by Simple Survey | Oct 20, 2025 | Article
Basement projects are structurally demanding and almost always activate the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. If your excavation will be within 3 metres of a neighbour’s house, extension, wall or other structure and deeper than their foundations, you must serve a Section 6...
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 9, 2025 | Article
When a Party Wall matter arises, emotions can run high: one neighbour wants to get on with their build; the other wants assurance that their home is protected. In the middle stands the Party Wall Surveyor. Their role is not to “win” the case for one side, but to...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Article
Most party wall jobs move briskly once notices are served and surveyors are in post. But sometimes a surveyor goes quiet—emails unanswered, dates drifting, no award in sight. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 anticipates this and gives clear ways to get things moving...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Article
If your project involves digging new foundations close to a neighbour, Section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 almost certainly applies. And Section 6 isn’t vague about what a valid notice must contain: plans and sections showing the site and depth of the proposed...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Article
It happens more often than you think. A Party Wall Award lands in your inbox or through the letterbox, you’re in the middle of build chaos or day-to-day life, and it gets filed under “deal with later.” A few weeks pass… and then you realise the 14-day appeal window...
