Party wall surveyor in Surrey

Party wall work in Surrey

Houses in Surrey are more often semi-detached or detached than terraced, but the Act still applies. Semis take hip-to-gable lofts and rear extensions on the shared side, and detached houses bring in section 6 whenever new foundations come close to a neighbour's.

The towns have their terraces too. Caterham, Redhill, Reigate, Epsom and Guildford all have Victorian streets near their stations, with the same dormer and side-return work as South London.

Places we cover in Surrey

• CaterhamCR3
• WhyteleafeCR3
• WarlinghamCR6
• GodstoneRH9
• OxtedRH8
• RedhillRH1
• MersthamRH1
• ReigateRH2
• BansteadSM7
• EpsomKT17 · KT18
• EwellKT17
• LeatherheadKT22
• DorkingRH4
• GuildfordGU1 · GU2
• WokingGU21 · GU22

Local things that affect party wall work

• Variable ground. Ground conditions change a great deal across the county, from the chalk of the North Downs to the clays and sands either side of it. The engineer's foundation design matters as much here as on London Clay.
• Bigger plots, same rules. A detached house with a wide garden can still need a section 6 notice if an extension's footings come within 3 or 6 metres of the house next door.
• The councils' role. Surrey's borough and district councils handle planning and building control. Party wall matters are for the owners and their surveyors.