Owning your own home

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NotThamesWater in reply to @chrisbmx116

her party wall is not affected

It is though, isn't it?

putting foundations in within 3m of it.

I'd be insisting on my own surveyor - For both mine & the neighbour's sake. It's far from an unnecessary cost, and entirely reasonable.

The Act means that you can do the work, but that the other party is protected from anything going wrong.

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chrisbmx116 in reply to @NotThamesWater

No its not, as we are not touching it.

There is an option with surveyors that covers your concerns, rather than having 2 surveyors do the same unnecessary job.

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NotThamesWater in reply to @chrisbmx116

No its not, as we are not touching it.

You don't need to be touching it for the Act to apply (section 6.(1) of the Act

I get your frustration, but I get the other party's concerns more.

And, with the best will in the world, your surveyor works for you, not them.

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