by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
If you’re planning an extension, loft conversion or excavation, you need the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 on your side—without wrecking your budget. That’s exactly what we do. Simple Survey delivers robust, legally compliant party wall work at sensible, fixed fees, with...
by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
A properly served Party Wall Award is legally binding on both owners. If the Building Owner (the party doing the works) drifts from the Award—or ignores it altogether—the Adjoining Owner doesn’t have to tolerate it. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 gives clear remedies to...
by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
Short answer: not in the ordinary course. Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, each owner has the right to choose their own surveyor. The only time a Building Owner can appoint on behalf of an Adjoining Owner is in a very specific, time-limited scenario set out in...
by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
Short answer: no—not if you call it an “award”. Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, only a surveyour (or surveyors) appointed under section 10 can make a Party Wall Award. Owners themselves are parties to the matter, so they cannot lawfully act as surveyors or issue...
by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
Short answer: usually no. If your extension is lawful (planning/building regs) and your proposals fall within the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, your neighbour can’t use the Party Wall process to veto your project. What they can do is influence how and when you carry out...
by Simple Survey | Oct 15, 2025 | Article
Short answer: yes—the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 doesn’t pause for Christmas, New Year or bank holidays. But timing, method of service, and neighbour relations matter more than ever in December–January. Here’s how to get it right and keep your programme on track. Do...
