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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...
Loft Conversion Party Wall Advice
Loft conversions are one of the most typical forms of construction work that fall within the realm of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Today in this week’s instalment of our informative Property Surveying blog, we are going to be looking at the typical...
Buying House Survey
In the run up to the purchase of a property, you will want to ensure that you have left no stone unturned and have taken a proactive and informed approach to the potential property purchase. Eventually, the checks that you undertake will include discussions with...
Dilapidations Discussions
In today’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be talking about property dilapidations. Property dilapidations will come into play as the tenant is approaching the end and termination of their commercial lease. As part of the landlord’s procedures to ensure...
How to serve a party wall notice correctly?
In this week’s property surveying blog, we will be looking into Party Wall Notices and how to ensure that the notice served is deemed valid. Party Wall Notices are in place to first and foremost invoke the Party Wall etc Act 1996 upon the adjoining owner(s),...
Who is Responsible for Dilapidation?
Property dilapidations occur and arise at the end of a commercial tenant’s lease, tenure and occupancy of the property in question. Under the terms of the tenant’s lease and in particular, the dilapidations covenant, they will be legally responsible to repair, make...
Agreed Party Wall Surveyor Procedures
An agreed party wall surveyor will become applicable when a building owner serves a Party Wall Notice upon their neighbour, the adjoining owner. Once that Party Wall Notice has been received, assuming the adjoining owner opts to dissent to the Notice, under Section 10...
Do I Need to Serve a Party Wall Notice?
Hello and welcome to today's property surveying blog post, in today’s blog post, we are going to be looking at Party Wall Surveying procedures concentrating on whether or not you will need to serve a Party Wall Notice. Whether you need to serve a Party Wall Notice...