Party wall agreements

[HarrietJones]

do they have to be drawn up by a solicitor or can we write something & neighbours sign it?

They are usually drawn up by a surveyor not a solicitor. You and your neighbours can use the same surveyor but your neighbour has the right to appoint his/her own surveyor and you are responsible for bearing the costs. Please bear in mind that if your neighbours dispute the agreement the surveyors can ramp up their fees and you could be facing 1,000 plus bill from them. If you are very friendly with your neighbours this can be avoided. Good luck.

There is no restriction on who can be a Party Wall Surveyor. You do not need a PWS to fissue a Party Wall Notice.

The official advice is here: PWA Booklet

For a PWN to be effective I would reccoment you prepare the document in the format as suggested by one of the advice websites.

Try this one:

Party Wall Notice Template

PM me if you have any specific queries.

Hope it all goes well...

:( at my awful lazy typing !

And if you don't serve one there's no penalty.

Thanks am on my phone so will look at the links properly later.
So if we use a template letter that would be ok?
Both sides have given verbal consent with no queries but as it's cellar work there is a slight risk of problems.