Party wall surveyor in Watford and Hertfordshire

Terraces, semis and leafy suburbs

Watford grew with the railway. Near the town centre and the stations there are Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Around them are large areas of interwar and postwar semis, and Oxhey has a lot of interwar and postwar housing. Nascot, to the north-west of the centre, is a leafier district of larger Victorian and Edwardian houses and a conservation area.

What needs a party wall notice in Watford

• Loft conversions in terraces and semis, where beams bear on the shared wall. See loft conversions.
• Rear and side extensions, where new walls go on or near the boundary and foundations may be deeper than the neighbour’s. See rear and side extensions.
• Chimney breast removal in older houses. See chimney breast removal.
• Larger houses in Nascot where basements, annexes and big extensions are being considered.
• New flats and infill where deep foundations go close to existing houses.

Outside London, same Act

Watford is in Hertfordshire, not London. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies in the same way across England and Wales, so the notices, the periods and the process are the same.

Planning in Watford is separate from the Act

Watford Borough Council is the planning authority. Planning permission, conservation area rules and building regulations approval are separate from the Act, and a notice does not replace any of them.

Party wall surveyor fees in Watford

A notice is £70, a schedule of condition is £350 and an award starts at £600, with no VAT, quoted in writing. Call 0800 999 1947.