Understand what a notice means, what to check and how to decide what to do next.
Receiving a Party Wall notice can make damage feel inevitable. In Coburns’ experience, the actual risk in routine projects is often much lower than adjoining owners initially fear.
Read article →A notice is the formal starting point for many Party Wall matters. It should tell you what statutory work your neighbour proposes.
Read article →Before consenting, dissenting or appointing anyone, make sure you understand what has actually been served.
Read article →Consent and dissent are not measures of whether you like the project. They are different procedural choices.
Read article →Consent usually means you are allowing the relevant notified work to proceed without requiring the statutory surveyor dispute-resolution process at that stage.
Read article →Do not assume that consent can simply be withdrawn whenever you wish. The answer depends on what was consented to and what has happened since.
Read article →If work has started and you think notice should have been served, first establish what work is actually taking place and whether the Act applies.
Read article →Design changes during a project are common. The important question is whether the change materially alters the notifiable work or the basis on which the notice or award was made.
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