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Party Wall Foundation Drawings
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing the importance of foundation drawings, and why they are required when you serve a Party Wall Notice upon an adjoining owner. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 sets out the various different...
Party Wall Agreement Without a Surveyor
In this week’s property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures, and one of the most common questions that we find ourselves asked here at Stokemont. A very common question that our surveyors find themselves asked is,...
The Importance of a Good Schedule of Condition Report
Thank you for clicking on today’s blog post, we really hope that it is beneficial for you! In today’s blog the focus will be on the importance of a good Schedule of Condition report. You might be wondering what a Schedule of Condition is? A Schedule of Condition...
Historical Boundary Markers
In this week's property surveying blog, we are going to be taking a look at Boundary Surveying, Boundary Surveyor’s Reports and Boundary Disputes and looking at historical boundary features that can be located whilst on a boundary site inspection. As...
Impartial Party Wall Advice
Welcome to today’s blog post, we hope that you find this useful. You may have clicked on this as you have recently received a letter from us in relation to your neighbours planned works and the aim of this blog is to explain why. Why have we written to you? If you...
Do I have to Pay for my Neighbour’s Surveyor?
In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Surveying matters, and in particular if a Building Owner, whom is the Owner undertaking the proposed construction works, is required to pay for their Adjoining Owner’s/Neighbouring...
Party Wall Notices, Covid Response Times
In today’s property blogpost, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Notices, and the procedures and timings that should be taken into account during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a normal circumstance, Party Wall Notices have a 14 day run period, followed by a 2 day...
Relying on a Contractor’s Boundary
Thank you for taking the time to read our informative property blog posts and articles. In this week’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at why property owners should refrain from relying on fencers or contractors to set out their boundary...
Licence to Alter and Floor Coverings – What You Need to Know
A licence to alter can be tricky enough to obtain at the best of times. It is important to make sure that you experiment with what is on offer and check out all of the options. One of the areas where the license to alter tends to run into the most problems is when it...
Bridged Damp-Proof Courses
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing building surveying, and in particular, the bridging of a damp-proof course, also referred to as a DPC. This is one of the most common property defects that our surveyors see here at Stokemont,...
Stokemont Party Wall Surveyors
In this week’s blogpost and property surveying topic, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures, when they apply, and the typical types of work that we have seen occur in a London area over the past few months. Party wall surveyor, or surveying, in...
How do I know if my works are covered by the Party Wall etc Act 1996?
When it comes to commencing with building works it can be difficult to pin point whether or not the works would be notifiable under Party Wall Act. If you find yourself in a situation like this, I would firstly recommend you get in contact with any of our experienced...