If you are planning on undertaking construction works to your property that fall within the remit of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, one of the most typical questions you will be asking yourself is how soon should you serve the Party Wall Notice upon the adjoining owner. Many building owners like to wait until […]
If you are planning on undertaking construction works to your property that fall within the remit of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, you are duty bound to serve a Party Wall Notice upon any adjoining owners which give them the legal rights afforded by the Party Wall Act. In conventional circumstances where the adjoining […]
In this blog post I am going to be discussing when Party Wall access applies, however more importantly when it doesn’t and therefore when an access licence may be applicable. In order for a building owner to be granted the rights of access under Section 8 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, their proposed […]
We are Party Wall Specialists here at Berry Lodge Surveyors, through our Party Wall Blog we have answered a lot of questions about the specifics of the Party Wall process and the obstacles one might encounter. However, it has come to my attention that we haven’t answered one rather fundamental question; What are Party Wall […]
In this blog post I will be discussing what a 10(4) Surveyor appointment is and what scenarios the use of a 10(4) Surveyor appointment is used in. In order to understand a 10(4) Surveyor appointment we must first have an understanding of what serving a ‘Party Wall Notice’ and a ‘10(4) Party wall Notice’ under […]
In this blog post, I am going to be looking into adverse possession in relation to boundary disputes. It is easy to make mistakes when determining property boundaries especially when there are no original features along the border. In many instances, homeowners unknowingly install boundary fences or build structures that encroach onto their neighbour’s land, […]
