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AFTER PLANNING PERMISSION, the next stage includes the preparation of the site. If you are to carry out structural works; on or within 3 meters of a party wall, you as the "Owner" are obliged to obtain agreement with your "Adjoining Owner" or neighbour. You will usually need to have the award in place prior to commencing building works, since securing the Award can be a protracted process.

You may use our services for a Party Wall Award, as an Owner, or as an Adjoining Owner.

What is a Party Wall Agreement?

A Party Wall Agreement (technically called an “award”) is the document produced by the two party wall surveyors (or the “agreed surveyor”) acting for the respective owners.

It's usually in these three parts:

  • The award itself i.e. a set of guidelines governing how the proposed works should progress. 
  • A “schedule of condition” of the adjoining property, often supported by a set of photographs 
  • Drawings showing the details of the proposed works.


 
Party and Boundary Walls Also in the agreement the following details are included:
• Outline details of the proposed works.
• Working hours; normally 8am to 5.30pm weekdays only if residential work
• Assurances i.e. the Owner’s contractor’s public liability insurance
• Indemnities by the building owner in favour of the adjoining owner
• Access arrangement for the surveyors

• A time limit for commencement of the works, usually 12 months
• The adjoining owner’s surveyor’s fee


The award will normally be based upon a draft document, which is then amended according to the details of the specific work. It will clearly state details of the two properties, their owners and their owners' addresses. It should also contain full details of the two surveyors (or agreed surveyor) and the “Third Surveyor” (if an “agreed surveyor” is used there will be no Third Surveyor).

What is a Party Wall Agreement?

A Party Wall Agreement (technically called an “award”) is the document produced by the two party wall surveyors (or the “agreed surveyor”) acting for the respective owners.

It's usually in these three parts:

  • The award itself i.e. a set of guidelines governing how the proposed works should progress. 
  • A “schedule of condition” of the adjoining property, often supported by a set of photographs 
  • Drawings showing the details of the proposed works.

 
 

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