UNEXPECTED COSTS:

• Adjoining Owner’s Surveyors Fees
  

• Additional Site Inspections
  

• Damage Caused By The Works
  

• Compensation For Neighbour's Losses
  

• Referrals To A Third Surveyor 
  

• Payment For Use Of An Existing Party Wall (PreviousLy Built By A Neighbour)
  

• Checking Or Advising Engineers
  

• Movement Monitoring
  

• Security For Expenses
  

• Additional Specialist Surveys
  

• Abortive Costs 
  

• Temporary Works Design
  

• Expenses To Remove Trespass
  

• Additional Professional Inspections
  

• Appealing A Party Wall Award
  

• Working Hours     
  

 I am proposing to do work

• First You Must Serve Notices
  

• What if My Neighbour Consents?
  

• Access to Neighbouring Land?
  

• What if My Neighbour Dissents (Or Does Not Reply)?
  

• Thinking About A Basement? Things You Need To Know
  

• Avoid Unforeseen Expenses: Things You Need To Know
  

• Frequently Asked Questions:
  

1. Why Should I Serve A Notice?

2. What Notices Do I Need To Serve?
   

3. I'm Not Sure Where My Boundary Is
   

4. Those Who Trespass Against Us.
   

5. What Does A  Surveyor Do?
   

6. How Do I Choose A ​Surveyor?
   

7. Must I Pay My Neighbours If I Use A Party Wall That They Built ?
   

8. Surveyors Fees 
   

 CONTACT US

• Where We Are
  

• Message Us - Form
  

• Complaints 
  

 HOME
 The Party Wall Etc. Act 1996
 About Us
 Frequently Asked Questions:

• I'm Planning To Do Works?
  

• I've Received A Notice?
  

• Who Are Defined As 'Owners'
  

• Why Consent To A Notice?
  

• How Can I Find More Advice?
  

• The Party Wall Act
  

• Works To A Party Wall (Section 3 Notice)
  

• A Wall On A Boundary (Section 1 Notice)
  

• Using A Neighbour's Wall (Section 3 Notice)
  

• Adjacent Excavation (Section 6 Notice).

 WHAT NOTICES DO I NEED TO SERVE?

• Who Is 'An Owner' And Therefore Entitled To Receive Notice?
  

• ​For New Basements:
  

• For Extensions At Ground Level & Internal Alterations
  

• ​What Information Does A Notice Need To Include:
  

• For Loft Extensions:
  

• Expiry Of Notices
  

​​Watson Woods SURVEYORS

Party Wall Surveyors

 Garden Walls

• Government Advice (link)

 WHERE IS MY PROPERTY BOUNDARY?

• I'm Not Sure Where My Boundary Is
  

• No Evidence In My Title Deeds
  

• It's Risky To Assume Boundaries
  

 DoWnloAD

• FREE NOTICES​

 RIGHTS OF ACCESS ONTO NEIGHBOUR'S LAND

• Section 8 Rights Of Access
  

• How Do I Exercise A Right Of Access?
  

• Where There Is No Right Of Access
  

 OUR SIMPLE FEES

• To Prepare A 'Bespoke' Notice
  

• Fees For Party Wall Awards & Schedules Of Condition
  

Our site has a lot of information but sometimes it's hard to find  - So we made this index arranged by page - Just click on a link (underlined)

 NEIGHBOURS DOING BUILDING WORK?

• I Have Received A Notice - SHOULD I CONSENT?
  

• I Want to Ensure I'm Protected
  

• Work's Started Without Notice
  

• My Neighbour Wants Us To Agree On A Single Surveyor
  

• Must I Pay Surveyor's Fees?

• Frequently Asked Questions:
  

1. Will A Loft Extension Affect Me?
   

2. Will A Side/Rear  Extension Affect Me?
   

3. Should I Agree To A Party Wall?
   

4. Will Internal Works & Removing Chimney Breasts Affect Me?
   

5. Is Loss Of Daylight Or Views Covered?
   

6. My Neighbour Is Digging A New Basement -   Will This Affect Me?
   

7. The Adjoining House Is To Be Demolished.   Will I Be Affected?
   

8. Will A Side/Rear  Extension Affect Me?
   

9. I Live In A Flat Over Proposed Works - How Might I Be Affected?
   

10. How Do I Choose A Party Wall Surveyor? 

Site InDEX

 Doing A BASEMENT - THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Temporary Works Design
  

• Other Costs
  

• Monitoring The Contractor
  

• Who Pays If Damage Is Caused
  

• Insurance
  

• Security For Expenses
  

• Liability For Trespassing Concrete
  

• Special Foundations 

 Terms, Conditions & Disclaimers 

• Additional Fees
  

• Fixed Fees - Limitations 

 NOTICES - CONSENT  VS  DISSENT  - THE FACTS

• What Is A Party Wall Award?
  

• Is An Award Necessary?
  

• What Happens If I Consent?

SITE INDEX

 SPECIAL FOUNDATIONS

• ​​What Are 'Special Foundations'?
  

• Reinforced Concrete Underpinning For A Basement?
  

• What Were The Authors Of The Act Thinking About ?
  

• Grillage Foundations
  

• Consent For Special Foundations
  

• What About Reinforced Concrete ?
  

• Costs Under Section 11(10)

 OUR PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR)

• Principles
  

• The Information We Hold
  

• Storage Of Documents
  

• Who Has Access To The Information?
  

• Your Right To Access Data 
  

• Communications With Clients, Appointing Owners And Other Affected Adjoining/Building Owner(S) As Defined By The Act.
  

• Information Shared With Third Parties.
  

• Statutory Obligations:
  

• Legal Grounds For Processing Your Data
  

• Complaints Or Concerns​