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In this blog post, I will be discussing the typical defects that occur to brickwork and their common causes. Defective brickwork can have various causes, this could include poor design, workmanship and whilst bricks are designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, they can at times succumb to them. Let's discuss some common brick defects

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.

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...

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is supposed to provide a framework in order to prevent and to resolve any dispute that may result from any type of construction on or near the party wall or boundary wall between two neighbouring properties...

In modern society, this dispute is regarded as one of the fiercely contested conflicts between the neighbours and it is known to turn into a legal fight in no time. A variety of issues may lead to border disputes. For example...

We all know that Party Wall Matters are often confusing and time consuming. They should be understood and treated in well systematic manners. So, keeping all these in mind, one of the best Party Wall Company in London is offering a genuine service "Party Wall Advice".

Different types of construction work fall within the remit of this Act. They are known as the 'notifiable' work. If the proposed construction work affects neighbouring properties in any way, then it will be referred to as the notifiable work.

Now that things appear to be edging back to normality, we thought we would give you a quick update on how we are dealing with the global COVID 19 pandemic. We still have a functional Surveying team and have proudly undertaken a number of Surveying jobs in the same manner as always…

Before the owner starts building or renovating the old party wall fence, they need to consider some vital points that are declared by the Party Wall Act of 1996.

Party Wall Disputes between neighbours get raised when one party plans to take on building works till fences or walls of buildings which falls common or remains in close vicinity of their neighbour's property. The Party Wall Act was formed to restrict such types of disputes between neighbours by ensuring that the property owners send each other the notice before undertaking any such type of building works.

In this blog post, we discuss whether a building owner, who is the person undertaking the construction works, would be required to go through the Party Wall Procedures including serving a Party Wall Notice and potentially having a Party Wall Agreement in place for an extension to their property…