Ealing’s Edwardian semis and 1930s family houses are extension country: side-returns, wrap-arounds and loft conversions are being built on almost every street from Ealing Broadway to Pitshanger, Hanwell and Acton. Nearly all of that work engages the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 – cutting beams into the shared wall for a loft, digging foundations within three metres of next door, or raising a parapet. Kingston Surveyors arranges RICS party wall surveyors in Ealing for building owners who need the paperwork done properly and for adjoining owners who want their home protected while next door builds.
Typical Ealing instructions include: party wall notices for loft conversions and rear extensions; awards where a neighbour has dissented; excavation notices under Section 6 for new footings close to the boundary; schedules of condition photographed before work begins; and adjoining owner representation – at the building owner’s cost – when you are on the receiving end of a notice. Ealing’s semi-detached stock means most projects involve just one shared wall and one neighbour, which keeps the process quicker and cheaper than on terraced streets, especially where an agreed surveyor acts impartially for both sides.
The building owner serves notice – two months before works to the wall, one month before qualifying excavation. Written consent lets work proceed; dissent or 14 days’ silence triggers the appointment of surveyors and a party wall award setting out how the work will be carried out, when contractors can access the neighbouring land, and how any damage will be made good. The award protects both sides: the building owner gets certainty their project can proceed lawfully, and the adjoining owner gets a documented baseline and a route to redress that does not involve court.
We agree fixed fees before any work starts – see the party wall surveyor cost guide for typical Ealing figures – and match your job to an RICS surveyor with genuine West London experience. Enquiries are answered the same working day, and we cover Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Greenford and the rest of West London. Call 0204 579 8270 or use the quote form below for your free, no-obligation quote.
