LATEST BLOG POSTS: Party Walls

Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.

Why so Few Neighbours Consent to Party Wall Notices

Monday, 27th January 2020 | by: Peter Barry

The desired outcome for any owner serving party wall notices is a consent - it allows them to take advantage of the benefits of the Act, such as the right of access, without having to stump up for surveyors’ fees. However, adjoining owners consenting to party wall notices is still a relatively rare thing, I’ve not run the numbers but my sense is that it’s no more than 1 in every 5 ...

The desired outcome for any owner serving party wall notices is a consent - it allows them to take advantage of the benefits ...

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Abandoned Party Wall Works and Surveyor’s Fees

Sunday, 29th December 2019 | by: Peter Barry

The Party Wall Act leaves it up to the surveyors to agree which of the owners should pay their fees (which must be ...

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Basement Extensions and Encroachment

Thursday, 19th December 2019 | by: William Weaver

This post was inspired by a question posed recently by a homeowner who was concerned about the neighbour’s new basement ...

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Insurance and the Party Wall Act

Sunday, 6th October 2019 | by: Peter Barry

It used to be common for party wall awards to include an obligation for the building owner to ‘maintain or cause ...

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Building Contracts and the Party Wall Act

Sunday, 25th August 2019 | by: Peter Barry

I often tell adjoining owners that have suffered damage as a result of party wall work not to, under any circumstances, ...

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In All Normal Circumstances …

Sunday, 28th April 2019 | by: Peter Barry

It’s the phrase that party wall surveyors rely on to reassure adjoining owners that they will not incur costs as a result ...

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11 Ways to Keep the Cost of Party Wall Procedures Down

Thursday, 7th February 2019 | by: Peter Barry

If badly handled, party wall procedures can add many thousands of pounds to the costs of your building project but there are plenty of things you (and your surveyor) can do to keep costs to a minimum.   Speak to your neighbours before serving notice This isn't always possible, if the property is let or the adjoining freeholder is a company, but where the owners live next door an ...

If badly handled, party wall procedures can add many thousands of pounds to the costs of your building project but there are ...

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Preparing Party Wall Notices for a Rear Extension

Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 | by: Peter Barry

As a recent graduate and Assistant Surveyor, a large part of my training was party wall related. As part of that training I ...

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Party Wall Procedures – Alternatives to Injunctions

Sunday, 11th February 2018 | by: Peter Barry

I have previously written about the option of an adjoining owner applying for an injunction where their neighbour has ...

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Why You Can’t Say “You’re Fired!” to a Party Wall Surveyor

Thursday, 2nd November 2017 | by: Peter Barry

Imagine having a job from which you cannot be dismissed - that must be the dream of many people. Well, that is exactly the ...

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