Party Wall Surveying Services in London
Party Wall advice for Building Owners and Adjoining Owners
Hourican Associates are specialist Party Wall Surveyors in London, helping Building Owners, Adjoining Owners, architects and developers navigate the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
We prepare and serve Party Wall Notices, carry out Schedules of Condition, agree Party Wall Awards where required and advise on written consent, Agreed Surveyor appointments and neighbour responses.
Professional credentials
Party Wall specialists within a RICS-regulated firm, with professional qualifications, memberships and practical London project experience.
- RICS-regulated firm
- Chartered Building Consultancy
- Richard Hourican: MFPWS, BSc (Hons), MCIOB, MCABE, AssocRICS
- Richard Hourican: Pyramus & Thisbe Society membership is company-supplied, pending a current membership record.
- Based at Chiswick Park and covering Greater London
Core Party Wall services
Whether you are planning works or responding to a neighbour's project, we can manage the Party Wall process from initial advice and notices through to surveys and Awards where required.
Building Owner Surveyor
Planning works? We review the proposals, identify the notices required and manage the Party Wall process through to survey and Award where necessary.
Building Owner servicesAdjoining Owner Surveyor
Received a Party Wall Notice? We review the proposals, explain your options and address appropriate safeguards through the Party Wall process.
Adjoining Owner servicesAgreed Surveyor
Where a dispute has arisen and both owners concur, one Agreed Surveyor can act impartially under section 10 of the Act and avoid duplicated surveyor involvement.
Agreed Surveyor roleParty Wall Notices
We prepare and serve the appropriate Party Wall Notices using the ownership, works and drawing information required for the project.
Party Wall NoticesSchedules of Condition
A photographic and written record of the visible condition of relevant parts of the adjoining property before works begin.
Schedule of ConditionParty Wall Awards
Where a dispute arises, the Award sets out how notifiable works may proceed and records the relevant safeguards for both owners.
Party Wall AwardsTransparent Party Wall Surveyor fees
Straightforward fees for common Party Wall services, with a clear quotation provided before we begin.
Party Wall Notice
from £150 + VATper adjoining owner
Preparation and service of the appropriate Party Wall Notice.
Schedule of Condition
typically £385–£585 + VATdepending on the works and property size
A detailed photographic and written record of relevant visible property condition.
Full Party Wall service
typically £1,100–£1,500 + VATdepending on project size and complexity
Includes serving notice, carrying out the survey and agreeing the Party Wall Award where required.
Basement surveys are quoted separately because they generally require a more detailed inspection of the property and proposals. More complex projects may also require a tailored quotation.
Party Wall support for more complex projects
Explore specialist advice for particular types of work and Party Wall matters.
Further specialist services
How the Party Wall process works
The exact route depends on the proposed works and how the Adjoining Owner responds, but most Party Wall matters follow the same broad stages.
Review
We review the drawings and proposed works to identify which parts of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 may apply.
Notice
The appropriate Party Wall Notice is prepared and served on each relevant Adjoining Owner.
Response & survey
The Adjoining Owner may consent or a dispute may arise. Surveyor appointments and a Schedule of Condition are arranged where appropriate.
Award where required
Where a dispute exists, the appointed surveyor or surveyors agree a Party Wall Award setting out how the notifiable works may proceed.
Party Wall Notice, consent or Award?
“Party Wall Agreement” is commonly used as a general search term, but under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 the outcome may instead be written consent or, where a dispute arises, a Party Wall Award.
Party Wall Notice
The formal notice served by the Building Owner where proposed works fall within the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Party Wall Notice adviceWritten consent
An Adjoining Owner may consent to notified works. Where valid consent is given, an Award is not automatically required.
Respond to a noticeParty Wall Award
Where a dispute arises, the appointed surveyor or surveyors resolve the matters in dispute and make a Party Wall Award.
Party Wall Award adviceUseful Party Wall tools
Party Wall Surveyors across London
Based at Chiswick Park, Hourican Associates provide Party Wall surveying services throughout Greater London.
Central & West
North London
South & South West
East & South East
London projects
Party Wall experience across London
Hourican Associates have been appointed on more than 1,000 London Party Wall matters, including loft conversions, rear extensions, basement excavations, chimney alterations, commercial works and projects involving multiple Adjoining Owners.