Party wall surveyors
in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Fulham's long Victorian terraces between the Fulham Road and the river, and the streets around Brook Green and Ravenscourt Park, are among the most extended houses in London: side returns, rear extensions, loft conversions and, increasingly, basements. Every one of them shares a wall with you.
Had a notice from a neighbour in Hammersmith and Fulham? You have 14 days to respond, and appointing your own surveyor normally costs you nothing, the building owner pays.
Covering Hammersmith and Fulham, Fulham, Parsons Green, Brook Green and the surrounding area, from London.
What party wall work looks like in Hammersmith and Fulham.
The standard Fulham scheme is a side-return extension cutting into the party wall, a rear extension up to the boundary, and a loft with steels bearing on the shared wall, all at once. Basements are common and the borough has its own policy on them. Near the river the ground is Thames gravel with a high water table, which makes excavation and dewatering a matter for the Award rather than an afterthought. A schedule of condition of your property, taken before work starts, is what settles any later argument about cracking.
We cover Hammersmith and Fulham from London, along with Fulham, Parsons Green, Brook Green, Shepherds Bush, Ravenscourt Park, Barons Court and the wider West London area. Every matter is handled by a named surveyor who is a member of the FPWS or RICS, or both.
If a neighbour has served you notice
This is most of what we do. As adjoining owner you are entitled to appoint your own surveyor, and under section 11 the building owner normally pays the reasonable fees.
- A schedule of condition of your property, before work starts
- The structural design read with your building in mind
- A binding Award controlling scope, hours and access
- A duty on your neighbour to make good any damage
- A named surveyor you can telephone
Planning works in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Extending or digging out in Hammersmith and Fulham? Side returns, lofts and basements each carry their own notices. We serve them correctly and estimate in writing before you start.
We identify which sections apply, check who the adjoining owners actually are at HM Land Registry, draft and serve the notices correctly, and manage the neighbour relationship so you do not have to. You get a written estimate before we start. Not a fixed fee guessed from a form before anyone has read your drawings.
Section 6 catches more schemes than people expect
Party wall questions in Hammersmith and Fulham
Do I have to pay for a party wall surveyor in Hammersmith and Fulham?
If you are the adjoining owner, the neighbour, then almost certainly not. Section 11 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 puts the cost of the works and the reasonable surveying fees of both owners on the building owner, because the works are for their benefit. If you are the one building, we give you a written estimate before we start rather than a fixed fee quoted from a web form.
How quickly can you get to a property in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith and Fulham is covered from London. We aim to respond to all enquiries within one working day, and where a 14-day deadline is close we will take the dissent first and arrange the inspection immediately afterwards. Inspections are typically within a week of appointment.
What sort of works trigger the Act around Hammersmith and Fulham?
The standard Fulham scheme is a side-return extension cutting into the party wall, a rear extension up to the boundary, and a loft with steels bearing on the shared wall, all at once. Basements are common and the borough has its own policy on them. Near the river the ground is Thames gravel with a high water table, which makes excavation and dewatering a matter for the Award rather than an afterthought. A schedule of condition of your property, taken before work starts, is what settles any later argument about cracking.
I've had a notice from my neighbour in Hammersmith and Fulham. What do I do?
You have 14 days to respond, and doing nothing is not neutral. After 14 days a dispute is deemed to have arisen and the building owner may appoint a surveyor on your behalf. Your options are to consent, to dissent and appoint your own surveyor, or to dissent and agree a single surveyor. Send us the notice and we will tell you whether it is even valid, free of charge.
Which areas near Hammersmith and Fulham do you cover?
Fulham, Parsons Green, Brook Green, Shepherds Bush, Ravenscourt Park, Barons Court and the surrounding area, along with the rest of West London, from London. We cover Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire from Bristol; Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire from Poole; London inside the M25 from London.
Speak to a party wall surveyor covering Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ten minutes will tell you whether the Act applies, what your deadline is, and what it will cost you. Which, if you are the neighbour, is normally nothing at all.
- The building owner normally pays your surveyor's reasonable fees
- A named surveyor on your case from start to finish
- We will tell you honestly if you do not need us
No card details. No obligation. Nothing is final until you sign the appointment. A member of our office team reads every message, and a surveyor replies, usually within one working day.
More on party wall matters
- Adjoining owner rights
What to do when a notice arrives.
- The Act explained
Sections 1, 2 and 6 in plain English.
- Other areas we cover
The South West from Bristol and Poole, and London inside the M25.