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Benefits of Hiring a Party Wall Surveyor

Engaging with a Party Wall Surveyor allows you to:

  • Prevent delays getting agreements in place
  • Receive expert advice
  • Prevent legal disputes
  • Record the condition of neighbours’ property prior to the works – preventing claims for damage

Laurence Murrin BA (Hons) MRICS MFPWS

Tel: 0203 960 7486 / 07522 700558
Email: lmurrin@archwaypw.co.uk

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At Archway Party Wall Surveyors we are happy to advise on all projects big or small.

We regularly deal with both residential and commercial matters ranging from loft conversions and home extensions to replacement dwellings and multi-million pound development sites.

At Archway we are proudly regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. So, you can rest assured that your Party Wall matters are in the best hands

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🏠 Safeguarding Your Assets: The Importance of a Schedule of Condition with Archway! At Archway, our recommendation is clear: opt for a schedule of condition, even if you're inclined to consent to the works. Why? Because this document is your asset's guardian, swiftly resolving potential disputes related to damages. But what exactly is a schedule of condition? As a crucial part of the party wall process, susceptible areas in the adjoining property are inspected, and their condition is meticulously recorded. This record, known as a schedule of condition, is both written and photographic. It comprehensively outlines the state of various parts of the building after a non-intrusive inspection, with approval from all involved surveyors. Why does it matter? 🤔 This schedule serves as a protective shield in case of damage, making dispute resolution significantly smoother if issues arise later on. Stay informed and ensure your assets are well-protected with Archway! 🔍📸 #ScheduleOfCondition #PropertyProtection #DisputeResolution #ArchwayAdvice 🌟🏡
What is a schedule of condition? - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏠 Resolving Disputes: Unpacking the Party Wall Award Process! When disputes arise, the appointment of surveyors is key to preparing a party wall award—a legally binding document that resolves matters in dispute between property owners. Here's a glimpse into what the award typically includes: 📑 Award Contents: - Details of the matter, including served notices and crucial dates. - A comprehensive description of the proposed works. - Drawings and method statements outlining the works. - Specifics on how and when the works can proceed. - A schedule of the adjoining property's condition. - Any other matters in dispute between the owners. Post-agreement, the award is served on both owners. Within 14 days, either owner can appeal in the county court. Once this window passes, the award becomes legally binding, providing a conclusive resolution. 🤝🔍 #PartyWallDisputes #LegalResolution #PropertyOwners #YouTubeTutorial 🌟🏡
What is a Party Wall award? - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏡 Navigating Party Wall Matters with Archway: Your Building Owner's Partner!<br /><br />When representing the Building Owner, Archway is your guide at every step, offering clear and professional advice. Wondering if your project falls under the Act's requirements? We've got you covered with initial advice and a transparent fixed fee.<br /><br />What Sets Us Apart:<br />✅ Impartial advice and fixed fees to ensure Act compliance.<br />🚀 Leveraging modern technology for efficiency and avoiding delays.<br />📑 Meticulous consideration of matters at hand, crafting detailed party wall awards.<br />🤝 Commitment to a smooth progression and transparent communication at every stage.<br /><br />Experience a seamless journey through the party wall process with Archway by your side. 🔍📐 #PartyWallGuidance #BuildingOwners #ActCompliance #EfficiencyMatters 🌟🏗️
The Services we provide to the Building Owner - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏠 Unlocking Efficiency with Technology at Archway!<br /><br />At Archway, we've embraced cutting-edge technology to streamline the party wall process and elevate property surveys. Our arsenal includes drones and telescopic poles, enabling inspections in otherwise inaccessible areas. This ensures comprehensive photographic documentation, leaving no stone unturned in safeguarding your interests.<br /><br />Key Advantages:<br />🚀 Utilization of advanced technology for swift and detailed property surveys.<br />🌐 Drones and telescopic poles enable inspections in challenging spaces, capturing clear photographic records.<br />💻 Integration of intelligent party wall software expedites processes and ensures meticulous adherence to the Act. <br />🤝 Efficient arrangement of inspections, seamless information sharing, and minimized project delays.<br /><br />Experience a seamless, technology-driven approach with Archway. 🔍🔧 #TechnologyInConstruction #PartyWallProcess #PropertySurveys #EfficientInspections 🌟🏡
How Archway Speeds Up the Party Wall Process
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🏗️ Unveiling Special Foundations: A Crucial Guide for Construction Planning!<br /><br />Special foundations, distinguished by reinforcing bars within, require careful consideration. If your project involves placing these foundations beneath an adjoining property, here's what you need to know:<br /><br />Key Insights:<br />📑 Serving notice of your intention is essential when placing special foundations under the land of an adjoining property.<br />🚧 If the adjoining owner withholds consent, alternative design exploration becomes imperative.<br />💡 Responsibility for the costs of construction works involving cutting or removing special foundations lies with the building owner, regardless of consent.<br /><br />Stay informed to navigate the complexities of special foundations seamlessly. 🔍🔧 #ConstructionInsights #SpecialFoundations #BuildingDesign #YouTubeTutorial 🌐🏡
Special Foundations - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🚧 Exploring Adjacent Excavation Notices: A Must-Know Guide for Construction Projects!<br /><br />If your construction plans involve excavating within 3m of an adjoining structure or property (or 6m for piled foundations), serving an adjacent excavation notice is crucial. Learn the ins and outs of this process to avoid pitfalls.<br /><br />Key Points:<br />📋 The notice, complete with excavation depth and layout drawings, is a must. Missing details can invalidate it.<br />🏡 Clearly state whether you plan to underpin or safeguard the adjoining owner's structure.<br />⏰ Serve adjacent excavation notices at least one month before the planned work starts.<br />📨 Your neighbor gets 14 days to respond, consenting or dissenting. No response within 14 days is deemed as dissent, triggering a potential dispute.<br />🤝 If a dispute arises, party wall surveyors step in, working towards a resolution through a party wall award. They also determine if underpinning or safeguarding is necessary.<br /><br />Stay informed for a smoother construction journey! 🔧👷‍♂️ #ConstructionTips #ExcavationNotices #PartyWallProcess #BuildingInsights 🌐💬
Adjacent Excavation Notices - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏠 Planning on making alterations to a party wall or structure, like the floors between flats? You might need to serve your neighbors a party structure notice. This is mandatory for various cases, including underpinning or raising a party wall, repairing a defective party wall, demolishing and rebuilding, cutting into, or cutting away from a party wall.<br /><br />This isn't an exhaustive list, and there are more types of works that necessitate party structure notices. When in doubt, reach out for free, impartial advice.<br /><br />Remember, these notices should be served at least two months before the proposed works start. Neighbors then have 14 days to respond, consenting or dissenting. If there's no response within 14 days, it's considered an automatic dissent. In the case of dissent, both parties appoint surveyors or agree on a single surveyor to prepare a party wall award, settling disputes and outlining the works' specifics. For any uncertainties, feel free to contact us! 🏗️🔧 #PartyWallNotice #ConstructionGuidelines #HomeRenovation #PartyWallSurveyors 🚧💬
Party Structure Notices - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏡 The Party Wall Act introduces crucial roles that determine the rights and obligations of property owners. In this video, we'll explore the definitions and responsibilities of "Building Owners" and "Adjoining Owners" under the Act, shedding light on their roles and significance.<br /><br />👷‍♂️ Building Owners:<br />✅ A "Building Owner" is defined as the individual or individuals who intend to carry out work that falls under the Act's notifiable category. They are the ones seeking to exercise their rights under the Act.<br /><br />🏠 Adjoining Owners:<br />✅ As the name suggests, "Adjoining Owners" are any owners or occupiers of land, buildings, storeys, or rooms that are adjacent to the property of the Building Owner. In cases of excavations within 3 or 6 meters (depending on depth), it can also encompass landowners not immediately adjacent, as long as there's a structure on their land sufficiently close to the proposed excavations.<br /><br />👤 Owners in a General Sense:<br />✅ The Act considers an "Owner" to be a broad term, including individuals in possession of land as freeholders, leaseholders, or tenants who have occupied the property for more than one year. Furthermore, anyone receiving income from the property, such as rent, is also categorized as an "Owner."<br /><br />🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more insights into party wall matters and property-related topics. If you have specific questions or need guidance on your unique situation, please leave them in the comments below. We're here to provide expert advice and help you understand the roles and responsibilities of key players under the Party Wall Act. Stay informed and empowered with Archway! 📜🏗️🔑
Building Owners and Adjoining Owners. What are they? - Archway Party Wall Surveyors
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🏠 The Party Wall Act lays down a precise process for dealing with party wall matters. In this video, we'll guide you through the step-by-step journey that property owners and neighbors typically follow when addressing party wall issues.<br /><br />📜 Part 1: Serving Party Wall Notices<br />1️⃣ The building owner initiates the process by serving party wall notices on their adjoining owner.<br /><br />🕑 Part 2: Response Window<br />2️⃣ The adjoining owner has a 14-day window to respond to the notice, either by consenting to the proposed works or dissenting.<br /><br />🔄 Part 3: Second Notice<br />3️⃣ If there's no response to the initial notice, the building owner sends another notice, giving the adjoining owner 10 days to appoint a surveyor. Failing this, the building owner can appoint a surveyor on their behalf.<br /><br />🔍 Part 4: Inspection Arrangement<br />4️⃣ In the case of dissent, appointed surveyors coordinate an inspection of the adjoining property. At Archway, we aim to arrange this inspection within 7 days.<br /><br />📑 Part 5: Drafting the Award<br />5️⃣ The building owner's surveyor prepares a draft award and shares it with the adjoining owner's surveyor for input. This collaborative process continues until they reach an agreement.<br /><br />🤝 Part 6: Award Agreement<br />6️⃣ In the case of an agreed surveyor, the award is independently prepared by a single shared surveyor.<br /><br />📜 Part 7: Serving the Award<br />7️⃣ Once the content of the award is mutually agreed upon, it is served on both owners.<br /><br />⚖️ Part 8: Legal Procedures<br />8️⃣ Following the award's service, either owner has the right to appeal it in the county court within 14 days. After this period, the award becomes legally binding.<br /><br />🔨 Part 9: Commencing the Work<br />9️⃣ The building owner must initiate the proposed work within 12 months as stipulated in the award.<br /><br />🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more insights into party wall matters and property-related topics. If you have specific questions or need guidance on your own party wall issue, please leave them in the comments below. We're here to provide expert advice and help you navigate the process smoothly. Stay informed and keep your projects on track with Archway! 📐🏗️📊
Party Wall Process Timescales - Archway Party Wall Surveyors `
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    Why Archway?

    Archway have a unique, modern and efficient approach to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which is often seen as a burdensome and administratively heavy process. This includes electronic communications, process management software and the use of technology to expedite the process to prevent delays to your project.

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    We adopt a solution focused approach to all party wall matters and can advise on all building works including extensions, loft conversions, basements or new build commercial or residential developments in London.

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    Party Wall procedures do not have to be complicated and we offer straight forward advice that is cost effective.
    With over twenty five years experience working in construction sector in London advising professionals, businesses and individuals, we are extremely experienced in project design, specification and management. This expertise enables us to foresee issues and adapt designs to ensure that the party wall process is managed efficiently and prevent delays to building works.

    Our Team

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    Laurence Murrin BA (Hons) MRICS MFPWS

    Director

    Laurence Murrin BA (Hons) MRICS MFPWS

    Director

    Chris Belton BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    Chris Belton BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    Dan Griggs BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    Dan Griggs BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    Joe Bennett BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    Joe Bennett BSc (Hons) MRICS

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    John Grabowski BSc (Hons) MCIOB

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    John Grabowski BSc (Hons) MCIOB