Party Walls: A Practical Guide

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Party Walls: a Practical Guide explores and explains the many practical implications of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. The Act frequently impacts on the design, scheduling, and construction of building projects, and it is important that those affected are able to negotiate its complexities.

This book provides a clear and accessible guide to the legislation and the practical considerations for those whose work involves Party Walls – not just for architects and other built environment professionals, but for clients too, or indeed anyone acting as a Party Wall Surveyor in the resolution of a dispute. Along the way, it shows the wide range of benefits – including benefits to the building design itself and to the financial bottom line of the whole project – that are open to the architect who is able to manage party wall issues competently.

The book includes:

a practical overview of the legislation
a complete explanation of the role of Party Wall Surveyors
guidance on preparing and drafting awards
model case studies, letters, notices and licences
guidance on fees

and will enable the architect to:

advise clients on the implications of the legislation
amend designs to avoid costly party wall disputes
act as a Party Wall Surveyor

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About the Author

Nicol Stuart Morrow

Nicol Stuart Morrow Dip Arch ARIBA is an architect who has been in practice since the 1960s. Alongside his architectural practice he is also a surveyor specialising in party walls and boundary legislation and has lectured on these subjects in CPD courses arranged by the RIBA both in London and nationally. He is the author of the Party Walls: A Practical Guide and a member of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club – the principal advisor to the government on party walls.

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