An award is the final document that sets out certain terms which will have to be abided by in order to limit any disruption or damage to a neighbour’s property. It will serve as protection for both owners, as it will direct how the notifiable works are to be conducted and what remedies are available …
Party fence wall: a wall which is located on the boundary line between properties that separates the boundaries between properties. It does not include a wall that is part of a building. Party structure: a party wall or partition that separates different properties such as ceilings in-between flats. Party wall: a wall that separates buildings …
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Generally, you will need to send party wall notices if you are carrying out a rear extension, creating a loft extension with a dormer or removing chimney breasts. Notifiable works are set out in the Party wall etc. Act 1996 and the most common are: Excavating within 3 meters of your neighbour, where the excavations …
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This will depend on the location of the extension – if it is within 3 meters of a neighbour or up to the boundary line then you will have to serve notice, provided you will be excavating at a lower depth than their foundations. Additionally, if you are doing any work to the party wall …
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You essentially have two options when replying to a party wall notice: consent or dissent. If you choose the former, then your neighbour proceeds with the works and no surveyors are appointed under the Act. However, if it is the latter, then you can appoint your own surveyor or both neighbours jointly appoint an agreed …
A Party Wall notice is a document which informs a neighbour of impending works which are notifiable under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It normally contains plans, describes the works taking place and comes with an acknowledgement form, which should state your choices as a neighbour under the Act: namely to consent or dissent.
Asbestos materials were used for many years in buildings and theoretically could be present anywhere, although in the recent decades they have been phased out. In many cases, such as in the pre-80s Artex ceilings, these do not present a high risk unless tampered with. The report, however, will advise as to whether the asbestos …
The report mentions that there may be asbestos materials present. What should I do? Read More »
The surveys are non-invasive. So, given that the walls will not be opened up, the surveyor may not be able to confirm the extent of a particular defect. This may occur in particular with floor damp as fitted floor coverings would prevent the surveyor from being able to inspect the area further. On these occasions, …
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We have become a network-based “Portal” (or team-supported “Introducer”) and therefore do not require or qualify for regulation by RICS, who can only regulate companies which carry out the surveying services themselves (in-house). The surveyors on our panel, however, are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), …
Your surveyor will be more than happy to give any issues you may have concerns about the extra attention it needs. They can then advise in the report if they believe this to be a significant defect and whether any remedial works are required.
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