Generate a compliant Party Wall Notice
Use our free Party Wall Notice generator to create a ready-to-send notice document for common home improvement works in London. Complete the form, confirm your details, and we’ll email you a Party Wall Notice you can serve on your adjoining owner(s). If you’re unsure which notice type applies (or you want us to serve it for you), our specialist surveyors can help.
What is a Party Wall Notice?
A Party Wall Notice is a formal written notice served under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It’s prepared by the building owner (or their representative) when proposed works may affect a shared wall/structure, a boundary, or nearby foundations. The notice gives the adjoining owner clear information about the works and the legal right to respond in writing.
The 3 main types of Party Wall Notice
- Line of Junction Notice (new wall built at or astride the boundary line)
- Party Structure Notice (works to a party wall, party floor/ceiling, or party fence wall)
- Notice of Adjacent Excavation (excavations within 3m or 6m, depending on depth)
Some projects require more than one notice type (for example, an extension involving both boundary works and excavations). To avoid delays, it’s important that all relevant notices are served correctly on every adjoining owner.
If you need to confirm the adjoining owner’s details, you can search via the Land Registry.
When should a Party Wall Notice be served?
Notices should be served as early as practical so the minimum notice period can run and there is time to deal with queries. Notices are generally valid for 12 months, so on longer projects be mindful that a notice can expire if works don’t start in time.
Minimum notice periods before works start
- Party Structure Notice: at least 2 months before works commence
- Line of Junction Notice: at least 1 month before works commence
- Notice of Adjacent Excavation: at least 1 month before works commence
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Why choose Hourican Associates?
We are specialist regulated Party Wall surveyors and will always ensure our clients' interests are protected during building works.
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Hourican Associates specialise in all Party Wall matters in London and are fully qualified members of the FPWS, Pyramus & Thisbe Club and regulated by RIC's, CIOB & CABE.
Thorough
We pay attention to the detail & are experts in all Party Wall matters, we ensure the protection supplied by the Party Wall Act is in place & accurately applied to your project.
Professional
We draw upon a wealth of experience and professional qualifications to ensure that we can assist our clients in the most cost and time effective way possible.
Experienced
We are specialist Party Wall surveyors with a wealth of experience working in London on projects of all sizes, always ensuring our clients are fully protected by the Party Wall Act.
Richard has acted as my Party wall surveyor and has has been incredibly responsive, knowledgeable and helpful throughout the process - he has a great set of contacts so if he doesn’t know the answer to something, he’ll know a man you does - throughly recommend
Our friend introduced Richard to us to help on party wall matters. His work was delivered in a very efficient and timely way with high quality. Great experience and highly recommended.
I first met Richard in Sept 2016 for a coffee, he went through his services and we gave him a trial run on a fairly complex party wall award requirement for a mid terrace in Fulham SW6. He booked the Schedule of Condition survey the following day and had the awards in my email within the week. Richard is now our main recommended PWS and since then has completed 100s of jobs for our clients. Richard is courteous, strong on customer service, good value, extremely knowledgeable and always a pleasure to deal with.
I have worked with Richard for few years now and have nothing but praise. Fast acting, fair costing and thorough work. Clear communication is given throughout which makes working with Richard so much easier.
I have worked with Richard on various basement projects in London and always found him very quick to respond to any emails and gets the party wall awards in place quickly with a fixed costs. He is our go to Party Wall surveyor..
This is the second time I’ve used their party wall services. I find Richard to be very knowledgeable and always has time to answer my questions. I’ll recommend his services to my friends.
Hourican Associates Ltd came recommended and quote was fair. Managed complex party wall situation with 5 neighbours for a loft extension. Schedule of conditions conducted and party wall agreements issued efficiently. Responsive when questions/issues arose.
Engaging Richard from Hourican Associates as my party wall surveyor has been an absolute blessing. From start to finish, he has been extremely helpful, consistently offering valuable advice and guidance throughout the entire process. Richard’s responsiveness and willingness to address any additional queries I had was truly impressive, and he even went the extra mile on several occasions to ensure everything has gone smoothly. Working with him was an absolute pleasure, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Richard and the team at Hourican Associates to anyone seeking professional, reliable party wall services in the future.
Has acted as Party Wall surveyor for me - really responsive and excellent service.
Richard was very helpful. He’s knowledgable and quick to respond to queries. Would recommend.
If you are looking for someone to go the extra mile look no further than Richard Hourican. I cannot thank him enough for the excellent job he did in securing my Party Wall Awards. There were numerous flats either side of my property. A total of 11 altogether. Some responded, some didn't but Richard didn't give up. He made what could have been a difficult, long drawn out and stressful situation a lot easier to handle and took all the flak and came up with the result. Don't look any further than this, you have found your man. Thank you!
