Party Wall & Neighbourly Matters
Under the Party Wall Act 1996, property owners carrying out any works that may affect a wall or floor shared with a neighbour must serve notice of his intentions prior to building works commencing on site.
The Act requires that notice is served for a range of work, including, underpinning, raising or lowering the height of a Party Wall, cutting into and away from a Party Wall, cutting holes or chases and the insertion of damp proof courses to name but a few. Furthermore, the Act also required notice to be served where excavations fall within 3m or 6m of an adjoining owners property.
3SIXTY Real Estate has extensive commercial and residential Party Wall experience acting on behalf of developers and adjoining owners throughout the UK.
Services for developing occupiers
Early strategic advice can save time and money for any project involving Party Wall issues or neighbourly matters. By employing us as part of the project team at the inception or feasibility stage, a carefully considered design can often mitigate Party Wall requirements or, at the very least, give due regard to the requirement from an early stage. Clients therefore avoid paying for unworkable designs that do not fully refer to, or understand adjacent buildings or structures, and avoid any potential delays to the contract programme. All too often a development site can become paralysed following no consideration being given to these requirements - an often expensive oversight.
This engagement can be by way of an initial appraisal of the scheme design or by on site appraisal. Once the design and its implications have been finalised, we can prepare and serve the necessary Notices, prepare and agree Party Wall Awards and take any necessary Schedules of Condition required.
Services for adjoining occupiers
If you are an adjoining owner, we can review and consider any Notices that you receive and assess the project proposals and the potential impact on your property and any occupiers. We will also negotiate and agree any Schedules of Condition on your behalf negotiate the terms of Party Wall Awards and ensure that the project works do not deviate from the agreed proposals or unnecessarily disrupt your occupation or quiet enjoyment. If you have received a Notice or believe that you should have but, to date, had not (with works commencing) we can assist in resolving any dispute as the earliest opportunity.
Our knowledge within the complex field of Party Wall has been widely acknowledged by developer and occupiers throughout the UK. We have been retained to provide strategic neighbourly advice to a number of leading commercial and residential developers, therefore underpinning our credentials.
