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Who is Responsible for Party Wall Repairs?
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post. In our weekly blog posts, we aim to tackle and discuss some of the more complicated areas of the surveying profession and services that the Stokemont team deal with. Property surveying can...
RICS Party Wall Surveyors
In today’s party wall surveying blogpost topic we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures and in particular an adjoining owner’s response when they have been served with a Party Wall Notice. If a building owner is planning on undertaking works...
What happens once my neighbour dissents to the Party Wall Notice?
Today, through this property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be looking at party wall procedures. In particular, we are going to be taking a look at the Party Wall etc Act 1996 and the procedures that follow in the event that an adjoining owner has dissented...
Boundary Surveying Reports OS Maps
In today’s property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be discussing boundary surveying and the various different information that your surveyor will take into account when assessing and determining the boundary line. Boundary disputes can be an incredibly...
The Party Wall etc Act 1996, An Overview
Welcome to another addition of the Stokemont blog posts! Today we are going to be taking a comprehensive look at Party Wall Surveying procedures. The Party Wall Act 1996 is an important element of the pre construction works procedures to...
Underpinning a Party Wall
On today’s Property Surveying blog post topic we are going to be discussing party wall surveying and the procedures that come into play if you are underpinning a party wall. Underpinning a party wall, or undertaking any other form of underpinning is considered...
Fully Qualified Covenant Factsheet
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost topic, through our blogposts, we aim to discuss some of the more complicated and complex areas of the surveying work that we undertake here at Stokemont. One of the more complicated areas of surveying that...
How To Avoid a Party Wall Dispute
In today's property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures and, in particular, what a Building Owner can do to avoid a party wall dispute with their neighbour, the Adjoining Owner. Party wall procedures govern various...
Bitcoin & Property, Where to Invest Your Money!
In today’s property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be discussing Property Valuation. When it comes to making an investment, property has generally been considered the way to go. However, there is a new trend where people are now debating investing...
Is a Party Wall Surveyor Necessary?
In this week’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at party wall procedures and in particular whether a party wall surveyor is needed and necessary. This is by far one of the most common questions that we find ourselves asked here at...
What is a Party Wall Agreement?
In today’s party wall surveying blog post topic, we are going to be taking a look at party wall surveying procedures. A Party Wall Agreement which is also commonly referred to as a Party Wall Award, is the legal document that is required should an adjoining owner...
The Stokemont Guide to the Party Wall etc Act 1996
The Party Wall Act 1996 is an act which enables certain rights to the owner of a property. It allows them the right to undertake specific works, if those works are done in a way that may otherwise amount to nuisance or trespass. However, the act is also a tool which...