Resolving Party Wall Disputes

Online Party Wall Quote

Responding to a Party Wall Notice

Neighbour Ignores a Party Wall Notice

Neighbour Ignores a Party Wall Notice – What Happens?

Loft Conversion Party Wall Agreement

Loft Conversion Party Wall Agreement: What You Should Know

Who Pays for a Party Wall Surveyor

Who Pays for a Party Wall Surveyor?

Party Wall Small Urban Sites

Party Wall Small Urban Sites: Unlocking Development Potential

What is a Party Wall

What is a Party Wall?

Party Wall Damage

Party Wall Damage – Who Pays?

Serving a Party Wall Notice

Serving a Party Wall Notice: A Complete Guide

How to Serve a Party Wall Notice

How to Serve a Party Wall Notice : Step-by-Step Guide

Access to Neighbours Land

Access to Neighbours Land for Construction

Party Wall Agreement

What is a Party Wall Agreement? A Complete Guide for Homeowners

How Long is a Party Wall Award Valid

How Long Is a Party Wall Award Valid?

Party Wall Act History

Party Wall Case Law Taylor v Jones

Party Wall Case Law Power & Kyson v Shah

Party Wall Case Law Nutt v Podger

Party Wall Case Law Ormiston-Kilsby v Fattahi

Party Wall Basics

Party Wall Case Law Knight v Goulandris

Party Wall Case Law Chaturachinda v Fairholme

Party Wall Case Law Patel v Peters

Party Wall Case Law Freetown v Assethold

Party Wall Case Law Jones v Ruth

Party Wall Case Law Blake v Reeves

Party Wall Case Law Reeves v Blake

Party Wall Case Law Rodrigues v Sokal

Party Wall Case Law Onigbanjo v Pearson

Party Wall Case Law Zissis v Lukomski

Party Wall Special Foundations

Party Wall Special Foundations – In Depth Guide

When Should Party Wall Notices be Served

When Should Party Wall Notices Be Served

party wall agreement for a garden room

Party Wall Agreement for a Garden Room?

Party Wall Loft Extension

Do I Need a Party Wall Award for a Loft Extension?

Party Wall Schedule of Condition

Party Wall Excavation Notice

Should you consent to a Party Wall Notice?

Should you Consent to a Party Wall Notice?

Party Wall Insulation

Can a Neighbour Refuse a Party Wall Agreement?

Overview of the Party Wall Act

Party Wall Surveyor

The Party Wall Surveyor

Party Wall or Not?

Party Wall or not a Party Wall?

Home Working & The Party Wall Act

Home Working & the Party Wall Act

Choosing a Party Wall Surveyor

Party-Wall-20-Hanover-Sq

Completion of Grade II listed 20 Hanover Square

Party Wall Case

Ignore Party Wall obligations at your peril

We have collated some Party Wall FAQs to provide answers to questions we are often asked about the Party Wall Act 

Party Wall issues are commonplace in cities around the UK. 

We hope these FAQs provide answers to any queries you have on the Act, how it works in practice and how it affects <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/building-owner-party-wall">building owners</a> and <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-adjoining-owner">adjoining owners</a>. For a collection of articles on all aspects of <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/blogs/party-wall-neighbourly-matters">Party Walls see our blog.</a>

If you have any further queries about the Party Wall Act that we haven't covered please submit them using our <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/contact-us#contact">Contact Us form</a>.

We will be in touch to help answer them, and will also update our FAQs regularly.

For a quick online quote for Party Wall advice, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/party-wall-quote">send us the details of your project</a>.

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-act-fact-sheet">Find out more about the party wall act that came into force in 1997.</a>

Party Wall &amp; Neighbourly Matters Services

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-neighbourly-matters">Party Wall Advice</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/security-for-expenses">Security for Expenses</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/schedule-of-condition">Schedules of Condition</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/boundary-disputes-2">Boundary Disputes</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/scaffold-licences-2">Crane Oversail &amp; Scaffold Licensing</a>

Further Guidance when appointing a Party Wall Surveyor

For information on how the Party Wall Act affects you as a <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/building-owner-party-wall">Building Owner</a> or as an <a href="https://ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-adjoining-owner">Adjoining Owner</a>, see our <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-fact-sheet">Party Wall Fact Sheet</a>.

For advice on a range of Party Wall subjects, see our recent articles below :

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/online-party-wall-quote">Party Wall Online Quote</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/access-neighbours-land">Access to Neighbours Land</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-excavation-notice">Party Wall Excavation Notice</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-special-foundations">Special foundations</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/responding-to-a-party-wall-notice">Responding to a Party Wall Notice</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-agreement">What is a Party Wall Agreement?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-or-not-a-party-wall">Party Wall or not a Party Wall?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/schedule-of-condition">What is a Party Wall Schedule of Condition?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/when-should-party-wall-notices-be-served">When Should Party Wall Notices be Served?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/should-you-consent-to-a-party-wall-notice">Should you Consent to a Party Wall Notice?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/refuse-party-wall-agreement">Can a Neighbour Refuse a Party Wall Agreement?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-agreement-for-a-garden-room">Is a Party Wall Agreement Needed for a Garden Room?</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/party-wall-award-for-a-loft-extension">Do I Need a Party Wall Award for a Loft Extension?</a>

You can also find guidance on <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/news/choosing-a-party-wall-surveyor">choosing a Party Wall Surveyor</a> in our recent news article.

There is some further information in the government’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-resolving-disputes-in-relation-to-party-walls/the-party-wall-etc-act-1996-explanatory-booklet">explanatory booklet</a> on the Party Wall process.

We will be updating our Party Wall FAQs regularly with any further questions that come up.

With offices in  <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-london">London</a>, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-brighton">Brighton</a>, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-bristol">Bristol</a>, <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-norwich">Norwich</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-plymouth">Plymouth</a> we have surveyors based locally to your property all around the UK.

If you have further questions on the Party Wall process that we haven't answered please submit them using our <a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/contact-us#contact">Contact Us form</a>.

Local Party Wall Surveyors

To contact a Party Wall surveyor that's local to you, see details of our teams in :

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-london">London</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-birmingham">Birmingham</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-brighton">Brighton</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-bristol">Bristol</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-cardiff-2">Cardiff</a><a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-birmingham"></a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-manchester">Manchester</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-norwich">Norwich</a>

<a href="https://www.ansteyhorne.co.uk/services/party-wall-surveyor-plymouth">Plymouth</a>

Contact Us

If you are planning work covered by the Act, or if you have received notice of work from a neighbour and want advice on how best to protect your property, please call our Enquiry line on <a href="tel:020 4534 3135">020 4534 3135</a> or contact:

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