by Simple Survey | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
If your project involves new foundations close to a neighbour’s building, you may hear a party wall surveyor refer to “foundation bays”, “hit and miss excavation”, or “sectional digging”. Building owners often dislike the idea because it can be slower and more costly...
by Simple Survey | Feb 27, 2026 | Article
Many adjoining owners are understandably uneasy about the idea of a building owner—or their contractors—entering their property. It can feel intrusive. It can raise concerns about privacy, security, disruption, and the risk of things being left untidy. Those concerns...
by Simple Survey | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
Party wall matters are rarely “just paperwork”. They sit at the point where building work, property rights, and neighbour relationships meet. Even when a project is entirely reasonable, it can raise stress levels. For adjoining owners, there can be genuine concern:...
by Simple Survey | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
A Party Wall Award is often viewed as the “end of the party wall process”. In practice, it is the point at which the process either becomes efficient and controlled—or becomes slow, argumentative, and expensive. The difference is rarely the Act itself. The difference...
by Simple Survey | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorised
One of the most common mistakes we see in residential building projects is not structural, not technical, and not even legal. It is managerial: assuming the neighbour will consent to a Party Wall Notice. It is understandable why owners think this way. You may have a...
