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When you reach home and find a party wall notice served upon you under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, you must be wondering about the right way to respond to the notice. You have the following options… You may ignore the Party Wall Notice; however, this is going to have some consequences. You may sign the Acknowledgement Letter which is enclosed with the notice. The drawings of the proposed construction work may stay attached to the notice. This will also have consequences. You may dissent to the notice. This response will become the source of formal dispute between you and your neighbour...

You arrive home to find a Party Wall Notice which is in the form of a Letter, under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Your neighbour is intending to carry out some works. What are your Party Wall Notice Response options? You can ignore the Letter/Notice, but that will have consequences. You can sign the Acknowledgement Letter, enclosed together with the Party Wall Notice and possibly drawings attached, and agree to the works, but that will also have consequences. You can dissent to the Party Wall Notice and that then becomes a formal dispute between you and your neighbour.

In this blog post. we will clarify the different party wall notice response options which come into play after an adjoining owner has received a party wall notice. They are… Party Wall Notice, Response Option 1: Neighbour's Consent Party Wall Notice, Response Option 2: Dissent and appoint an Agreed Surveyor Party Wall Notice, Response Option 3: Dissent and appoint their own Party Wall Surveyor

In many cases, a Party Wall Notice may the first time the adjoining owner is notified of the building owner's proposed construction works. Party Wall Notices will often also be quite a comprehensive information pack for an adjoining owner to receive, often containing; a Party Wall Surveyor's letter explaining the Act, Works and Notice. The Party Wall Notice itself. The Party Wall Acknowledgement Form. The Drawings.

Your neighbor may serve you with a Party Wall Notice with regards to the upcoming construction work on the Party Wall. In this scenario, you have three options. You may ignore this notice. You may agree to this notice. You may even dissent/disagree to this notice...

In this blog post, We l discuss the different ways that the Party Wall etc Act 1996 allows for Party Wall Notices to be served. I can assure you many building owners assume that they can simply give their neighbours a call to "notify" them without anything in writing and it's done! Serving Party Wall Notices in a legal manner is vital, however, I must stress the importance of first of all ensuring that your Party Wall Notices are valid and in compliance with the Party Wall etc Act 1996… https://www.blsurveyors.com/different-ways-of-serving-party-wall-notices/

If there is no response from the adjoining owner within 14 days after serving the party wall notice, then you have to consult with a party wall surveyor regarding this issue. A surveyor will analyse the drawings, documentation and Notice in order to ascertain the validity of the Notice.

Writing up Party Wall Notices can seem daunting, which is why many people hire Specialist Party Wall Surveyors to prepare and serve it for them. However, to save money, you are free to write up and serve them up yourself, but do bear in mind that in our line of work, we often see Party Wall Notices written up by owners which are invalid, and therefore need re-serving.

After receiving the notice, an adjoining neighbour may serve a counter-notice based upon the proposed construction work. The Party Wall Act provides a procedure for the appointment of a Party Wall Surveyor (an agreed surveyor or separate surveyors of each property owner) unless both property owners consent to the proposed construction work....

As of 2016 the Party Wall etc Act 1996 finally recognised that electronic mail in today's business environment is just as prevalent and normal. So, Party Wall Notice can be served electronically but, the owner or surveyor should choose to do so and the adjoining owner has confirmed they are happy to receive Notice in that medium. Learn more about how to serve Party Wall Notice via email…

In this blog post, I am going to be looking at some important Party Wall Notice Tips that I have found useful over the years. Party Wall Notices not only commence the Party Wall Procedures, but they also notify the adjoining owner of the building owner's up and coming construction works...

Notice of default is quite uncommon in coastal areas of North Carolina. Analysts stated that the areas are not suffering from foreclosures despite vacancies.

Party Wall Notice is the last part of the Jigsaw to start the work on the site. There are specific time provisions within the Party Wall Act especially when it comes to starting construction work.

It is indeed a common fact that the IRS is constantly involved in the process of sending mails and millions of notices every year. Now, if you are one of the people to receive such a notice then the first thing you should remember is that you should not panic.

A lot of the Party wall disputes arise due to the lack of clear understanding of the Party Wall Act. As per the act, not all party wall notices are consented to, and if explained properly a lot of the unnecessary party wall disputes can be avoided...

What do you do when the adjoining owner is a large housing trust, local authority or the Council? The first thing to remember, is that this isn't an unconventional position to be in. A lot of properties border local authority properties, and therefore serving Party Wall Notices on these types of owners is actually quite normal...

One of the most common questions I am asked during my day to day job, is whether an adjoining owner can dissent after they have consented to a Party Wall Notice... So what happens if an adjoining owner wants to dissent after a consent?

In order to understand a 10(4) Party Wall Surveyor appointment, we must first have an understanding of what serving a 'Party Wall Notice' and a '10(4) Party Wall Notice' under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are. Continue reading...

In this blog we will be looking at Party Wall Notices and in particular what should be done if the adjoining owner's name isn't available. The common way to obtain an adjoining owner's name is via the land registry information portal. In very rare circumstances the land registry will not contain any information on the owner of the property.

Generally, normal people found the party wall procedures tricky and confusing. So, today here I am going to drive away another confusion about Party Wall Notice and Party Wall Agreement. Also, in what conditions what sort of actions should be taken in regards to following party wall procedures…