Party Wall Act for Loft Conversions - Everything You Need to Know - What, Why, How and How Much
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- Party Wall Agreements are compulsory for all Loft Conversions in the UK and in this video we explain:
What is a Party Wall
What are your rights and responsibilities
What is the Party Wall Act 1996
What documentation you need to complete your build
Why is necessary to Notify your neighbour
How to Notify your neighbour
What the timescales are involved in the process
What happens if you neighbour does not consent to the works
How to appoint a Party Wall Surveyor
How much it costs
What happens if there is a problem with your neighbour's house
By the end of this video you will understand what is involved and be able to notify your neighbour of the work you wish to undertake on the Party Wall for your project.
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Lucky for me my neighbour is council-owned and I went directly to the council and they were very helpful and we just have an agreement between ourselves without any expensive surveyors
Hi Racquel. That is a fantastic outcome. 👍
You’re lucky. Some authorities are terrible at even responding. Must be a good borough.
Nice one Joe, very informative video which I was absolutely oblivious to all the documentation required. 👍👍 Joe, hand on heart,what would you do ? Ask for a party wall surveyor or just give them permission to build? I ask because my my wife’s Mum (Dot)who is a lovely lady who is getting on in years now (although she’s as fit as a flea) will be having new neighbours soon and by chance the other half noticed on the local government website that proposed plans have been drawn up for a hip and Gable loft conversion. Dot is so kind hearted and wants nothing more than a good relationship with her new neighbours and I agree with her too. However our concern is she will be vulnerable to all the building jargon and believe those famous builders promises. Long winded I know Joe - my question to you is, if and hopefully we do get on with the neighbours and they submit their party wall letter which is satisfactory do you think we could agree permission on the understanding that 1️⃣ Photographs are taken of adjoining wall and surrounding areas before and after the party wall is built 2️⃣any damage due to loft build repaired outside 3️⃣ Noise working hours are allowed from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm Saturday and no noise work Sunday.Do you think that’s fair ? Or should I tell them we want a party wall surveyor? I’m in two minds now as was going to ask for the surveyor because they should have made an effort to see us and let us know without us having to find out for ourselves but maybe that’s a bit mean. I look forward to hearing your advice, and if there’s anything else I might have left out for stipulations.
Thanks Joe much appreciated
Paul 👍👍😊
At the end of your video, you suggest you can manage the process yourself, up to a point I'd agree. If a dispute occurs you have to appoint a surveyor (or concur to an 'agreed surveyor'), you cannot in that scenario 'do it yourself', see section 10(1) of the Act.
Thank you for these videos - they are so helpful. We live in a semi-detatched house so have just one party wall. However, next door is split into two flats (one freeholder and two leaseholders). Do we need a party wall agreement with all three?
We live in a mid terrace house and we signed the party wall agreement for our neighbours loft conversion. The gable end of their property steps down to our roof.
We are in the process of re tiling our roof now.
My question is, the gable end (party wall?) render is flaking off and it needs re rendering. We need it made good in order to attach lead flashing.
Am i wrong saying that the wall is their property and therefore their responsibility to make good? Or is it joint responsibility even though the wall steps up?
Thank you for the advice. What advice do you have for neighbours being subjected to building hell because the other neighbour doing the building work doesnt bother getting agreements in place prior to doing the work.
I hope Canada has the same frame work for this.
Again, a really good informative video 👍 Just a quick question that occured to me whilst watching. If your neighbour has had a loft conversion themselves, could there be an issue if the steels you want to insert into the party wall clash with ones they've installed for their conversion? Would building control have a problem with this because the two sets of steels adjacent to each other could weaken the wall?
Hi Tony
These days it is very common for two adjacent houses to both have loft conversions so it is not a problem providing that the work has been done correctly. The Party Wall Act allows you to do the work and Building Control check that the work has been done correctly so as long as the neighbour informed Building Control and has everything signed off there shouldn't be a problem. 👍
If you haven't done so yet check out our recent video on Building Control 👍
My neighbour i nsisted I have an independent assessment regarding the party wall agreement which cost me a hefty £400 I could have done without, but to get it signed off so I could get on with my build I had to pay .
Hi. I feel your pain - it is really annoying when that sort of thing happens. You just need to accept that it is a necessary cost of getting the work done and move on. It could be worse - I know of jobs where the neighbours have held up the work for over a year. 👍
@@JoeBlogs A year ! Wow that must have been so annoying and not good for good neighbour relations. If mine had been delayed even a couple of weeks my builder said I would have missed my slot and it could have been shunted onto 2024.