Party Wall Advice

Question I understand that Party Wall Agreements are normally based upon a draft document (Method statement/Risk assessment etc), the most popular of which is produced by the RICS. Is there an online resource where I can download this document or something similar? I am carrying out some small alterations to my property and as such require a ... Read more >>

Question I'm hoping you can advise us on the next steps in our dispute with the next door neighbours as the solicitors involved seemed to be milking us all without any intention of closing the issue down.  Despite having a planning permission to demolish our house, we came to a halt 3 and a half months ago as our next door neighbour took us to ... Read more >>

Question We live in a terraced house and the neighbour next door wants to build an extension at the back of his house. At first he said nothing will be on my side of the boundary which is all fine so long he can build what he wants on his land. Now he is saying that as he wants to have the outside wall ending just on the the boundary line, he is ... Read more >>

Question Our neighbours have been given planning permission for a two storey extension on their detached house next to our detached house.  They will be building at about two metres from our house wall and will certainly be having deeper foundations (ours are about 18 inches) . They want to start work immediately but have not given us any notice ... Read more >>

Question I'm not sure if you are able to help but we find ourselves in a  situation that we are finding hard to get a definitive answer on.  We live within an area that is governed by a private land owner - a charitable estate. We are freeholders but instead of being governed by the council in terms of planning permissions etc. we have to ... Read more >>

Question We issued a party wall notice a month before commencing work thinking that was the most appropriate form, however we have come to realise it should have been relating to section 6 1 a. But now the foundations have been dug, filled and the frame of the building is up waiting to be finished. We had a letter from the neighbor stating they ... Read more >>

Question My neighbor is in the process of rebuilding/extending his house.  Although we requested it, he has chosen to undertake works without a party wall award. The works do include party wall works e.g. removing chimney breasts, building in beams etc.  No surprises then, we have suffered damages - cracked/loose plaster on the party wall, ... Read more >>