Services
Party wall services
Everything the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 asks for, from the first notice to the signed award, for whichever side of the wall you are on.
Most matters follow the same path: notices, replies, a record of next door's condition, and an award. Some need only part of it. If your neighbour consents to a simple job, a schedule of condition on its own may be all you need. If you are not sure where you fit, start with the notice checker or call us.
What we do
Notices, surveyors and awards for people planning lofts, extensions, basements and chimney work.
Got a notice?Adjoining ownersHad a notice from next door? Your options, your deadline, and why the building owner usually pays.
Sections 1, 2 and 6Party wall noticesThe right notice for the work, served on every owner with proof of service and a reply form.
Before work startsSchedule of conditionA dated, measured and photographed record of the neighbouring property, room by room.
Section 10Party wall awardsThe legal document most people call a party wall agreement, written to work on site.
UrgentWork started without noticeBuilders already on site next door and no notice served? What to do, in order.
Projects that need notices
Rear dormers, L-shaped dormers, hip-to-gable and mansard lofts in terraces and semis.
Sections 1 and 6Rear and side extensionsSide-return infills and rear kitchen extensions: boundary walls, footings and beams.
Section 2Chimney breast removalTaking out a breast on the party wall: support, shared flues and next door's stack.
Sections 2 and 6Basements and underpinningDigging down beside a neighbour: notices, monitoring and awards that match the engineering.
Party floorsFlats and converted housesWhen the Act applies upstairs and downstairs, not just next door.