Party Wall Awards
Acorn have strong partnerships and alliances with experienced Party Wall Surveyors who can help and guide you through the process, whether you are an owner looking to carry out works, or whether you are a neighbour residing next to someone that is about to have work started on their residential, office, commercial or educational property.
The Party Wall Awards are known as “The Party Wall etc. Act 1996” and there are basically three types of work covered by the Act:
Section 1 of the Act covers new walls built up to or astride the Boundary or Line of Junction.
Section 2 of the Act covers work carried out on a party wall or party structure. This is often the shared wall between two properties, but can also include garden walls (known as a Party Fence Wall when sitting astride a boundary) or a floor separating two flats.
Section 6 of the Act covers excavations within 3 or 6 meters of an adjoining owner’s property and to a greater depth then their foundations.
We are here to help and guide you through the process so please contact us if we can assist.