In this week’s property surveying party wall blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall help.
Party wall help is an incredibly common type of phone call that we get here at Stokemont, and usually arises when a building owner has been informed of the party wall procedures, or an adjoining owner has been served with a Party Wall Notice by the building owner.
Party wall procedures are covered by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and in our experience here at Stokemont, are one of the most overlooked and misunderstood procedures running up to the proposed construction works.
Under the requirements of the Act, a building owner will need to serve a Party Wall Notice upon their neighbouring owner, known as the adjoining owner, a minimum of one or two months in advance of their proposed works commencing.
While the building owner will have likely gone through various different steps and professionals in the runup to their proposed construction works, more often than not the party wall procedures can be overlooked.
This can often pose a bit of an issue to the building owner, as they find out last minute about their necessary legal procedures, which throws a very slight spanner into the mix.
Party wall surveying procedures are, by their very nature, a facilitating Act, therefore if you find yourself a party to finding out about the procedures late on in your process, don’t panic, give us a call today and we would be more than happy to assist and advise exactly what the procedures are and importantly, what needs to be done and how it can be done promptly to minimise disruption to your proposed work timings.
Similarly, adjoining owners will often get in touch with concerns about the building owner’s proposed works, rest assured that the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 will take the proposed works into account, ensuring that your property is held at the least amount of risk as possible, ultimately ensuring that a qualified and experienced party wall surveyor reviews the proposed works from the perspective of your property and ultimately agreeing a Party Wall Award which is a legal document protecting in the event of issue or damage.
Party wall surveying procedures can be complicated, however, here at Stokemont we take great pride in simplifying this and making it as simple and as straightforward for our clients as possible.
If you would like to discuss party wall surveying procedures with our team of qualified and experienced surveyors, give us a call today and we would be more than happy to assist you.
