Receiving your Party Structure notice You arrive home to find a notice which is in the form of a letter, under The Party Wall etc Act 1996. You are classed by your neighbour, who is intending to carry out some work, as an ‘Adjoining Owner’. Your neighbour, the person carrying out the works, then becomes
There are many reasons why people are requesting basement developments, particularly in Towns and cities where land may be scarce and expensive. Some may have an existing basement but the height is too low for using it as a habitable room, and would require enlargement. Others see basements as an opportunity to create additional living
This video looks at the issues when Building Owners wish to carry out underpinning and structural repairs close to neighbouring properties. The relevance of the Party Wall etc Act 1996 is explained. Nick Huband, structural and forensic building engineer, of William J Marshall and Partners, is interviewed by Neil Thind, Managing Director of Arun Associates,
This video looks at the issues when neighbours wish to carry out alterations and excavations are close to neighbouring properties. The relevance of the Party Wall etc Act 1996 is explained, particularly those aspects which affect Section 6 of the Act. Nick Huband, structural and forensic building engineer, of William J Marshall and Partners, is
Many people wish to create more space by providing structural openings in loadbearing walls of their properties. Before one commences any work, it is important to survey the wall and area to be opened up, to assess the loads being carried from above, which could be from upper floors, ceilings, roof structure, chimneys, self-weight of
Many people will wish to expand and enlarge their property for additional space, and going upwards seems to be popular, whether one is dealing with a residential property or a commercial office development. Pre-planning is important to establish which loads have to be transferred from the roof to the remaining structure below, in a safe
When it comes to party walls, there are often several terms flying around that all sound like they are the same, but are in effect completely separate from each other. In our previous blogs, we have touched upon party walls, party structure notices, adjacent excavation notices and line of junction notices amongst others. In
If you are planning an extension, particularly a side extension, you will need to consider issuing a Line of Junction notice to your neighbour. The Line of Junction is an imaginary line dividing the lands of two Adjoining Owners. Unlike a boundary line, the Line of Junction also extends upwards. If you are building a new wall up to the legal
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