If major works are undertaken close to your property you may be entitled to a party wall award and require the protection of a condition report. If you are in doubt or are unsure about wether or not you require a Party Wall Award. Here are some typical examples of work that would require a Party wall award, the main types are extensions, damp proofing works and structural alterations but here are also a few other examples:

• Injecting a damp proof course into a shared wall.
• Tanking a shared wall
• Installing a concrete lintel, Timber supports or steel girder into a shared wall.
• Building a wall on the party wall linewhere the foundations may spread into the adjoining owners property.
• Underpinning of a structure in close proximity to a party wall.
• Raisng a party wall at roof level to enclose it and build habitable space e.g. Loft conversions.
• Extensions and structures being built near to party walls.
• Opening up the floors between flats and altering joists, floor contructions etc.
  

If in doubt, we can advise and answer any questions you may have. please contact us at Barnes Kirkwood and Woolf.