Party Wall

Since the Party Wall etc Act 1996 came into common use nationwide the Practice
has provided the services of a Party Wall Surveyor for both the promoters of
new work and for adjoining owners. Employing a structural engineer in this
surveying role has been seen as an efficient way to proceed and avoided
the need to use two professionals.

The projects undertaken have been both large and small, ranging from domestic
conversions up to large new developments where construction adjacent to the
boundaries has involved the preparation of multiple Awards.
A typical example of the latter is the recent development by Axa Sun Life at New Malden
where many different owners were located around the boundaries.
More locally the redevelopment of the Wokingham Tesco Store, again by Axa Sun
Life, involved both vertical separation of structures as well as the normal
boundary situations.
The above service has been provided in the typical approachable Ridd Wood
fashion with a minimum of fuss.