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Anstey Horne has been providing specialist property advice for more than 230 years, making us one of the UK’s most established and experienced firms of specialist chartered surveyors.
Our News and Insights section brings together the knowledge and experience of our specialist teams, providing clients, property professionals, developers, investors, landlords, occupiers and advisers with informed commentary on the issues that affect property and development across the UK.
Our articles cover a broad range of specialist disciplines, including Rights to Light, Daylight and Sunlight, Party Wall matters, Building Consultancy, Dilapidations, Fire Consultancy, Cladding Remediation, Building Safety, Project Management, Cost Consultancy and other complex property issues.
Few firms can match the depth of specialist knowledge that Anstey Horne has developed over more than two centuries. Since our origins in 1795, we have built a reputation for providing clear, independent and technically rigorous advice on some of the most complex issues affecting property, construction and development.
Today, our teams combine that long-established experience with modern surveying techniques, specialist technical analysis and an in-depth understanding of current legislation, professional standards and industry practice.
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What Does a Cost Consultant Do? A Complete Guide
In the UK construction industry, projects succeed or fail not only on design and delivery but also on how well costs are managed. That’s where cost consultants play a critical role. They ensure that budgets are realistic, risks are controlled, and stakeholders have financial certainty from the earliest design stages through to completion and beyond.
Responding to a Schedule of Dilapidations: A Step-by-Step Guide for Tenants
Party Wall Act – Welsh Language Translation
Bankside Yards – Assessing Light
Fire Risk Assessments for Commercial Properties – A Complete Guide
Dilapidations Case Law: Ruxley vs Forsyth
FRAEW Survey London
Party Wall Case Law Power & Kyson v Shah
Party Wall Case Law Power & Kyson v Shah : this Court of Appeal judgment provides crucial clarification on the application of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”). Specifically, it clarifies whether the statutory dispute resolution process under section 10 can be invoked in the absence of a party wall notice under section 3.
Rights to Light – Rise of Radiance
Party Wall Case Law Chaturachinda v Fairholme
The Party Wall Case Law Chaturachinda v Fairholme (2015) stands as one of the most significant judicial decisions clarifying the interpretation of “special foundations” under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 which ultimately led to the now common term ‘Bailey Rail’.
Fire Risk Assessments for HMOs – A Complete Guide
Boundary Dispute Case Law Joyce v Rigolli 2004
Boundary Dispute Case Law Joyce v Rigolli (2004), this Court of Appeal decision has become a significant authority in English boundary dispute case law.
The case addresses essential issues on how to determine boundaries when land registry plans lack clarity, establishes the legal standing of oral boundary agreements, and explains how the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 operates.
