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What does a party wall agreement cover? What the project intends to create, supported by architectural drawings. Looking for local professionals? Other things covered by your agreement… Working hours. Residential work must only take place on weekdays, 8am to pm.
Property access for your surveyors. A timeline for completion and a time limit. One downside to this relaxed regime is that neighbours may no longer receive notification in advance from planners alerting them to proposed extensions next door. This is where the Party Wall Act comes into play.
One reason why the Party Wall Act is such a serious issue is because poorly executed structural alterations are a common cause of cracking and movement, and have even, on occasion, been implicated in the collapse of adjoining buildings. The Act and the agreement are in place to protect neighbouring properties when work is carried out.
The first step you must take before carrying out any physical construction onsite is to serve the adjoining owner s with a formal written notice, known as a Party Wall Agreement. This normally needs to be actioned a couple of months before work begins in some cases one month is sufficient, but the more notice you can provide the better. The best approach is to first talk to your neighbours about your proposed extension to put their minds at rest before you or your surveyor issues the required notice.
If your neighbours are tenants or leaseholders you will also need to notify the freeholder or landlord. Another good reason for making the initial approach yourself is that lawyers specialising in this area will generally advise adjoining owners not to give consent to a party wall notice, so that even where the neighbour is perfectly happy with your proposals they may be persuaded to act in a way that seems uncooperative.
Below are some of the projects you will most likely need a Party Wall Agreement before starting work:. Building foundations : if excavation is within a distance of 3m from the adjoining property, or where your new trench is deeper than their existing foundations. Loft conversions : if you need to rest a new structural beam within the party wall when converting your loft.
Building an extension or a new wall: if you build right up to or astride the garden boundary wall or alter a party wall when building an extension. Removing a chimney stack: if your chimney stack is shared with a neighbour as masonry you cut away will form part of the party wall.
If your project is covered by the Act, you give Notice with a letter setting out your intentions, sent to all the owners of every neighbouring property affected. A sample letter is included within this Party Wall Act booklet. What is the legal background to party walls? What is a party wall?
The term 'party wall' includes the following: a wall that stands on the land of two or more owners and forms part of a building - this wall can be part of one building only or separate buildings belonging to different owners a wall that stands on the land of two owners but does not form part of a building, such as a garden wall but not including timber fences a wall that is on one person's land but is used by two or more owners of separate properties.
What works are covered by the Party Wall Act? Building a new wall or building on or at the boundary of two properties. Cutting into or carrying out work to a party wall or structure. Making a party wall taller, shorter or deeper. Removing chimney breasts from a party wall. Knocking down and rebuilding a party wall. Digging below the foundation level of a neighbour's property. Types of notice. When do you need to serve notice?
What happens after you serve notice?
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