What is the Party Wall Act?
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 provides a legal framework designed to protect neighbouring property owners when construction work is planned on or near a shared wall or boundary.
Under the Act, the building owner has a legal responsibility to give written notice to adjoining owners before any qualifying works begin.
Once notified, the adjoining owner may appoint a Party Wall Surveyor to represent their interests. The surveyor will then administer the process in accordance with the Act, resulting in a formal Party Wall Award or written agreement between both parties.
Works directly to a Party Wall, a Party Structure (ceiling or floor) or a Party Fence Wall (garden wall).
Party Wall Works can be separated into three different categories:
Digging within 6 meters of any neighbouring property (this includes any structure that forms part of the property).
Building new walls up to, or on the boundary line between two different properties.
Party Wall Notice
What Is the Party Wall Process?
If the planned works are covered by the Act, the building owner has a legal requirement to give written Notice to the adjoining owner a minimum of one or two months prior to the works commencing.
Party Wall Surveyors
If the adjoining owner doesn’t provide their written consent to the Notice, the Act allows for both parties to each appoint their own Party Wall Surveyors, or to agree on the appointment of a single joint impartial Surveyor, referred to as an Agreed Surveyor.
The Party Wall Surveyor, or Surveyors, will prepare a legal document referred to as an Award. This specifies the work that can be carried out and how and when they can be done. The Party Wall Award ensures both owners have necessary legal protections in place.
Party Wall Award
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