On Tuesday 4 October, Morrisons Solicitors hosted a Basement Extensions Conference at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.  Appropriately enough, the conf...

In our last blog  ‘Basement Extensions | Removing Trespassing Underpinning' we looked at the options available for removing underpinning that have ...

You have obtained planning permission, dealt with building control, signed a contract with your builders, sorted the party wall awards and are read...

It can come as a nasty surprise if your neighbour starts work to your party wall without sending you a party wall notice first. But does your neigh...

In a number of cases I have advised on recently the party wall surveyors have declined to provide information from their file on that basis that so...

A common problem faced by surveyors is ascertaining whether or not a notice served by or on behalf of a building owner (or more rarely an adjoining...

This post started life as a discussion on LinkedIn that generated a fair bit of debate, and I thought it would be helpful to surmise what can be a ...

If a building owner starts work without first serving the required notice under the Party Wall Act the adjoining owner can apply to the Court for a...

Guest post by Justin Burns BSc (Hons) MRICS FFPWS of Peter Barry Party Wall Surveyors In many ways it’s the perfect job; freedom to set you own ho...

Many of the rights under the Party Wall Act are very wide-ranging, and have the potential to catch many building owners unaware. For example, the r...

Statutory appeals, such as an appeal under section 10(17) the Party Wall Act , can take one of two forms; an appeal by way of rehearing, or an appe...