What you can expect
- To be told in advance, by formal notice
- A say in how work affecting your property is carried out
- A record of your home's condition, if surveyors are appointed
- Damage made good, or paid for
- In most cases, not to pay for any of it
If a notice has already arrived
You have 14 days to reply. Our companion site About Party Wall Notices walks you through the options and includes a free reply form.
Guides for neighbours
- My neighbour is building. What are my rights?The rights the Party Wall Act gives you when a neighbour is extending, converting a loft or digging a basement, and what it cannot do.
- Can my neighbour come onto my property?When the Party Wall Act lets a neighbour, their builders and surveyors enter your land, how much notice they must give and how you are protected.
- Who pays for what? Repairs, damage and shared wallsWho pays for damage, repairs and shared wall work under the Party Wall Act, and when a neighbour might have to contribute.
- Living next to building workPractical advice for living next to a neighbour's extension or loft conversion: noise, dust, working hours and what to do if something goes wrong.
- My neighbour started work without telling meWhat to do if your neighbour has started building work that should have needed a party wall notice: the steps to take and your legal options.
- Can my neighbour build against my wall?Enclosing, cutting into and flashing into your wall.
- Your neighbour's loft conversion: what to expectNotices, beams, noise, and the protections you have.
- Your neighbour's extension: what to expectBoundary walls, foundations near your house, and what to ask for.