Watson Woods Partnership

Surveyor in Putney, South West London · More surveyors in Putney SW15 6TH

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The Party Wall Act doesn't just cover works to a Party Wall (a wall separating two properties or built astride a boundary), it applies to various building works on or close to a boundary. It sets down the rights & duties of owners undertaking such works and provides protection to the adjoining owners.

If a dispute arises between a person doing work and a neighbour a Party Wall Surveyor (or two Surveyors) must make a Party Wall Award to resolve the dispute. The surveyor's duty is to examine the proposed works and ensure that they are properly designed and are executed in a manner which is not likely to cause damage to adjoining buildings or property. A detailed record of the condition of the adjoining property is normally made so that if damage is caused it can be identified and then made good.

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My Neighbour Is Proposing To Do (Or Is Doing) Work:

The Party Wall Act etc. Act 1996 gives people wanting to do work to their properties specific rights (for example a right of access onto adjoining land) and it also gives neighbours a say over how the rights are exercised and protection against damage or adverse effects. The person doing the work must first serve a notice on affected neighbours. If a neighbour consents the works can progress. Otherwise a Party Wall Award must be made. In either case neighbours receive the protection of the Act.