Always dreamed of a bigger kitchen or want more entertaining space?
If you’re looking to do an extension to your home then it is likely you will need a Party Wall agreement.
A Party Wall is a dividing partition between two properties, the owners of which have a shared responsibility for the wall. If you are planning to do construction on or adjacent to a Party Wall then the adjoining landowners need to be legally notified. The act also applies to works where you are carrying out an excavation to form foundations within 3/6 metres of an adjoining property, subject to certain conditions.
In accordance with the Party Wall etc Act 1996 there are three types of notices you may need to serve when carrying out alterations to your property. Justifiably these notices each have different statutory notice periods that must be followed before commencing notifiable works.
| Types of Party Wall Notice | Situation | Statutory Notice Period |
| Line of Junction Notice | Within this section this covers two separate constructions of a new wall:
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A minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice. |
| Party Structure Notice | Should you be carrying out any of the following works a notice under this section is required:
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A minimum period of 2 months is required when serving this notice. |
| Notice of Adjacent Excavation | There are two types of excavations covered under a Notice of Adjacent Excavation:
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A minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice. |
| Types of Party Wall Notice | Situation | Statutory Notice Period |
| Line of Junction Notice | Within this section this covers two separate constructions of a new wall:
|
A minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice. |
| Party Structure Notice | Should you be carrying out any of the following works a notice under this section is required:
|
A minimum period of 2 months is required when serving this notice. |
| Notice of Adjacent Excavation | There are two types of excavations covered under a Notice of Adjacent Excavation:
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A minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice. |
A minimum period of 2 months is required when serving this notice.
A minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice.
minimum period of 1 month is required when serving this notice.
It should be noted that a notice will only be valid if it includes:
There are three types of Party Wall appointments that we can be instructed to partake in;
As part of our appointment, we would prepare an Award which describes how the Building Owners propose to undertake the works, what measures have been put in place and any structural
information is included. A fundamental aspect of the Award is the Schedule of Condition, capturing the condition of any adjoining property. In essence the Schedule of Condition is a photographic and written report which protects parties from mistaken claims subsequent to notifiable works.
With collectively over 30 years’ experience Parallel Consultancy can provide you with comprehensive and independent advice in respect to Party Wall matters. You can have confidence in the fact that at Parallel Consultancy, we have experienced Surveyors and our specialists are also members of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors.
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