CHP Surveyors has been established since 2004 with offices in Wickford, London and Hampshire. Our London head office at Boundary Row in SE1 is RICS regulated and delivers specialist chartered surveying on dense urban sites with technical depth. RBKC coverage extends from Notting Hill and Holland Park through Kensington and South Kensington to Chelsea and Knightsbridge. Basement digs frequently pair with rights of light assessments where excavation and new structure affect neighbouring windows.
After the assessment the surveyor drafts and serves the statutory notices, manages adjoining owner responses, and produces a detailed schedule of condition with photographs and full written notes. For listed and conservation property the schedule includes additional detail on materials, decorative features, and any visible defects. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Calls stay with the named surveyor throughout. Building owners and adjoining owners across RBKC get continuity from instruction to final award.
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 fixes notice periods at two months for party structure works and one month for excavations within the relevant proximity thresholds. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. For RBKC projects, particularly those running on tight planning consents with basement policy considerations, getting party wall in motion early protects the build. To discuss a specific scheme, book a free initial assessment.
