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Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance
Party wall advice, without the confusion.
Whether you are planning work or have received a notice, we make the process clear, proportionate and easier for neighbours to navigate.
- Plain-English explanations
- Documented process
- Neighbour-focused
Start with clarityInitial assessments for owners and neighbours
Guidance for every side of the wall
Interactive first step
Could the Party Wall Act apply to your project?
Answer a short sequence about the property, work, boundary and excavation. You will receive a green, amber or red initial indication with a clear disclaimer.
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Measured advice for shared-property matters.
From the first applicability review to notices, inspections and Awards, each step is explained in plain English. Boundary work is clearly identified as a separate service.
Party Wall Applicability Review
An early review of drawings, ownership and neighbouring structures to identify whether sections 1, 2 or 6 may apply.
Explore serviceParty Wall Notices
Preparation and service of line-of-junction, party-structure and adjacent-excavation notices.
Explore serviceBuilding Owner Surveyor
End-to-end guidance for owners planning notifiable works, from design review through award and completion.
Explore serviceAdjoining Owner Surveyor
Independent review for neighbours who have received a notice or are concerned about proposed works.
Explore serviceAgreed Surveyor
A single impartial surveyor appointed by both owners to resolve a statutory dispute proportionately.
Explore serviceSchedule of Condition
A written and photographic record of relevant parts of an adjoining property before works begin.
Explore serviceParty Wall Award
A formal document setting out the authorised work, safeguards, working methods and relevant access arrangements.
Explore serviceParty Structure Works
Advice for cutting in beams, raising walls, chimney-breast removal, damp-proof courses and other shared-structure work.
Explore servicePlanning work?
Review notices, affected owners, design information and programme before notifiable construction begins.
Start the right processReceived a notice?
Understand consent, dissent, Agreed Surveyor and separate-surveyor options without turning the notice into a neighbour conflict.
Understand your optionsHow it works
A clear route from drawings to construction.
The correct route depends on the work and neighbour relationship. This is the usual shape of a managed Building Owner process.
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Review the project
We examine the proposed work, drawings, ownership and neighbouring structures.
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Plan the right route
We identify the relevant notices, owners and practical information needed.
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Serve and respond
Notices are served and neighbour responses are managed clearly and calmly.
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Record & agree
Where needed, condition is recorded and an Award sets safeguards and methods.
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Proceed with clarity
Support remains available for access, queries, inspections and completion matters.
Common projects
The project name is only the start.
Extensions, lofts and basements are not automatically notifiable in every case. Dimensions, foundations, ownership and the proposed work decide the route.
Rear & side extensions
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Built around authoritative UK guidance.
The site’s educational content distinguishes the legislation from professional guidance and boundary-title procedure. Only a court can give a definitive interpretation of the law.
Frequently asked questions
Start with the essentials.
These are general explanations, not advice on a particular property or dispute.
01What work can fall under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996?
Common categories are work directly to a party wall or party structure, building at the line of junction, and excavation within three or six metres where the statutory depth tests are met. The design and site relationship must be reviewed rather than relying on the project label alone.
02Is a Party Wall process the same as planning permission?
No. Party Wall procedures are separate from planning permission and building regulations. Planning or building-control approval does not remove the need to follow the Act where it applies.
03How much notice is normally required?
Government guidance describes a two-month period for Party Structure Notices and one month for Line of Junction and section 6 excavation notices. A neighbour may agree in writing to an earlier start.
04What happens if a neighbour does not consent in writing?
For sections 2 and 6, if written consent is not given within fourteen days, the Act provides for an Agreed Surveyor or separate surveyors to resolve the statutory dispute before the relevant work begins.
05Who normally pays the surveyors’ reasonable costs?
The Building Owner undertaking the work commonly pays the reasonable costs, although an Award can apportion costs differently where the circumstances and benefits of the work justify it.
06Does the Act decide the exact legal boundary?
Not generally. Boundary identification and title disputes are distinct from the Party Wall Act. Exact boundaries may require deeds, site evidence, expert survey work, neighbour agreement or a determined-boundary process.
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