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Party Wall Surveyor

Registered with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Pyramus & Thisbe Society, we are construction professionals who provide party wall surveyor services.

As such, we are qualified to act impartially as the party wall surveyor for Building Owner (the person/s wishing to carry out the works), Adjoining Owner/s (owners of the neighbouring properties), as the  Agreed Surveyor (who acts impartially for two or more parties).


The Party Wall Act is about fairness; it exists to safeguard all parties and party wall surveyors act impartially to provide that safeguard to all parties.

Appointing an impartial professional to ensure that both or more parties are treated fairly can be an essential part of any building work.


Line of Junction

Comes into effect if an owner intends to building a wall on/astride or up to the line of junction. Often occurs with ground floor extensions in terraced or semi-detached houses and bungalows.


Structural Works to the Party Wall

Includes all works to the party wall, party fence wall, party structure or boundary wall. This is very common place with loft conversions, removal of a chimney and such like in terraced and semi-detached dwellings.


Excavations within 3 or 6 Metres

Any form of excavations for foundations within 3 or 6 metres of a neighbouring building or structure. In properties that are terraced and semi-detached this is very hard to avoid, even some detached properties are within 3 metres of each other.


Summary

Many alterations to properties such as extensions, loft conversions, removal of chimneys and more fall within The Act. Most people value the relationships they have with neighbours, who may also be friends, and therefore appointing an impartial professional to ensure that both or more parties are treated fairly can be an essential part of any building work.