Party Wall Surveying for Rear Extensions and Side Returns: The Real Structural Risks Behind ‘Routine’ Works
More than 40% of all party wall notices served in London relate to rear extensions and side returns — projects that builders and homeowners routinely describe as straightforward. Yet these same projects generate a disproportionate share of structural damage claims, neighbour disputes, and costly legal proceedings. The label "routine" can be dangerously misleading. Party wall […]
