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Our party wall surveyors have been appointed by both major
property developers and private individuals alike. Vincent-Brown
& Associates Ltd is proud to regularly work alongside
several selected contractors
as their preferred recommended party wall surveyors. Many
owners have found that our familiarity with the Party Wall
Act allows our party wall surveyors to provide a superior
service in contrast to more traditional firms of 'high-street'
surveyors.
Our experience has taught us that party wall work is complex;
in order to give our appointing owners the best possible
service our party wall surveyors will, where necessary,
consult a range of professional experts. The high volume
of work that our party wall surveyors undertake nationally
allows us to offer a professional service whilst maintaining
our costs at a truly competitive
level.
Under the Party Wall Act you may only appoint a named individual
to act as your surveyor – you cannot appoint a company.
Vincent-Brown & Associates Ltd acts as an introductory
agent and support service for our party wall surveyors and
will not actually undertake any work under the Party Wall
Act on behalf of owners, such work being undertaken directly
by your named party wall surveyor in his individual capacity
and not on behalf of Vincent-Brown & Associates Ltd.
All of our party wall surveyors are highly experienced and
knowledgeable in the Party Wall Act.
Party Wall Notice
Do my [neighbour’s] works fall under the scope of
the Act?
The most common domestic building works falling under the
Party Wall Act are extensions, loft conversions, basement
conversions and even removal of chimney breasts. If you live
in a terraced or semi-detached property then in most normal
circumstances you will share a party wall with your neighbour.
If you are proposing a loft conversion it is most likely that
you will need to insert steel beams into the party wall to
support the new suspended floor. Most loft conversions therefore
fall under the terms of the Party Wall Act.
Extensions may fall under the Party Wall Act regardless of
whether you live in terraced, semi-detached or detached premises.
This is because almost all ground floor extensions require
new foundations which will often be deeper than the older,
existing foundations. If the new foundations are to be within
three metres of the adjoining owner’s foundations it
is highly likely that the works fall under the Act.
In either of these two situations the building owner has a
strict legal obligation to serve the correct
party wall notices on any adjoining owner who may be affected
by the works.
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