Party Wall Fees

Party Wall Surveyors Essex

Notices

Legal Requirement
The serving of a Party Wall Notice is a legal requirement prior to commencing any building works set out under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the Act).

PWS ESSEX can draft and serve valid Party Wall Notices on your behalf at very competitive fees.

We offer a full project review and preparation of all required notices ( with up to 4 adjoining owners )

for £125 + VAT and this includes:

  • Reviewing your drawings to identify your Party Wall Notifiable works.
  • Identifying which of the 3 different Notices need to be served. Under Sections 1, 3, 6
  • Consultation on the various methods of serving the Notice(s) in accordance with Section 15 of the Act, and deciding upon which method achieves the most favourable consenting outcome.
  • We carry out a Title Register search of the adjoining properties via the Land Registry website. This does incur a small fee which is included.
  • We prepare professional Notice(s) by a qualified Party Wall Surveyor.
  • A detailed cover letter explaining the process and reasons for the Party Wall Notice(s). Your neighbour will also be invited to contact PWS ESSEX should they have any questions relating to the Notice(s).
  • We provide Acknowledgement Forms and a stamp-addressed envelope for your neighbour to formally respond.
  • Selection, collation and inclusion of your necessary drawings to ensure the Notices served are valid.

FREE NOTICE TEMPLATES

We have created some Free templates for you to use if you wish to and are happy with the correct information, plans, and sections required with regards to the Party Wall Act etc 1996

Schedule of Condition – Always Advisable to Project all Building/Adjoining Owners

We can carry out a Schedule of Condition (SOC) to a Neighbouring property and produce the report in duplicate, one for you and one for the neighbour so all parties are able to refer at any time, usually at the end of any works, included photographs and description of the current condition. Prices for SOC start at £225 and again we may be able to provide further beneficial pricing if more than one SOC is required and able to be carried out on the same day.

Party Wall Awards

To carry out all work in the preparation of a Party wall Award. liaising with any Adjoining Owners Surveyors in relatively straightforward situations can be prepared from £395 however we can confirm any rate and what is involved when you contact us to discuss your work. Different rates apply if an Agreed Surveyor status can be achieved in accordance with your neighbours. We also determine the reasonableness of any Adjoining Surveyors costs so that you are not, even though you are normally expected to cover any AO surveyors costs, left with an inflated bill.

Contact us today to discuss your Party Wall Requirements, we are happy to find out how we can help and to confirm our rate for assisting you with all Party Wall Matters

Call 01375 265990 or use our Contact form