Who pays for a party wall surveyor?

Who pays for a party wall surveyor?

A party wall surveyor is a professional who is hired to assess the impact that building work may have on a shared wall between two properties. They are often used to help resolve disputes between neighbours about building works, and can help to ensure that the work is...
Party Wall Agreement Without a Surveyor

Party Wall Agreement Without a Surveyor

Party Wall DIY is a party wall notice generator designed to help you getting to a party wall agreement without a surveyor. The tool will also make sure your notices comply with the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996. This article will cover some essential information to get you...
What does a party wall agreement cost?

What does a party wall agreement cost?

If you are planing on doing a loft conversion, extension or a basement excavation and you know about your party wall obligations, you are probably asking yourself what the party wall agreement cost (also called the party wall award) will be. It is a very good question...
Party Wall Disputes (Three Tips to Avoid them)

Party Wall Disputes (Three Tips to Avoid them)

Neighbourly disputes, as the name suggests, are disputes between two or more neighbours about boundary and other related issues. Party wall disputes are a subset of neighbourly disputes. The peculiar thing with party wall disputes is that you can have a dispute with a...
What is a Party Wall Award?

What is a Party Wall Award?

What is a Party Wall Award? If you are proposing on undertaking construction works to your property, which will be controlled by the Party Wall Act, for example, installing a loft conversion in a mid-terraced house, you will need to deal with the Party Wall Act. One...
What is the Party Wall Act?

What is the Party Wall Act?

The Party Wall Act is a relatively straightforward piece of legislation which controls how neighbours undertake works when they are within close proximity of another house or property. The Act was invented essentially to ensure that one neighbour did not put another...