Chase Road Questions

Question 1

What are the different types of party wall?

Answer 1

◾Type A – a wall standing astride the boundary; with only one side part of a building; with both sides part of buildings; or with no attached buildings (like a boundary or garden wall – called a party fence wall; although timber fences aren’t actually covered by the Act).
◾Type B – a wall standing wholly on the land of one owner, but used by two owners to separate their buildings. Any part which doesn’t divide two buildings is not ‘party’ and not covered.
◾See also party structure below.

Question 2

When does the Party Wall Act apply?

Answer 2

building on or at the boundary of the properties
Work to an existing party wall
Dig below or near the foundation of the property
Section 6(1) - excavate within 3 meters from neighbouring property and will extend lower than the bottom of their foundations
6(1) - Excavate within 6 meters and the foundations will intersect the neighbours foundations at a 45 degree angle