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Party wall notices£49 fixed · every notice your works need · next working day
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Party wall notices£49 · next working day

Party wall notices your neighbour will actually sign

The right notices for your works under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, ready to serve, with a covering letter written for a human being rather than a court. One fixed fee, however many notices and neighbours you need.

Order your notices - £49

Details first, payment second. Full refund if you turn out to need a surveyor instead.

£49
Fixed price, no VAT
Next day
Prepared and emailed
14 days
Their window to consent

What this is really buying you

A neighbour who consents inside fourteen days costs you nothing more. A neighbour who stays silent is deemed to have dissented, and that means surveyors and an award at £750 to £1,800 per neighbour, paid by you. The £49 is spent on making the first outcome more likely.

What lands in your inbox

  • Every notice your works need, filled in and ready to sign
  • One set per adjoining owner
  • A plain-English covering letter for your neighbour
  • A consent form for them to sign and hand back
  • A one-page note on who to serve, and how

One fixed fee, however many notices and neighbours your works turn out to need.

Fourteen days of silence is what makes this expensive

Under section 5 of the Act, your neighbour has fourteen days to consent to your notice. If they simply do nothing, they are deemed to have dissented and a dispute is deemed to have arisen. Surveyors then have to be appointed and an award drawn up, which normally runs to between £750 and £1,800 for each affected neighbour, and you are the one who pays.

Most of the time that silence is not hostility. It is a neighbour who has received a legal-looking document about their home and does not know what signing it commits them to. So the notices come with a covering letter that explains it in plain English, and a consent form they can sign and hand straight back.

Which notice your works need

There are three, and a single project often needs more than one. Serving the wrong one, or serving late, is what stalls a build. Your £49 covers all of them, however many apply.

Section 1

Line of junction notice

You are building a new wall on, or right up to, the boundary line where nothing stands today.

At least 1 month before work starts

Section 3

Party structure notice

You are working on the shared wall itself: cutting in beams, removing a chimney breast, raising it, underpinning it.

At least 2 months before work starts

Section 6

Adjacent excavation notice

You are excavating within 3m of their building and deeper than its foundations, or within 6m and cutting a 45-degree plane down from them.

At least 1 month before you begin to excavate

A section 3 notice lapses if the work has not begun within twelve months of serving it. A section 6 notice has to go out with plans and sections showing the site and depth of the excavation.

The offer, in full

Price
£49 fixed, one payment, covering every notice your works need and every adjoining owner. No VAT to add.
Turnaround
Prepared and emailed by the end of the next working day.
What you get
The correct notices filled in and ready to sign, a plain-English covering letter for your neighbour, a consent form they can sign and hand back, and a one-page note on who to serve and how.
Format
PDF, one set per adjoining owner, ready to print or send.
Who serves it
You do. Serving it yourself is normal and keeps you in control of the conversation. The note tells you exactly how.
Coverage
England and Wales, which is where the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies.
Refund
If your works turn out to need a party wall surveyor rather than notices, we refund in full and tell you why.
What it is not
Not a party wall surveyor appointment, not an award, and not legal advice. If your neighbour dissents, an award is what the Act requires and that is surveyors’ work.

When you should not buy this

  • Your neighbour has already objected, or you are not on speaking terms. Start with a party wall surveyor instead.
  • The works are commercial, contested or unusual. Same answer.
  • You are confident which notices apply and relations are good. The government booklet has free templates, and several free generators exist online. Use them.

If your neighbour dissents we will point you to party wall surveyors who do awards, and we take no referral fee, so the recommendation is not bought.

Order your notices

Tell us what you are building and who it adjoins. We work out which notices apply, prepare them, and email them by the end of the next working day.

The notices are emailed here.

Optional. Only used if something needs a quick answer.

The property you are building at, including postcode.

For example: single-storey rear extension, foundations 1m from the boundary, steel beams into the shared wall.

Notice periods run from the day you serve, so this tells us whether the timing works.

A builder's start date, a neighbour's objection, a shared drain, a boundary you are unsure of.

Secure checkout hosted by Stripe. We never see your card details. If the works turn out to need a party wall surveyor rather than notices, we refund you in full and tell you why.

For the background on how the Act works, what an award involves and what surveyors charge, read our guide to party wall agreements in London.

Common questions

What do I actually get for £49?

The correct notices for the works you describe, filled in and ready for you to sign and serve, one set per adjoining owner. A plain-English covering letter that explains to your neighbour what the notice is and what it does not mean. A consent form they can sign and hand back. And a one-page note telling you who to serve, how to serve it, and what to keep as your record.

Why does getting consent quickly matter so much?

Section 5 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 gives your neighbour fourteen days to consent. If they say nothing, they are deemed to have dissented and a dispute is deemed to have arisen, which means surveyors have to be appointed and an award drawn up. That typically costs £750 to £1,800 per affected neighbour, and you pay it. A notice that reads like a legal threat is the most common reason a neighbour goes quiet. That is the whole reason the covering letter exists.

Can I not just do this myself for free?

Yes, and if relations with your neighbour are good and you are confident which notices apply, you should. The government booklet has free templates, and several free online generators exist. What you are paying £49 for is having the right notices identified from your works, filled in properly, and put in front of your neighbour in a way that gets a signature rather than silence.

What if my neighbour refuses or ignores it?

Then the Act takes over: surveyors are appointed and an award is drawn up. We are not party wall surveyors and we do not do awards. We will point you to surveyors who do, and we take no referral fee for doing so, so the recommendation is not bought.

Are you giving me legal advice?

No. We prepare documents from what you tell us about your works. You remain responsible for serving them and for the accuracy of what you have told us. If your situation is contested, unusual, or involves a commercial party, use a party wall surveyor from the start. We would rather say that than take £49.

Do I need this if I already have planning permission?

Almost certainly yes, and they are unrelated. Planning permission is the council granting you the right to build. A party wall notice is a separate statutory duty to your neighbour under the 1996 Act. Building without serving a required notice can lead to an injunction stopping your works.