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the Party Wall etc Act, 1996, any work undertaken on a party wall
or structure must be notified in advance to your neighbour. You are
obliged to serve a Notice of your intention to carry out works likely
to affect their premises.
Our appointment as Party
Wall Surveyors will ensure that this process is followed correctly.
Your neighbours may wish
to have a schedule of condition carried out of any part of their
property that may be affected by the works. If so, they are entitled
to appoint their own surveyor or they may agree that we should also
act on their behalf.
When this is the case, we
are required by law to act impartially for both parties.
Fees are always met by the
home owners who have initiated the works. The amount of our time
involved is not usually very great where small domestic alterations
are proposed and we are always pleased to give an initial assessment
as to the eventual cost.
Party Wall matters need not be complicated.
If you need further information or advice, please telephone for
an informal discussion.
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