Party Wall Surveyor in Brent

Brent’s Victorian and Edwardian terraces through Willesden and Kilburn, 1930s suburbs around Wembley, modern Wembley regeneration, and post-war estates generate constant party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs notifiable works. Our London head office in SE1 covers Brent across north-west London. The London Borough of Brent’s area generates frequent instructions on period extensions, regeneration work around Wembley, and refurbishments across the suburban stock.

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 in Brent

Brent projects regularly bring the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 into play from the planning stage. Rear extensions and loft conversions to Victorian and Edwardian terraces through Willesden, Kilburn and Queens Park, refurbishments to 1930s suburban stock across Wembley, Kenton and Preston, modern regeneration consented by the London Borough of Brent around Wembley, and infill development all routinely require notice where works affect shared walls or excavate close to neighbouring 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. Brent coverage extends from Kilburn and Queens Park through Willesden, Harlesden and Wembley to Kingsbury and Kenton. Many extension projects also pair with rights of light assessments where works affect neighbouring window levels.

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's the party wall process for Brent projects?

The party wall process for Brent projects begins 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. Brent projects typically involve party structure notices for terrace extensions and loft conversions, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and section 6 excavation notices for any deep foundation work close to adjoining buildings.

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. For 1930s suburban stock the schedule pays particular attention to existing render, brickwork and any visible defects. Where the matter is agreed paperwork stays proportionate. Where dispute arises the party wall award is drafted properly and served. Building owners and adjoining owners across Brent 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's at stake on a Brent party wall project?

What's at stake on a Brent party wall project is the build programme, the relationship with adjoining property owners, and the legal position if damage is alleged after completion. Valid notices, a thorough schedule of condition recorded before works begin, and a signed award where required all reduce risk on builds where 1930s suburban stock often has shared walls with neighbours on either side.

Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fixed 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 Brent projects, particularly Wembley regeneration with multiple adjoining property interests, an early free initial assessment reduces risk on both sides.

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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