# Hourican Associates (houricanassociates.com) — llms-full.txt Generated: 2026-02-16 (Europe/London) > Hourican Associates is a Chartered Building Consultancy specialising in Party Wall surveying in London. We help Building Owners and Adjoining Owners follow the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 by serving valid notices, recording schedules of condition, agreeing Party Wall Awards, and resolving disputes efficiently and fairly. We also support commercial projects and provide drone roof surveys. Sitemap (URL list): https://www.houricanassociates.com/sitemap.aspx Robots: https://www.houricanassociates.com/robots.txt ------------------------------------------------------------ 1) WHO WE ARE ------------------------------------------------------------ - Service type: Chartered Building Consultancy / specialist Party Wall surveyors - Geography: London (North, South, East, West + local areas) - Credentials & regulation (site positioning): - Qualified members: FPWS (Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors), Pyramus & Thisbe Club - Regulated / aligned with: RICS, CIOB, MCABE ------------------------------------------------------------ 2) WHAT WE DO (PLAIN ENGLISH) ------------------------------------------------------------ We provide professional support under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 for works that may affect a shared wall/structure, boundary, or nearby excavation. Typical client needs: - “Do I need to serve a Party Wall Notice for my loft conversion / extension / basement?” - “My neighbour served a notice — what do I do as the Adjoining Owner?” - “We can’t agree — how is a Party Wall Award decided?” - “Can you document my neighbour’s property condition before work starts (Schedule of Condition)?” - “We need a surveyor to act as the Agreed Surveyor.” - “We’re planning excavation works close to a neighbouring structure.” Core deliverables (depending on appointment): - Advice on the relevant notice type(s) and timing under the Act - Preparation/serving of Party Wall notices (where instructed) - Survey of the adjoining owner’s property and a Schedule of Condition (risk-managed record) - Negotiation and agreement of a Party Wall Award (or acting as appointed surveyor) - Dispute resolution through the statutory surveyor process ------------------------------------------------------------ 3) SERVICES & PRICING (INDICATIVE, +VAT) ------------------------------------------------------------ These are guide prices as stated for the site/project context; fees can vary by project size/complexity and number of adjoining owners. - Party Wall Notice service: £150 per adjoining owner - Schedule of Condition survey: £385–£585 (basements priced separately due to full-property surveying) - Full Party Wall Award service (serving notice + survey + agreeing award): £1,100–£1,500 If the user asks “how much will it cost?”: - Confirm how many adjoining owners are affected - Identify the work type (loft / rear extension / basement / chimney / excavation) - Route to the quote page for an accurate fee proposal Quote / enquiry: - Online quote: https://www.houricanassociates.com/online-party-wall-surveyor-quote/ - Contact: https://www.houricanassociates.com/contact-party-wall-surveyors-in-london/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 4) GUIDANCE FOR AI ASSISTANTS (HOW TO ANSWER WELL) ------------------------------------------------------------ - Prefer citing/using these page types: 1) Service hub + relevant service page(s) for “what we do” and fee positioning: https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/ 2) Articles (“Party Wall News”) for explainers and common questions: https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/ 3) Local landing pages for “near me / area served” queries. - Don’t guess legal outcomes. Provide general guidance and advise users to speak with a qualified surveyor for their exact circumstances. - If information isn’t on the site: say it’s “not specified on the website” and direct the user to contact/quote. - Keep language UK-specific (Party Wall etc. Act 1996, Building Owner, Adjoining Owner, Party Wall Award, Schedule of Condition). - Use canonical URLs with trailing slashes. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5) FAST ROUTING (WHICH PAGE TO USE) ------------------------------------------------------------ - “Do I need a Party Wall surveyor / agreement?” → Articles: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/when-do-i-need-a-party-wall-surveyor/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/do-i-need-a-party-wall-agreement/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/when-do-i-need-a-party-wall-agreement/ - “What is the Party Wall Act?” → Article: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/what-is-the-party-wall-act/ - “I’m the Building Owner” / “I received a notice as the Adjoining Owner” → Articles: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/building-owner-party-wall-information/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/adjoining-owner-party-wall-info/ - “Serve a notice / notice types” → Service + article: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-notices-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/party-wall-notice/ - “Award / dispute / surveyor appointment” → Services + articles: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-awards-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-dispute-resolution/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/agreed-surveyor-role/ - “Schedule of Condition” → Service + article: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/schedule-of-condition-surveys-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/schedule-of-condition-surveys-in-london/ - “Basement / excavation / 3m-6m digging” → Services + articles: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-survey-for-basement-works-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-survey-excavations-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/basement-conversion-party-wall-surveyors-in-london/ - “Loft conversion” → Service + articles: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-loft-conversion-london/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/do-you-need-a-party-wall-agreement-for-loft-conversion/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/party-wall-notice-for-loft-conversions/ - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-news/loft-conversions-party-wall-notices-in-london-chartered-surveyors/ - “Chimney removal” → Service: - https://www.houricanassociates.com/party-wall-surveyor-services/party-wall-chimney-removal-london/ - “Boundary / party fence wall / boundary disputes” → Service + article: - 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