Party Wall and Neighbourly Matters

Ingleton Wood has extensive experience in providing party wall and neighbourly matters services to developers, investors, occupiers and project managers. Our advice is always knowledgeable of the construction activities, pragmatic and with due regard of the statutory and contractual frameworks.

We act in this capacity throughout all of our sectors: commercial, residential, healthcare, education and leisure.

Under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, we lead the strategic planning for developers, receiving appointment as Building Owner’s Surveyor. Similarly, we are regularly appointed as Adjoining Owner’s Surveyor. In both scenarios, we negotiate the terms of the Award to resolve the dispute in a timely manner and take into account appropriate ways to mitigate impact and risks.
In terms of access agreements, we are experienced in approaching or receiving requests for access onto neighbouring land.

Irrespective of the nature of the neighbourly agreement, we prepare detailed schedules of condition to act as an accurate record in the unlikely event that damage is caused.

A summary of the neighbourly matters services available are:

• Initial party wall risk / impact report
• Party wall surveyor – Building Owner’s / Adjoining Owner’s / Agreed
• Access agreements – crane / scaffold / access licences
• Boundary report
• Rights of way and easements
• High Hedges
• Expert witness report
• Schedules of condition