Party Wall Pro

Party Wall Pro are a specialist construction consultancy that offers surveying services. We operate in and around Kent, CT, ME and TN post codes although for our Party Wall & Surveying work we can cover an extended area. We undertake all aspects of work that is bound by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and are able to provide the following services:

At Home Heroes we provide a professional service, we are very competitively priced and you can be sure you award will be handled by qualified and experienced Party Wall Surveyors. We are a small company with a dedicated and qualified team of building surveyors on Party Wall Matters. We can deal with all types of project no matter how complicated and are able to offer a service that is both efficient and meticulous.

Party Wall Act
The Party wall act, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 act to give its full name is a piece of legislation that was mainly transferred from Part VI of London Building Acts (amendment) Act 1939, it applies in England and Wales.

The main purpose of the act is to provide a framework for amicably preventing and resolving disputes between neighbours in relation to Party Walls, boundary Walls and Excavations near neighbouring buildings.

Building owners are given statutory rights that did not exist in existing common law, when undertaking certain types of construction as defined by the Act. As well as these rights it obliges Building owners to give appropriate notice and for the relevant notice period if they intend on carrying out the defined work.

The types of works covered by the Act are:

• Working on an existing wall or structure shared with another property ( Section 2 of the Act)
• Evacuating near to a neighbouring Building (Section 6 of the Act)
• Building a free standing wall or a wall of a building up to or astride the boundary with the neighbouring property (Section 1 of the Act)

These types of work all require notices to be served as required by the act, once notice has been served, if there is dissent then it is deemed there is a dispute and the Act allows for this, this would be the dispute or resolution stage. Most disputes arrives when the Adjoining Owner has worries or concerns with the proposed work or simply fails to respond in the statutory time to the building owner, for which there could be many reasons.

Where a dispute arises either due to non-consent or no response then the Act lays down the steps required to resolve the dispute this is where the Building Owner and the Adjoining Owner will each appoint there Surveyor this could be one each or even the same surveyor with agreement for all parties working as the Agreed Surveyor.

Party Wall Surveyors, will deal with disputes by issuing an Award. Party Wall Award(s) are ways of dealing with disputes under the Party Wall etc. Act

Why Appoint Us As Your Party Wall Surveyor?
At Home Heroes, we endeavour to provide a competitive service while attaining the highest standards of professional practice. Home Heroes although we are experienced Party Wall Surveyors, we understand that to you our clients the party wall act can be a pretty daunting experience and you have already probably been left nervous and confused, with compliance of the act. We are able to speak to you in plain English using familiar terms and sayings helping you to be put and ease and more importantly understand your obligations and rights under the act.

Party Wall Pro has experienced surveyors who are well placed to help you with your party wall requirements, be you the building owner, adjoining owner or even as an agreed surveyor.

They Retain Professional Membership of the following organisations:

• Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB)
• Member Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (MFPWS)
• Chartered Building Engineer (MCABE C.Build.E)
• Associate Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS)
• Graduate Member of IOSH (GradIOSH)
• Member of Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyors (MCinsitCES) – Commercial (QS)
• Member Chartered Insitute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering (MCIPHE)

Owners Surveyors
Party Wall Pro Surveyors are able to be appointed by a building owner, adjoining owner and as an agreed surveyor. We offer our services to all parties of a party wall dispute and take our appointment seriously we can offer advice if you’re a building owner thinking of serving notices, if you are an adjoining owner who has been served a notice you can appoint us to be your Adjoining owner surveyor. We offer fixed rate awards and variable depending on the complexity of the situation.

Building owners – An owner who wishes to undertake building work which involves the Party Wall etc. Act 1996

Adjoining Owners – this term includes adjoining occupiers with more than a 12 month lease, whose building adjoins the building owners land or for a section 6 notice within 6 metres of the proposed development.