Party Wall Surveyor in Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham’s Victorian terraces across Fulham, conservation areas around Brook Green, modern infill at White City, and Shepherd’s Bush stock generate constant party wall work. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 governs notifiable works. Our London head office in SE1 covers Hammersmith and Fulham across west London. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham generates frequent instructions on basement digs, period extensions, and infill development.

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 in Hammersmith and Fulham

Many Hammersmith and Fulham projects engage the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 from the planning stage. Basement excavations beneath Victorian terraces across Fulham, period extensions through Hammersmith, Brook Green and Shepherd's Bush, modern infill at White City and the regeneration corridor, and refurbishments across the conservation areas 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. Hammersmith and Fulham coverage extends from Fulham and Parsons Green through Hammersmith proper to Shepherd's Bush and White City. Many basement and extension projects also pair with daylight and sunlight reports 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

How does our party wall service work in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Hammersmith and Fulham party wall work begins with a free initial assessment from a qualified surveyor at our London office. The conversation covers the proposed works, the relevant sections of the Act, and the notice strategy. The borough's projects typically involve party structure notices for terrace extensions, line of junction notices for new boundary walls, and section 6 excavation notices for basement digs beneath the Victorian stock that dominates Fulham and Hammersmith proper.

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 Hammersmith and Fulham 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 does a successful party wall process look like in Hammersmith and Fulham?

A successful Hammersmith and Fulham party wall job runs on early notice, careful documentation, and a single point of contact from instruction through to award. Notices served three months ahead of works, adjoining owners responding within statutory periods, a schedule of condition appropriate to the property type, and a valid award where dispute arises all combine to keep the build on track.

Notice periods under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are non-negotiable: two months for party structure works and one month for excavations within the relevant proximity thresholds. The building owner generally covers reasonable surveyor fees on both sides. For Hammersmith and Fulham projects, particularly basement digs across Fulham's terraced streets, 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