Adjoining Owner - appointment form
What does this mean and what happens next?
We would be happy to act on your behalf to ensure the smooth running of the process before and during the works. We have an online appointment form below that is quick and easy to fill out and once received, we will kick begin the process.
Once a party wall notice has been served to you and our appointment confirmed, we will visit your property and undertake prepare a schedule of conditions of your property to capture its current existing condition before the works have progressed. We will then agree a Party Wall Award which will authorise the works to start but also safeguard your interests in the event a further dispute arises.
We will then be with you throughout the whole process, answering any questions you may have and advising you when needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Simply put, a Party Wall is a wall shared by both a Building Owner and an Adjoining Owner.
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Primarily the Act is a framework which resolves disputes between two parties when certain building works take place. The Act also provides a mechanism to the Adjoining Owner to ensure their property is safeguarded and/or compensated when appropriate
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In almost all scenarios, the Building Owner will pay for the reasonable fees of both their surveyor and that of the Adjoining Owner. Simply put, in most circumstances the Adjoining Owner does not stand to benefit from the works. There will be complicated situations where fees are apportioned due to repairs to a defective shared structure as an example.
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Any works which are subject to the Party Wall Act will require a Building Owner to (i) serve a party wall notice and (ii) have consent form the Adjoining Owner or have a Party Wall Award served from your surveyor.
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When you excavate within 3m of a neighbour’s property (we mean physical buildings not land), and to a depth greater said foundations then a notice is required.