DISASTERS & DAMAGE

Looking at the picture to the right, it is clear the Building Owners contractor has built on the Adjoining Owners land.

There now exists the difficult decision of whether to take the neighbours to court to get the wall and footings removed.

A difficult and unpleasant situation that could easily have been avoided if a suitably qualified Party Wall Surveyor had been engaged.

Disasters / damage can happen. If and when it does, having a Party Wall Award in place prior to works commencing leaves you in a better position to resolve the matter.

To the right is a picture from an article in the Daily Mail.

Whoops! Families forced to flee in the middle of the night after extension causes the house next door to collapse

Click the image to read the article.

Disasters can happen and if they do you will wish you had a Party Wall Award in place. Watch until the end, thankfully no one was harmed.