Hi,
We've just moved to a terraced house in Harringay (hence first post!) to find that our new next door neighbours are currently having a loft conversion. This is a bit annoying as it will delay us moving in (my partner is currently on maternity leave and will go mad with the noise during the day) but we can wait a few weeks while we do some work ourselves so it's not the end of the world (and we may want to do one ourselves in the future).
I understand that loft conversions only require Builder's Regs however as it's a terraced house i believe the work will touch a party wall and as such i think there should have been a party wall agreement which would involve an independent contractor checking the work has not affected our property - https://www.simplifythelaw.co.uk/residential-property/party-walls/p...
My question is, does anyone have experience of party wall agreements either when doing a loft conversion or when a neighbour does one? I'd be interested in your experiences.
I could of course be completely wrong and no agreement is required but wanted to check.
Thanks!
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Thanks for the replies.
I should have mentioned. No notice of any work was noted in the survey, solicitor searches or mentioned by the previous owners in the official sale documents.
Would it not be possible to get a surveyor in after the work to ensure that there has been no damage to the party wall? Seems unfair that just because the work was started seemingly without a party wall agreement, we can now no longer check our property has not been affected.
Your neighbours have to sign a party wall agreement when you have a loft conversion. But you as long as you are on good terms with your neighbours they can just sign a letter, which you can download from DCLG's website. You don't need a surveyor (which is v expensive). You are still insured if something goes wrong. So it may well be that the previous owners signed the agreement a few months before moving out.
Becky, thank you for the message (i realise it's been a while since my original post).
The work is pretty much done now and we are on good terms with the neighbour, but i would still like some legal protection in case anything happens as a result of the work in the future. I had a look at the DCLG website but couldn't find the letter template you mentioned. Any chance you could provide a link? I'd be very grateful
Thanks!
I think you need a party wall agreement if you own your flat..are you a freeholder? Look up the govt website .. Lease Advisory Service or some such… a solicitor will advise you for a brief while for free. But have all your facts handy when you are invited to contact them through the website.
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