Providing Party Wall Services In And Around South London

A personable approach to resolving your neighbourly and party wall matters

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Who we are

A south London resident for 20 years, Patricia Lewin founded Fuller-Lewin Party Wall Services whilst completing a master’s degree in building surveying.

Patricia worked in the UK construction industry for a decade for several public sector organisations, managing several teams to build close to 100 high-quality homes and obtaining approval for circa 600 homes.

Having developed a reputation for pragmatically resolving issues to keep projects on track, she understands the importance of preventing delays to your project to avoid additional costs and other impacts.


Patricia provides a friendly, honest and comprehensive service to help you navigate the party wall legislation and to help all involved to protect their interests. She is also a member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors.

Party Wall Services

How we help

We impartially administer the party wall procedure by providing a friendly and personalised service.

We offer advice to ensure that the rights and responsibilities of both parties under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 are fully understood.

The right advice will prevent delays to a project as well as unnecessary costs, conflicts and stress.

We can act as either the building owner surveyor, adjoining owner surveyor or as the agreed surveyor to provide the following services;

For building owners

(those carrying out building works)

  • Advise on party wall matters relevant to your works and identify the affected properties and adjoining owners

  • Review relevant drawings and information

  • Liaise with the project team, as necessary

  • Draft and serve the appropriate notices on all adjoining owners

  • Prepare schedules of condition

  • Prepare party wall awards to resolve disputes and protect your interests

For adjoining owners

(those affected by building works)

  • Advise you of your rights under the Act

  • Ensure controls are in place to minimise the risk of damage to your property

  • Prepare party wall awards to resolve disputes and protect your interests

For both owners

As the role of a party wall surveyor is impartial, we can act as Agreed surveyor for both parties

Why party wall matters are important


The purpose of the Party Wall Act etc. 1996 is to ensure building owners carry out any notifiable works lawfully whilst also protecting the rights of affected adjoining owners. It also provides a framework for resolving disputes, which avoids the need to take these kinds of matters to court.

So if you’re a property owner intending to carry out structural works to your terraced, semi-detached (and in some cases a detached) property then it is likely that these works could affect the structure and/or foundations of adjoining properties or other properties within close proximity. As works of this nature are usually notifiable under the Act it is advisable to consult a party wall surveyor.

The Act categorises notifiable works under 3 sections; works on or near the boundary, works to a party structure or excavation.

Examples of notifiable works include:

  • Excavation for building foundations or drainage works

  • Underpinning

  • Structural alterations to walls (or floors) shared with buildings owned by another party such as beams into walls and chimney breast removals

This legislation only applies to England and Wales.

Your FREE Guide

Download your FREE guidance note with more in depth information about party wall matters.

Q & A Podcast

In this extract from the Women in Business CIC podcast, Patricia answers the questions she is most frequently asked by property owners about the party wall procedure.

Timestamps:

  • 0:22 Purpose of the party wall procedure and what a party wall surveyor does

  • 1:22 The procedure outlined

  • 3:23 Notice periods

  • 4:01 Timescales

  • 5:12 Negotiations

  • 7:00 Being reasonable

Recorded in November 2023.

Contact Us

Call Us

07729 000 029

Email

patricia@flpws.co.uk

Our Address

STC House
7 Elmfield Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1LT

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