How to Sack Your Party Wall Surveyor

  Who Pays For The Party Wall Act?   The Party Wall etc. Act of 1996 gives a property owner the legal right to carry out specific works that would otherwise be considered trespass or nuisance. It also seeks to protect adjoining owners’ interests from any potentially negative impacts that particular works may have by […]

Why is my neighbour’s Party Wall Surveyor fee higher than mine?

Jason Edworthy Party Wall Experts   The neighbouring owner’s surveyor usually charges more than the building owner’s.Before investigating the causes, make sure you’ve exhausted the “Agreed Surveyor” option and aren’t paying for two sets of surveyor services.The existing quo benefits Party Wall Surveyors, who would receive more if the public pays for the two-Surveyor route.The […]

Soundproofing a Party Wall

Soundproofing a Party Wall Solutions for soundproofing a party wall, soundproofing brick party walls to reduce unwanted noise. Noisestop Systems offers a variety of party wall soundproofing products that will soundproof your partition wall against noisy neighbors and other unwanted sounds. Slim direct-to-wall soundproofing panels are the most cost-effective way to soundproof a shared wall. […]

What exactly is a party wall agreement?

Jason Edworthy Party Wall Experts   Party wall agreement is, because as the name implies, a legal agreement established for both you and your neighbours for any construction work that affects a common wall, outbuilding, and boundary. When is a party wall agreement required? You must issue a notice on all legal owners of any […]

What is Party Wall Insulation?

Jason Edworthy Party Wall Experts   Around 28% of UK real estate– about 5 million residences– can gain from party wall insulation. If you stay in a semi-detached or terraced home constructed before 1990, it’s most likely that you have a space in the wall surface between you and your neighbour, which is called a […]