Party Wall Surveyor in Wandsworth

Wandsworth’s Victorian terraces around Tooting, conservation areas in Putney, Battersea period and new stock, and Wandsworth Town redevelopment generate constant party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs notifiable works. Our London head office in SE1 covers Wandsworth across the borough. The London Borough of Wandsworth’s area generates frequent instructions on basement digs, period extensions, mansion block alterations, and large regeneration schemes.

Party Wall Notices and Awards in Wandsworth

Wandsworth construction work regularly engages the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Basement digs on the substantial Victorian terraces around Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common, period extensions through Tooting and Balham, mansion block alterations in Battersea, and regeneration schemes in Wandsworth Town and along the river all routinely require notice where works affect shared walls, boundaries, or nearby foundations.

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. Wandsworth coverage extends from Battersea and Nine Elms through Wandsworth Town, Putney and Wandsworth Common to Tooting and Balham. Many basement projects also pair with rights of light assessments at the planning design stage.

Party Wall etc. Act 1996

James Crowley is the past London and National Chair of The Pyramus and Thisbe Society, an organisation with a great interest in party wall and neighbourly matters.

Having been involved in projects across the UK for both domestic properties and larger, city centre developments, we have experience and knowledge of the more complicated methods of construction, including temporary restraint works, piling to form a triple basement and jet grouting. We have also negotiated licences for the use of scaffolding and tower cranes.

Services Provided

  • Party Wall advice

  • Serving Notices under the Act

  • Schedules of Condition

  • Agreeing Award documentation

  • Scaffolding, Tower Crane and Access Licences

What does a CHP party wall surveyor do in Wandsworth?

A Wandsworth party wall instruction starts with a free initial assessment by a qualified surveyor from our London office. The first conversation covers the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. Wandsworth projects typically involve party structure notices for terrace extensions and mansion block alterations, line of junction notices for boundary works, and section 6 excavation notices for the basement digs that dominate the borough's residential workload.

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 covering external and internal areas. 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 Wandsworth get continuity from instruction to final award.

Over the past four years, CHP have worked very successfully with us in their capacity as party wall surveyors. Through his calm, sensible approach and excellent communication skills James Crowley, in particular, gained the trust and confidence of the entire team and stakeholders. Looking forward to working with CHP again.”

- Clare Goggin, Jackson Coles

What if my neighbour disputes my notice in Wandsworth?

When an adjoining owner dissents from a Wandsworth party wall notice, or fails to respond within 14 days of being served, the matter moves into the formal award process under the Act. Each side appoints a surveyor, or both agree on a single agreed surveyor. The appointed surveyors then prepare the party wall award covering the works, conditions, schedule of condition, and any agreed protections.

For Wandsworth properties, where basement digs and large terrace extensions are common, the award stage often involves detailed structural review and monitoring proposals. Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed at two months for party structure works and one month for excavations. The building owner generally covers reasonable fees on both sides. To discuss a Wandsworth scheme, book a free initial assessment.

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Head Office
2-6 Boundary Row
London, SE1 8HP

Essex Office
2nd Floor, 10 High Street
Wickford, Essex
SS12 9AZ


020 3714 4090
enquiries@chpsurveyors.com