Appointing the right London Party Wall Surveyor ensures your building project complies with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and protects you from costly disputes. Hourican & Associates are Chartered Surveyors, regulated by RICS, CIOB, and CABE, and full members of the FPWS and Pyramus & Thisbe Club.
Are you planning a building project – perhaps an extension, loft conversion or basement – that is on or adjacent to your property’s boundary line? Or has a ‘Party Wall’ notice dropped on the doormat informing you of a neighbour’s impending works?
It’s essential to understand all the implications of building plans. If you don’t, it could cost thousands. Our job is to ensure everything is done correctly – and that it doesn’t!
Fantastic service from Richard, would highly recommend.
Lucy Thomas
14 Jul 2026
Richard helped us with a challenging party wall agreement where both the leaseholder and freehold adjoining owner insisted on having separate surveyors for the removal of a chimney stack. He was clearly familiar with the different surveyors in the industry which was helpful. He worked tirelessly to get this over the line, to which we are very grateful.
james arkoulis
03 Jul 2026
H C
18 Jun 2026
I got in contact with Hourican Associates for some advice on a parapet wall issue (Party Wall dispute).
I wish I could have instructed Richard but unfortunately due to the way the party wall award works I couldn’t. However he was fabulous. Richard returned my call quickly and gave me lots of advice on what I could do given the circumstances, what to make sure we ask for etc and also put my mind at rest.
Richard really knows his stuff in party walls and I wished I’d found him earlier. Totally recommend! Thanks Richard. I’ll be saving your number for next time!
Gu Ming
19 May 2026
James Thomas
10 May 2026
Really professional, trustworthy and moved at pace. Really happy with the service provided.
Peter Tracey
28 Apr 2026
We engaged Hourican for Party Wall Awards in London. Really great experience. Richard engaged with all stakeholders and delivered the required result. In a timely and efficient manner Critically the communication was really well good the Richard kept the project team fully in the loop. Highly recommend.
Jeannette Cottrell
23 Apr 2026
Very impressive service. I asked many people for recommendations and I went with chatGPT. My neighbours were also happy. I was in communications with Richard and explained I had to arrange for all Neighbours so I need to arrange set dates in advance. Richard and his team were super accommodating and was able to turnaround the partywall awards swiftly. Highly recommended.
Sam Christie
31 Mar 2026
Richard is very responsive and pragmatic and importantly fair to all parties. He is professional and does things timely to ensure there are no delays. He charged a fixed price and needed to deal with multiple garages which created complexity, but he ploughed through and he was able to cut through and inspect the garages to get the party wall award.
Mikhail Grechishkin
30 Mar 2026
Richard is very responsive/supportive, and gets the job done, even in tricky situations like ours.
Julia Brucher
18 Mar 2026
Excellent experience working with Richard. He was highly knowledgeable, gave clear and practical advice, and made the whole process feel straightforward.
What really stood out was his incredibly fast response time, always quick to reply and very easy to work with.
Richard took the time to walk us through all our options around the boundary wall, explaining exactly what we could and couldn’t do without unnecessary jargon. His guidance was practical, balanced, and gave us real confidence in how to proceed.
Would highly recommend!
R Sodhi
15 Mar 2026
Richard Hourican was excellent in handling the party wall matters for our new build. Communication was great throughout and everything was handled efficiently, which made the whole process much less stressful. Would highly recommend!