by Simple Survey | Nov 14, 2025 | Article
Planning a basement or deep excavation? If your engineer is proposing reinforced foundations (slim, strong and common in modern design), you’re stepping into “special foundations” territory under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Here’s the plain-English guide to what...
by Simple Survey | Nov 14, 2025 | Uncategorised
Are you gearing up for works that touch a party wall, or has your neighbour just served notice on you? If you’ve heard terms like Party Wall Notice, Party Wall Award, Agreed Surveyor, or Two Surveyors, here’s the plain-English breakdown—anchored to Section 10(12) of...
by Simple Survey | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
If you’re a building owner or an adjoining owner named in a Party Wall Award, the Award will almost certainly deal with surveyors’ fees. The legal basis is Section 10(13) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which provides: The reasonable costs incurred in — (a) making or...
by Simple Survey | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
Are you about to embark on Party Wall works—or has your neighbour just served notice on you? If the plans brush up against the boundary line, involve line of junction walls, or raise questions about airspace and fence lines, it’s vital to understand how the Party Wall...
by Simple Survey | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
Have you just learned an Award has been agreed? Wondering when you should receive it?Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, once surveyors have agreed and signed a Party Wall Award, they must serve it on the owners without delay. This requirement sits at the heart of...
