Everything you need to know about party walls

Our guidance provides a basic introduction to party wall matters and is not designed as a comprehensive explanation of the Act. If in doubt, please seek the guidance of a specialist party wall surveyor.

If you're undertaking construction works in England or Wales, you may need to consider if they fall under the remit of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

The party wall act is totally separate to planning or building control regulations and requires that those undertaking certain works (the 'building owner'), notify their neighbour (the 'adjoining owner') before they start. This is done by sending a written 'party wall notice'.

We've set out below a quick guide to help you use our notice generator, which we suggest you read prior to getting started (don't worry we've kept it as brief as possible!).