Ask anyone who’s taken on a serious project in a London terrace what surprised them most and it’s rarely the build cost or the planning wait. It’s the moment they discovered that the wall they wanted to cut into is only half theirs — and that the neighbours they’ve barely spoken to now have a legal say in their project.
Party walls sit in a strange gap. Homeowners assume the architect handles it. Architects will tell you it’s surveyor territory. Surveyors get the call after notices should already have been served. Meanwhile the loft company has quoted as if none of it exists.
So here’s how it actually works, and how to stop it stalling your…
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