YOUR LOCAL PARTY WALL SURVEYORS IN ESSEX, KENT & LONDON

We specialise in the party wall Act from notices to party wall award.

We are Specialist Party Wall Surveyors. Based in Romford in Essex. Covering Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and surrounding areas.

We have surveyors in other areas so for your local party wall surveyor please click on Surveyor near me.

For other areas please look at our links page for surveyors in your area.

We can provide advice to owners where a neighbour has served a notice of their intention to undertake works to the party wall or to carry out excavation works.

As we only specialise in Party Wall matters this means we can be highly focused on your Party Wall etc. Act needs.

We appreciate fully the need for swift work and resolution so that developments may both start and continue to completion.

We act for the building owners but also in many cases act as Party Wall Surveyors for adjoining owners, or both the building owner and adjoining owner.

If you’re looking for a Local party wall surveyor then contact us as we have surveyors in most areas..

LOFT CONVERSION

EXTENSIONS

DISASTERS AND DAMAGE

ADJOINING OWNER

BUILDING OWNER

CHIMNEY BREAST REMOVAL

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING:
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
As such regulated by them which means you can be assured of the highest levels of professionalism and integrity. All works are overseen by a full member of the RICS (A Chartered Surveyor).
Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors
The Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors was born out of a need for education and support for building surveyors and other professionals, but also to enhance awareness and provide advice and guidance to the general public.
Pyramus & Thisbe Society
(Party wall and neighbourly matters)
Promoting Excellence in Party Wall Practice Since 1974
Insurance
We carry Professional indemnity insurance for your safety and piece of mind.

Types of work covered by the
Party Wall etc Act 1996

Section 1 Building on the line of junction

Building a new wall on the line of junction, this can be a Boundary wall or a new wall for an extension or new property. If the new wall is intended to be built astride the boundary a Section 1(2) Party wall notice must be served on the Adjoining Owner. The wall can also be built on the boundary but solely on the Building Owners land and the notice for this is a Section 1(5) notice.

Section 2
Work on the Party Wall

If you intend on carrying out work on the Party Wall for any of the below then you must serve notice on the adjoining owner.

  • Removing a chimney breast. S2.2(g)
  • Cutting into the party wall to insert steel beams for a loft conversion. S2.2(f)
  • Cutting into the Party wall to insert damp proofing.
  • Underpinning a Party wall S2.2(a)
  • Exposing a Party wall S2.2(n)
  • Demolishing and rebuilding a Party wall or party fence wall.
  • Repairing a party wall.
  • Cut into an adjoining owner to insert a flashing or other weather-proofing 2.2(i)
  • To reduce the height of a party wall or party fence wall 2.2(m)

Above is just a few of the works that are covered by the Party wall etc act 1997, please contact us if you are unsure if your works fall under the party wall act.

Section 6
Excavations

This is for excavation, if you intend on excavations within 3 metres and to a lower depth than the adjoining properties foundations, you will need to serve a party wall notice on the adjoining owner or owners.

Section 6 also covers excavations within 6 metres, this is a little more complicated as there is a rule called the 45 degree rule.

For this i would recommend calling us for advice.

The following are also members of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyor (‘FPWS’) – Paul Williamson FFPWS MPTS Fellow member , Joanna Doe MFPWS MPTS and David Davis MFPWS MPTS, Derek Compton Associate Member of both.