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As both neared completion we realised we can look right down into their kitchen.
This is why I need a party wall surveyor, next door are extending their kitchen and it requires new foundations close to my building.
Hilarious thing though, these huge sky light windows they've got in the plans will absolutely grant me full visibility of half their kitchen when I'm sat at my dining table on the first floor.
I feel for my downstairs neighbour... I'm having the kitchen done, next door are extending their building for a larger kitchen, and next door the other way have just sold with planning permission for an extension... they may well have works in all 3 directions for 1-6 months whilst they work from home.
Velocio-
This is why I need a party wall surveyor, next door are extending their kitchen and it requires new foundations close to my building.
We had a party wall thing a couple of years back - it was a massive pita. Our neighbours (who are really nice) or their builders (who were not) chose the surveyors - 'The Party Wall Collective'.
I don't really know if this is a recommendation or not, as we didn't appoint them; however I was pretty happy with their survey, and they were very helpful later on when the jokers the neighbours had for builders thought that concrete was a suitable alternative for the limestone patio they ripped up.
One thing I did learn about party walls for what it's worth, anything they break or demolish they have to replace with the same material (eg London brick walls get replaced with London brick, not engineering brick).
Hope it goes ok, you'll have to practice your suffering / understanding smile :)
christianSpaceman
Watch out for loft conversions. Our neighbours had a side return done with rooflights at the same time as we had our loft done. As both neared completion we realised we can look right down into their kitchen.