Work to a party structure
Examples include cutting steel beams into a party wall, raising it or removing projections such as a chimney breast.
Planning building work
Start early. A valid notice and a proportionate approach can protect your programme as well as your neighbour's property.
Does the Act apply?
Three common triggers.
A wall at the boundary
A new wall built up to—or proposed astride—the boundary can engage the section 1 procedure.
Nearby excavation
Foundations within three or sometimes six metres may require notice, depending on their depth relative to the neighbouring structure.
Timing
Notice comes before work.
Depending on the type of work, the statutory notice period is generally one or two months. Notices normally expire after twelve months if work has not begun.
Review drawingsServe noticeNeighbour respondsConsent or awardWork begins
A neighbour may agree to an earlier start, but is not obliged to do so.
How I can help
From first review to award.
Initial review
A first look at your notice or proposed work, with clear guidance on the likely next step.
Free
Party wall notice
Review of the relevant project information, preparation and service of one notice.
£96 per owner including VAT£80 per owner excluding VAT
Consent + Schedule of Condition
Notice, liaison following consent, inspection and a photographic Schedule of Condition.
£540 including VAT£450 excluding VAT
Agreed Surveyor
One impartial surveyor acting for both owners to settle the defined party wall matters.
£1,200 for one adjoining owner including VAT£1,000 for one adjoining owner excluding VAT
Free initial review
Send the postcode, drawings and intended start date.
I will review the information and explain whether notice is likely to be required and what a proportionate next step looks like.
Ask about planned work ↗Prefer to read first? See the government's explanatory booklet ↗