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Tayross Associates; Chartered Building Surveyors were recently involved in a Party Wall project in Fulham where we were acting as the Agreed Surveyor for both parties. As is often the case, sometimes the position…

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Property Type: Mid-terraced Georgian house Work Type: Rear extension, loft conversion and other internal alterations. We were appointed by the Building Owner to notify all of the…

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We at Tayross Associates Chartered Surveyors and Building Consultants often get asked what is the difference between an RICS HomeBuyers report and a full detailed Building Survey…

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Tayross Associates building surveyors have been recently involved in several projects for people who's names shall remain Anonymous. In one particular project in Westminster, we were called in to investigate a foul-smelling odour coming from the basement. Upon further investigation,…

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We at Tayross chartered building surveyors were recently asked to carry out a detailed building structural survey in Mayfair, prior to an extensive refurbishment works. Carl O'Boyle who leads the team at Tayross has…

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We at Tayross Associates Chartered Surveyors recently carried out a detailed structural building survey to an Artegan Arts and Crafts period…

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Property Type: Recently renovated semi-detached 1930s property. Work Type: Removal of internal chimney breasts and external chimney stack. We were appointed by the Building Owner to notify the Adjoining Owners of the…

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What can I do to protect my property from building works next door in the HA5 and HA6 areas such as Northwood, Stanmore and Pinner areas: The party wall 1996 et cetera act…

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This is a question that we at TAYROSS ASSOCIATES LTD chartered CIOB and RICS surveying practice, often get asked by worried homeowners. Homeowners get nervous when they start to see cracks appearing in their…

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On this job, the team at Tayross Associate were acting as the Agreed Surveyor for both the Building Owner and the Adjoining Owner. The Building Owners' property located in Pinner, Middlesex (HA5) was a newly constructed structure…

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Tayross view properties of all shapes and sizes and all have different futures ahead. Though one commonality is the boiler, the…

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Location: Parkside.-Southwest London-basements November 2020. Issue: interrupting the natural flow of underground streams. Tayross Associates; chartered building surveyors recently became involved in a party wall dispute between neighbours in Parkside…

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The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 came into force throughout England and Wales. It provides a framework for preventing and resolving disputes relating to party walls, boundary walls and excavations near neighbouring…

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Location: Stanmore Dating a residential property is an important part of conducting a survey. One of the best ways to do this is by looking at the bonding of the brickwork. The bond is the arrangement of…

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Location: Pinner North West London- Structural Survey November 2020. Issue: When conducting a survey a high Voltage cable connected to a Pylon was noted running over the property. Within the deeds to the properties, there…

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Structural building Survey November 2020 Location: Pinner, North West London Issue: Birds nesting within chimney breasts of unused chimneys causing damp internally Tayross Associates recently undertook a structural survey on a 1930's detached three-bed property. Whilst conducting the…

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Tayross is currently working on a building dispute on a 1930's semi-detached, three-bed property in Northwood. The original project included a side two-storey extension, rear single-storey extension, attic conversion and a complete building remodel; the extent of the works needed…

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Tayross visited a property in Fulham this week, they discovered that the front bay window needed to be rebuilt. This is because the bressummer, a common form of support for brickwork above bay windows, had deteriorated at…

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Property Type: Double fronted mid-terraced house, converted into separate units. Work Type: Removal of internal chimney breasts and other internal alterations. We were appointed by the…

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We recently carried out a Schedule of Dilapidations in a commercial offices in Bishopsgate, London. The client was moving offices due to…

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Tayross Associates located in Pinner were recently asked to carry out a survey on £100 million property in Mayfair. The purpose of the survey was to determine any remedial…

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London building surveys at outer London prices. The average cost of carrying out a detailed structural survey on an typical £5 million property in…

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We recently carried out a Schedule of Dilapidations in central London at Maiden Lane, WC2E 7LJ. The property consisted of a first floor traditional build office. We were able to provide the best cost for carrying out the survey on behalf…

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What is the point of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 and how does it benefit me I see as…

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A Schedule of Condition is essential! It's like drawing a line in the sand to record the condition of all of the adjoining properties before the building works begin and it is essential for surveyors to enable, in most…

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The term surveyor is defined in the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 as any person who is not party to the…

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It is obviously best to discuss your planned work fully with the Adjoining Owners before you (or your professional adviser on your behalf) give notice, in writing, about what you plan to do. If you…

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At Tayross Associates we have an enviable record as acting as the Agreed Surveyor for parties engaging in building works and handling Party Wall disputes with neighbours. We regularly save…

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When serving a Party Wall Notice under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, the last thing you want to do is download…

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Pinner is located in the London Borough of Harrow, with early recordings of its existence dating back to 1231 when it was…

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At Tayross Associates we are happy to receive drawings from Building Owners to advise which works are notifiable and which sections apply under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Not only…

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A Section 10(4) Party Wall Notices is served when an Adjoining Owner fails after 14 days to respond to an initial Notice. At Tayross Associates, we find there are a number of reasons why an Adjoining Owner…

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Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, what does "Adjoining Owner" mean? Essentially, an Adjoining Owner is anyone with an interest greater than a yearly tenancy in the adjoining property,…

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The main issue with serving your own notices (often downloaded from Google) is that you're acting as someone who should have experience of Party Wall matters and without this experience it's very easy to trip up with the process and…

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What is a Party Wall injunction or a stay of works? A Party Wall Injunction is obtained by the Adjoining Owner when a Building Owner commences the notifiable work to their property without having served a Party…

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We at Tayross Associates often get asked the question, "How can I persuade my neighbour to use one Agreed Surveyor?" I always say…

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It is obviously best to discuss your planned work fully with the Adjoining Owners before you (or your professional adviser…

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Section 7 (2) Compensation According to this section, the Building Owner must compensate for 'any loss or damage which may result to any of them by reason…

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Finlock gutters are a concrete guttering system commonly found in properties dated between 1950 and 1970. Mainly manufactured by a company called Royston, several different styles of Finlock gutters were introduced to the housing…

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It is essential when taking over the lease from another party that a line in the sand is drawn at this stage as you will become liable for existing defects by inheriting those…

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It's not unusual for Building Owners to try and convince Adjoining Owners that they only have one option and that is…

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party wall schedule of condition A Schedule of Condition is essential! Whilst not actually a legal requirement when it comes to Party Wall matters, it is strongly advised as it's like drawing a line in the sand…

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Pinner is in the London Borough of Harrow and dates back to as far as the 14th Century. Known for its wide…

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builder dispute in london We were contacted by our clients regarding a dispute they were having with their builder, regarding the workmanship of the works that were carried out and a pricing of the works…

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Should I serve a Party Wall Notice if I'm cutting into the Party Wall for steel beams/What happens if I don't serve Party Wall Notice for these type of works? -- We were recently…

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We recently had a client that called us to assess a Dilapidation invoice for £70,000 plus VAT in the Middlesex area. Unfortunately, none of the lessees in the listed building and also within a conservation area had had…

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Useful Party Wall Definitions It's always useful to understand definitions when it comes to application of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. We at Tayross Associates tend to talk in plain…

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It never ceases to amaze me the amount of parties taking on new leases of properties that do not have a schedule of their existing condition carried out before signing the lease. We…

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Last year we featured a blog post about a leaking basement in a newly refurbished flat in Lavender Hill, Battersea. We are often asked if a detailed building structural survey is necessary when buying into newly…

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Private Party Wall Agreements We at Tayross Associates often come across cases where the BO's (Building Owners) have privately agreed works without serving notices on their neighbours. We find that this can be a very risky…

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In response to a landlord's request for payment to replace the roof of a listed building, Tayross Associates have been employed by tenants of a commercial premises to advise on the roof's…

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Building near a public sewer We at Tayross Associates often get that distressing phone call when a Building Owner gets into difficulties with their…

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We were recently asked by a client to visit a Victorian mid-terraced house in Highgate, London (N6) suffering from structural issues. The client was concerned about vertical cracks running virtually the full height of two stone columns either side of a…

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Manhole in garden build over agreement We were recently instructed by our Client to carry out an RICS Level 3 Building Survey on a detached house in Pinner. And as part of our…

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When carrying out building works, developers, contractors and the like should allow a minimum of 12 weeks lead in to get approval of scaffolding…

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At Tayross Associates we can provide crane and scaffold licenses for property developers undertaking major building works in and around London. To find out more about this service, please call us on 0208 426 1448 and one of our…

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As a Party Wall Surveyor with 25 years experience in the building industry you get to see all the things that could go wrong when undertaking a building project. I like to think that…

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Try speaking to them about it, in fact it's always a good idea to speak to them before you issue a Notice and then it does not come across so coldly when it lands on their doormat. The owner may…

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We would first check on the validity of party wall notices at no cost. If you decide that you would like a "party wall award" drawn up and for…

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If you have received a party wall notice you would be wise to consult a party wall surveyor and subject to the surveyor's advice have a Party Wall Agreement (Statutory Consent) or a Party Wall Award.…

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Who pays for the Party Wall Award? / Who pays the fees? The surveyor (or surveyors) will decide who pays the…

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What is an "Agreed Surveyor" / What is an "Appointed Surveyor" Under the Act both parties can use the same…

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Your agreement with the Adjoining Owner, or the Award in the event of a dispute, will set this out. The general principle in the Act is that the Building Owner who initiated the…

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No. The surveyor should have a good knowledge of construction and of administering the Party Wall etc. Act. A qualified building professional with some experience or knowledge of party wall matters is the…

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What does a Party Wall Surveyor do? The Surveyor(s) are responsible for preparing a ""Party Wall Award" in relation to proposed…

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When do I serve a Party Wall Notice? / How much notice do I give before starting any building works? Under The Party Wall etc. Act 1996, the…

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How do I inform the Adjoining Owner or owners? / Serving a Notice under the Party Wall Act. It is obviously best to discuss your planned work fully with the Adjoining Owners before…

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Under the Party Wall Act, what does "adjoining owner" mean? Essentially, an Adjoining Owner is anyone with an interest greater than…

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Where a Building Owner wants to carry out various sorts of work to an existing party wall, then the Act provides them with additional rights which extend beyond ordinary common law rights. Section 2…

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We at Tayross Associates located in Pinner Middlesex were recently asked to provide advice on a Schedule Of Dilapidations for Television House in Eastcote for a client. The…

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At Tayross Associates were recently asked to provide party wall services for a basement construction in central Harrow. We are now finding that more and more people in the Harrow area are planning on building…

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Usually when taking over the lease from another party it is essential to have some sort of Schedule of Condition or Dilapidations Survey so that it is evident which defects were existing before you…

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Overview: Commercial Building Survey in Harrow of an existing high street shop and storage area. Advice given on flat development at rear. - Flat roof issues. -…

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We were recently asked by a client to visit a Victorian mid-terraced house in Highgate, London (N6) suffering from structural issues. The client was concerned about vertical cracks running virtually the full height of two stone columns either…

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Tayross Associates recently worked on a job in inner London where we were asked to calculate the enclosure cost for an existing retaining party wall originally built…

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