by Simple Survey | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
You’ve been good neighbours for years. You mention you’re finally cracking on with that extension, there’ll be a bit of noise, but nothing to worry about. Then, mid-build, your neighbour appears at the door furious about a “new” crack in their hallway. Words like...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
It happens more often than you’d think: a building owner serves valid Party Wall notices to keep a project moving, then plans change—budget shifts, planning feedback, design rethink, or life getting in the way. If you’ve decided not to proceed with notifiable works,...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
Under section 10 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, when two party wall surveyors are appointed, they must also select a third surveyor at the outset. The third surveyor is there as a safety valve: if the two surveyors can’t agree—or an owner raises a point the two...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
You look out the window and see your neighbour breaking ground or opening up a shared wall—yet no Party Wall Notice ever landed on your doormat. It happens more often than you’d think. Sometimes it’s an honest oversight; sometimes it’s a calculated gamble to “get on...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
When your neighbour is extending, one of the most consequential decisions you’ll make is whether to allow access so their contractor can build and finish the flank wall that borders your land. It’s understandable to hesitate—access feels intrusive—but in party wall...
by Simple Survey | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
A Party Wall Award is the practical backbone of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It takes a proposed set of works that could affect neighbours—from cutting into a party wall to excavating near foundations—and turns them into a clearly governed, legally compliant plan....
