by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
If your project involves digging, underpinning or new structural supports near a boundary, you’ll run into the term special foundations. Getting this right matters: surveyors cannot authorise special foundations on or under a neighbour’s land without the neighbour’s...
by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
A brief history: why party walls were regulated in the first place Long before today’s extensions and basements, Londoners were already arguing about walls on their boundaries. By the 13th century, basic rules existed to reduce neighbour disputes and—crucially—limit...
by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
If you’re new to party wall matters, the core idea is simple: the Act is an enabling and dispute-preventing framework you must follow before starting certain works. Below is a plain-English guide collecting the essentials practitioners repeat on real projects—what...
by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
Planning a basement extension, rear/side extension, garden room or loft conversion is exciting—you’re finally turning drawings into bricks and mortar. Before you dive into Notices and contractors, there’s one simple step that consistently makes the Party Wall process...
by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
Planning your loft, rear or side extension is exciting—you’re finally turning drawings into space you can live in. If your design encloses on an existing party wall (i.e., you’re building off the full thickness of the shared wall under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996),...
by Simple Survey | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorised
Planning construction is exciting—more space, better layout, added value. But when the works touch a party wall, a little foresight can dramatically reduce neighbour impact and your exposure to claims. Here’s one simple, routinely overlooked step that pays for itself...
