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What is Security for Expenses?
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing Party Wall procedures, and in particular, security for expenses. Security for expenses is formally dealt with under Section 12 of the Party Wall Etc Act 1996, and effectively sets out...
Are My Neighbour’s Works Covered by the Party Wall Act?
In this week’s Party Wall Surveying blog post topic, we are going to be discussing one of the most common questions that we find ourselves asked here at Stokemont. Are My Neighbour’s Works Covered by the Party Wall etc. Act? Party wall works and in particular...
Party Wall Access Considerations
In this week’s property surveying party wall blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures, and in particular, party wall access. Party wall access applies when a building owner, who is the owner undertaking the construction work, plans to...
Damp in my Property!
In this week’s Property Surveying blog post topic we are going to be looking at one of the most typical building surveying issues that our surveyors have seen over the years. Damp is one of the most common types of defect that properties suffer from and in our opinion...
Licence for Alterations and Loft Space
In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing Licence for Alterations, in connection with proposed works to top floor flats and the roof spaces above them. In many cases, a lot of leaseholders will assume that if they own the top...
Appointing a Party Wall Surveyor
In this week’s property surveying blog post topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures, and in particular, the appointment of a party wall surveyor. In order for a party wall surveyor to be appointed, the act is very implicit in stating that...
How quickly should I respond to the Party Wall Notice?
In this week’s property surveying blog post topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures and in particular, how quickly an adjoining owner should respond to the Party Wall Notice that their adjoining neighbour, the building owner, has served...
Your Guide to Japanese Knotweed
There are many different types of plant that you should probably think about when it comes to looking after your garden or property. Japanese knotweed has just one of those issues that you will probably have to deal with on a regular basis. So, with that being said,...
Party Wall Weathering
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying and in particular, party wall weathering that needs to be installed to the party wall, in the event that the building owner exposes it through the course of undertaking...
Party Wall Garden Access
In this week’s property surveying blog post topic, we are going to be discussing party wall access, and in particular, party wall garden access. Under the Party Wall Etc Act 1996, a building owner has the legal right of access onto an adjoining owner’s land, for the...
What is a Third Surveyor?
In this week’s party wall surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing third surveyors and when they are applicable in the Party Wall Surveying procedures. A third surveyor is selected for any party wall surveying scenario where there are two respective...
Post Work Schedule of Condition Reports
In this week’s party wall surveying property blog post topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures. This blog post is going to focus on whether it is reasonable for an adjoining owner’s party wall surveyor to undertake a post-work Schedule of...