What Is A Party Wall Agreement?
A party wall agreement (award) is actually a document prepared by the appointed surveyor(s) addressing the following points.
- Guidelines regulating the way the proposed works ought to progress
- The “Schedule of Condition” of the adjoining premises, often backed up by some photographs
- Plans(s) demonstrating specifics of the planned works
- Working hours; often 8am to 6.00pm monday to friday pertaining to residential work
- Assurances with regards to the contractor’s insurances
- Indemnities by the building owner towards the adjoining owner
- Access arrangement for the surveyors
- A time limit for start of the works
