Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.
This is part of our series on court judgments that significantly changed the way that surveyors administer the Act. The Background The owner of 15 Urswick Road, London E9 6EG, Mr Femi Onigbanjo (the “building owner”), carried out works falling within the scope of the Act and notified the adjoining owners at No 17, Mr & Mrs Mark Pearson (the “adjoining owners”). The works ...
This is part of our series on court judgments that significantly changed the way that surveyors administer the Act. The ...
Over the coming months we’ll be summarising some of the party wall cases that have been determined by the courts. When ...
What is Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act? Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act addresses the financial aspect of ...
When we receive an enquiry from a property owner who is wishes to undertake work, our knowledgeable team will review the ...
The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making ...
Drafting your own party wall notices might seems like an obvious way to cut costs but the opposite is generally true. If ...
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has been with us for nearly thirty years but it is becoming clear that a large section of the public still has a tenuous grip on its details. As leading party wall surveyors in London, we thought it might be helpful to address some of the many myths and misconceptions, so I have outlined a few of the most common misunderstandings below: 1 - My extension will be on my ...
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has been with us for nearly thirty years but it is becoming clear that a large section of the ...
For surveyors who undertake this form of work day in day out, it can be easy to assume that there is good general ...
It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall ...
If your neighbour is proposing building works that fall under the remit of the Party Wall Act 1996, there is a clear legal ...