If you’re a developer or a building owner intending to carry out building work on a party wall, on or near to a boundary line, or near to adjoining properties or structures then you must consider whether the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies to your project. From time to time we come across developers and building owners who are unaware of the requirements of the Act – or who have incorrectly assumed that it doesn’t apply to their project – and who’ve then commenced building works unlawfully.
It is often relatively straightforward to determine whether the Party Wall Act applies to your project and to then determine the correct procedure to follow.