by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
Serving Party Wall Notices can feel like stepping into a maze of rules, acronyms, and deadlines—right when you’re trying to keep a build on programme and on budget. The good news: most worries are predictable, solvable, and often avoidable with the right approach....
by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
Thinking about an extension, loft conversion, or digging new foundations? If the works touch a shared wall, boundary, or your neighbour’s foundations, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may apply. Here are the ten questions we hear most often—answered clearly, without...
by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
Thinking about an extension or other work near a neighbour? If the works could affect a shared wall, boundary or nearby foundations, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 probably applies. The Act isn’t there to block projects—it’s a framework that lets you build while...
by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is designed to facilitate lawful building works while protecting neighbours. Even so, you may disagree with elements of a proposal or how it’s being carried out. Below are proportionate routes—starting with the least combative—to help you...
by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
If your neighbour serves a Party Wall Notice about upcoming construction, you must reply in writing within the statutory timeframe set by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Your options are: 1) Consent If you’re comfortable with the proposals, you may consent in writing....
by Simple Survey | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
When two properties share a wall or boundary wall, Section 2 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 grants the Building Owner specific rights to carry out works to that party wall or party fence wall (a shared garden wall). These rights go beyond common-law permissions, but...
