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Most construction delays in residential projects are not caused by bad builders or bad weather. Research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors consistently shows that procedural failures — particularly
Fewer than one in three homeowners extending beyond a basement level realise that shallow foundations — not just deep excavations — can trigger a legal obligation under the Party Wall
Fewer than one in three homeowners building a side extension in England correctly identifies which Party Wall Act notice applies before work begins — a gap in knowledge that routinely
Roughly 80% of party wall disputes that end up requiring a formal Award could have been avoided with a single signed letter from a neighbour. That figure is not widely
