Party Wall Advice
Taylor Mitchell are Chartered Surveyors based in Cambridge. We offer residential surveying services throughout Cambridgeshire but also cover parts of Essex and Hertfordshire including the towns of Saffron Walden, Stanstead and Bishops Stortford.
We provide a range of surveying services including party wall advice and RICS Home Surveys. If you are in the process of purchasing a property, we can prepare both Level 2 (Homebuyer) and Level 3 (Building Survey) reports. Please call us on 01799 543532 to discuss which would be most suitable.
This page is where we answer party wall questions from the owners of Cambridgeshire properties. You will find over a hundred such queries below relating to party wall surveyors, fees, notices and party wall awards covering every type of dispute. You are welcome to submit a query via surveying@taylor-mitchell.co.uk.
Question Our neighbours' furniture is being moved out piece by piece, which suggests they are moving out ahead of work starting to their property rather than holidaying somewhere. However, we have had no official notification. We're due to go away ourselves in a few days and are worried that the party wall notice might arrive while we are on ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Notices, Surveyors
Question My neighbour recently undertook some works and at about the same time I noticed a leak to my conservatory roof. I cannot find where the water is coming in from but it's too much of a coincidence for it not to be related to the works. Is it my neighbour's responsibility to investigate? He doesn't seem to think so. Answer If you believe ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Compensation, Fees, Surveyors
Question I consented to my neighbour's works on the understanding that I should not suffer as a consequence. Many of the existing cracks have widened but my neighbour is saying because they are existing they are not his responsibility. Can this be correct? Answer Certain rights under the Act, such as cutting in to a party wall, come with an ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Compensation, Rights of Owners
Question My neighbours are extending in to their basement. Recently the drilling work has intensified and I’ve noticed a crack in the hallway. Should they be using a lower level of force in the drilling i.e. so the house is not shaking and creating cracks as they go? Answer You don’t say whether there is a party wall award in place but if ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Compensation, Enforcement, Party Wall Awards, Rights of Owners, Surveyors
Question I have been reading your article on repairing/removing shared chimney stacks on your website which has been very helpful. You mention that a Party Wall Notice is not required when removing a chimney, but is required for the remedial work when removing part of the shared chimney. Is a Party Wall Notice required when rebuilding the head ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Rights of Owners
Question Just so I know, what exactly does the party wall award grant that is different from the schedule of condition and our assurance that if our work caused any new issues then we would rectify it? Answer A schedule of condition is a written record (usually supported by photographs) of the parts of an adjoining property that are likely ... Read more >>
Categories: Party Wall Awards, Surveyors
Question We are planning to serve notices on the adjoining owners. However, on the Land registry website the recorded owner of the property has passed away and detail of ownership has not been updated. Who should we address and send the appropriate notices to? Who will therefore act on the adjoining owner's behalf in order to respond to the ... Read more >>
Categories: Adjoining Owners, Notices