Hammersmith and Fulham is a borough of family-friendly Victorian streets where extending is a way of life, making party wall matters a constant. Our RICS-accredited party wall surveyors support owners from Fulham to Shepherd’s Bush under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Party Wall Surveyors in Hammersmith and Fulham
The borough is dominated by long, uniform Victorian and Edwardian terraces, from the desirable streets of Parsons Green and the Alphabet and Peterborough estates in Fulham to the family houses around Brackenbury Village in Hammersmith and the redeveloping quarters of Shepherd’s Bush and Sands End. These closely joined two and three-storey homes almost always share a party wall, so the great majority of the projects we see are notifiable.
Common party wall works in Hammersmith and Fulham
The classic Fulham combination of a rear extension, a side-return infill and a loft conversion is one of the most common project types in London, and it typically triggers notice on both flank walls at once. Around Parsons Green and Sands End, growing numbers of owners are digging basements for extra space, engaging the three and six metre rule. In Shepherd’s Bush, conversions of terraces into flats generate frequent works to party structures.
How the party wall process works
Every notifiable project begins with a party wall notice to affected neighbours. If they dissent, appointed surveyors prepare a party wall award setting out the agreed approach. Because terraced neighbours here live wall to wall, a clear schedule of condition of both adjoining properties is one of the best protections against later cracking claims.
Building owners and adjoining owners
You are the building owner if you are carrying out the work and the adjoining owner if you live next to it. With most Fulham projects affecting neighbours on both sides, we routinely coordinate awards with two adjoining owners in parallel.
Why choose us
We are RICS-accredited, deal only with party wall matters, and know the borough’s extension culture and terraced housing stock thoroughly. That translates into practical advice, swift awards and neighbourly relations kept intact.
FAQs
My Fulham project affects both neighbours — do I serve two notices?
Yes, each adjoining owner must be served, and each may appoint their own surveyor or agree to a shared one.
Does a side-return extension need a notice?
If it involves work to or excavation near the party wall, yes it usually does.
How quickly can awards be agreed?
For a standard Fulham extension with a schedule of condition, typically within a few weeks.
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