Party wall surveyors · West Midlands & Shropshire
Clear guidance for owners carrying out works and neighbours affected by them.
Discuss your property
Building owners
Send us your drawings and the property address. We can review the proposals, explain whether party wall procedures are relevant and set out the surveying services required.
Adjoining owners
Send us the notice and plans. We can explain the proposals, discuss your concerns and advise on the appropriate next step. If works have already started, tell us when and what you have observed.
A simple introduction
Start here if the terminology is unfamiliar. The right procedure depends on the proposed work and the notice involved.
In England and Wales, it covers certain works to shared structures, new walls at the boundary, and excavations near neighbouring buildings. Excavation rules depend on depth as well as distance.
No. Party wall procedures are separate from planning permission and Building Regulations approval. A project may need to satisfy all three.
Have the notice checked promptly. For party-structure and excavation notices, you can consent in writing or dissent; no written consent within 14 days creates a deemed dispute. New-wall notices have different consequences.
A record of the neighbouring property’s condition before works start. It provides a reference if questions about damage arise later.
A document made by the appointed surveyor or surveyors to resolve matters in dispute, setting out relevant works, timing and protective measures. The surveyors must act impartially.
General guidance for England and Wales. Read the GOV.UK explanatory booklet.
Working with us
Share the address, notices or proposed drawings.
We explain the relevant issues and agree the scope and fees.
Surveys, notices and awards are arranged as required by the circumstances.
Birmingham · West Midlands · Shropshire
Based in Birmingham, we cover Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Dudley, Telford and Shrewsbury, and surrounding areas across the West Midlands and Shropshire.
Our practice & areas coveredA clear place to start
You do not need to know the technical terms.
Describe the works or concern and we can discuss the next step.
Birmingham Party Wall Surveyors
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