Party wall is a shared wall that is present between a semi-detached house and a terrace in order to divide the homes of two separate owners or to mark the extent of individual properties...
Damage caused by notifiable works under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, to a neighbour's (adjoining owner) property is referred to as party wall damage and in most cases, the onus lies upon the building owner to make good or compensate for damage.
In this blog post I am going to be taking look at Party Wall Damage and what needs to be done when it occurs.
If damage occurs to an adjoining owner's property and the Agreed Surveyor or the two respective Surveyors agree that damage is a result of the building owner's Party Wall works, the building owner will have the legal obligation to make good that damage...