Property Surveys and Party Wall Advice in East London & Essex

If you are looking for a new home in East London or Essex or if you or your neighbours are planning work on a property, our team of RICS-approved surveyors are here to help you.

Working from offices in South Woodford, E18 Peter Barry's surveyors can provide party wall advice or arrange a survey on any home in the East London or Essex area.

Before you make a commitment to purchase a property you should have it inspected by a Chartered Surveyor; it's a ‘no brainer' to use the modern terminology. If you are taking out a mortgage the lender will send their valuer along but you should be aware that he or she will undertake only the most cursory of inspections. There may be defects present that will cost you thousands of pounds to put right that don't even get flagged up on the lender's valuation report because the sole purpose of that report is to ensure that the value of the property is sufficient to cover the loan amount.

The Party Wall Act covers 3 distinct areas of work; changes to an existing party structure, the construction of new walls either astride or up to the boundary and excavation within 3 metres of an adjoining structure. Before undertaking any work that is covered by the Act there is a requirement to serve a party wall notice. If that notice is not consented to, party wall surveyors must be appointed and an ‘Award' produced.

Whether your East London property search centres on the buzzing inner-city market scene around Brick Lane or the trendy Essex suburbs at the end of the Central Line, Peter Barry's surveyors are on hand to give homebuyers the confidence to proceed with their most important purchase.