Party Wall Articles

Good idea to appeal a particular award Each year in England and Wales many thousand party wall awards are made under the…

It is very tempting for building owners and adjoining owners under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) to commence appeals…

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (Electronic Communications) Order 2016 From 6th April 2016 the above order – SI 2016/335 (“the Order”)…

Although much has been written on service recently in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Knight v Goulandris which dealt with…

Third surveyors, the impartial arbiters of the party wall world, rarely feature prominently in party wall litigation. However, there have been two…

Section 12(1) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) provides that an adjoining owner “may serve a notice requiring the…

Section 7(2) compensation under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, the duty to mitigate, and alternative accommodation What is the surveyors’ jurisdiction…

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) makes various provisions about costs, but in this article I am concentrating on those…

Building owners carrying out notifiable party wall works, usually basement extensions, which cause damage to adjoining owner’s buildings, have been known to…

Injunctions in Party Wall Cases When should you seek an injunction in party wall cases? When should you advise your clients to…

Special foundations are becoming rarer The academic and legal years have come to a close. So what have we learnt about party…

Five things owners should know about the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 1. Once you appoint a surveyor under section 10 of…

Enforcement of payments in party wall matters Surveyors are often, and understandably, concerned as to how they can ensure that they are…

From time to time party wall surveyors will come across the situation where notifiable party wall works have been commenced by a…