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Understanding Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act: Enclosure Cost Payments

Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | by: Matthew Price

What is Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act? Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act addresses the financial aspect of enclosure. This section is crucial for property owners who are planning to build or alter a party wall and need to understand the implications of the costs involved. Enclosure costs arise when one property owner (known as the "Building Owner") builds a wall that is later used by ...

What is Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act? Section 11(11) of the Party Wall Act addresses the financial aspect of ...

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Party Wall Questions | Party Walls

Basement Extension Quotations

Monday, 2nd December 2024 | by: Matthew Price

When we receive an enquiry from a property owner who wishes to undertake work, our knowledgeable team will review the ...

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Architecture | Loft Space | Party Walls

Labour’s Plan for Higher Roof Extensions

Thursday, 22nd August 2024 | by: Matthew Price

The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making ...

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WHY YOU SHOULD ASK A PARTY WALL SURVEYOR TO PREPARE YOUR NOTICES

Sunday, 22nd October 2023 | by: Peter Barry

Drafting your own party wall notices might seems like an obvious way to cut costs but the opposite is generally true. If ...

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Party Walls | Surveying

The Party Wall Act – Common Misunderstandings

Monday, 10th July 2023 | by: Peter Barry

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 ...

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Party Walls | Surveying

What is a Party Wall Award (Agreement)?

Tuesday, 7th February 2023 | by: Matthew Price

For surveyors who undertake this form of work day in day out, it can be easy to assume that there is good general ...

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Party Walls | Party Wall Questions | Surveying

What to do when your neighbour ignores the party wall act

Friday, 6th January 2023 | by: Peter Barry

It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall under party wall legislation without following the correct procedures. Indeed, at Peter Barry Surveyors, we are used to getting two or three phone calls a week from adjoining owners whose neighbours are carrying out qualifying works without having served the notice(s) legally ...

It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall ...

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Can my neighbour build on my land?

Friday, 2nd December 2022 | by: Peter Barry

If your neighbour is proposing building works that fall under the remit of the Party Wall Act 1996, there is a clear legal ...

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Party Walls | Party Wall Questions

Party Wall Surveyor Cost and Fees

Friday, 27th May 2022 | by: Matthew Price

The Party Wall Act is a slightly complicated piece of legislation, and the industry is essentially self-regulating. This ...

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Material Shortages and the Party Wall Act

Friday, 25th June 2021 | by: Peter Barry

We’ve been hearing about building material shortages anecdotally for a few months now but more recently reports have ...

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