular the most comprehensive prepurchase survey that can be undertaken, a full Building Survey. The RICS classifies a full...
Typical Party Wall Disputes
In today’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying, and particularly the typical types of disputes that we see here at Stokemont that lead up to the appointment of party wall surveyors. Under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, and in...
What does a party wall agreement do?
If you are a building owner and you are planning an extension or renovation of your property and you are in close proximity to an adjoining owner, then a party wall agreement is definitely something that you will need to familiarise yourself with. The Party Wall etc....
Who is Responsible for Party Wall Costs?
In today’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures. In particular, we are going to be taking a look at party wall surveying fees and costs. This is a typical concern for building owners, as ultimately...