Party wall surveying services in Oxford
Member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors
Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Years practice in the design and construction industry.
Whether you’re planning a home extension, loft conversion, basement excavation, or any construction work near a shared boundary, you must comply with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Our highly experienced Party Wall Surveyors offer expert guidance, ensuring your project meets legal requirements while maintaining positive relationships with neighbouring property owners.
We work with homeowners, developers, architects, and contractors, providing clear, impartial advice to help you navigate party wall matters with confidence. From serving legal notices to negotiating agreements and resolving disputes, we handle the entire process with professionalism and efficiency.
With over 35 years of experience in design and construction, we understand the complexities of party wall regulations and how they impact your project. Whether you need an initial consultation or full surveyor services, we work towards a smooth, legally compliant process, minimising delays and avoiding costly disputes.
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How The Party Wall Act helps you and your neighbour
A Party Wall is the shared boundary structure between two properties. The Act applies in various scenarios, including:.
- In a terraced house, it is often both sides.
- In a semi-detached house it is usually the single dividing wall between houses.
- In a detached property, the Act can apply to extensions built by you, or your neighbour. It applies where any part of the extension or excavations will be within 3m of, and with foundations to a lower level than, the neighbour’s property.
- It can also apply where, for example, a basement is being built and any part is less than 6m from the neighbour’s property (and below their foundations).
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 ensures that any construction work near a shared boundary structure is conducted safely and fairly, protecting both property owners.
- It assists building owners in conducting their proposed work and protects them from injunctions.
- It protects neighbours who may be affected by a neighbour’s works and assists them if any damage is done.
- It resolves issues without expensive legal action.
Why Engage A Party Wall Surveyor?
Managing Changes
Generally speaking, people do not like change. Construction work by a neighbour can sometimes cause issues despite participants best efforts, partly because the status quo is changing and partly due to an unfamiliarity with the process, and that the work may damage their property.
Building Confidence
The Party Wall etc Act is there to help reach agreement between neighbours and ensure that everyone is clear about the safest and most practical method of working, so as the project can proceed with confidence on all sides.
Protecting Property
It protects the building owners right to do the work in a safe and secure manner, whilst balancing this with the responsibility that if any damage should be done to the neighbour’s property it will be put right and the building owner’s expense.
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We proudly serve Oxford, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Warwickshire, ensuring that you receive expert party wall guidance tailored to local regulations and needs.
Why use the Oxford Party Wall Company?
- 35 years practice in the design and construction industry.
- Member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (FPWS).
- Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
- A practical approach, focussing on forming agreements.
- Extensive experience of working with architects and engineers locally.
- Free initial advice consultation.
- Equitable agreements reached in a fair and impartial way.
