At Fogarty Associates we have a great deal of experience in dealing with the Party Wall etc Act 1996 built up over many years. We have been involved in providing advice or resolving disputes on a wide variety of projects from small domestic extensions to more complicated basement and civil engineering works or commercial developments.
We are both Chartered Surveyors and members of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors. This is important because an appointed surveyor must have a good working knowledge of the Act as well as being experienced in various methods of construction.
Independent and impartial advice in party wall matters is critical in maintaining neighbourly relations, ensuring that delays are not incurred and project expenditure controlled.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the typical services we offer:
- Impartial advice on all Party Wall matters
- Pre-commencement appraisals of building projects
- Advice to Building Owners on compliance with the Act and the processes involved
- Advice to Adjoining owners on whether proposed building work near their property is likely to fall under the Act
- Preparation and service of valid notices
- Responding to notices served
- Acting as an Agreed Surveyor
- Acting as a Party Wall Surveyor for either a Building Owner or an Adjoining Owner
- Party Wall Awards
- Post Award inspections
- Schedules of Condition
We are regularly consulted by a wide variety of people and organisations including:
- Homeowners planning to have building works done
- Homeowners living next door to or close to planned building works
- Housebuilders
- Commercial developers
- Contractors
- Councils
Regardless of the size of your project it is very important to take the right advice regarding compliance with the Act.
RICS Helpline Scheme
As we are regulated by the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (RICS) we are held to very high professional and ethical standards. When consulting with us you are therefore guaranteed truly independent and impartial advice.
We are also members of the RICS Helpline Scheme so please feel free to get in touch for a free 30-minute initial consultation.
Using this free service, we are happy to discuss with you, without obligation, whether or not the Act applies to work you are proposing and can help you consider your legal obligations. Equally, we can advise you as Adjoining Owner what to do when you receive notices under the Act from neighbouring owners who are about to undertake works.
