Party Wall & Neighbourly Matters

Clear, succinct and bullish approach to Party Wall and Neighbourly Matters. Providing sound advice with over 50 years’ experience on prestigious, landmark schemes both commercial and residential.

Rights of Light

Whilst using cutting edge technology, we work alongside developers/architects to ensure the maximum envelope for each project.

Daylight & Sunlight

Strict and precise appraisals to development schemes, expert reports, ensuring planning policy is met and ensuring client briefs are fully met.

Services

Behan Partnership is an independent Chartered Building Surveying Practice providing specialist advice on Neighbourly and Third Party matters.

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The team

Mark BehanMore

Mark Behan

Mark founded the practice in 2007 as a multidisciplinary neighbourly matters practice.

Having become a Chartered Surveyor in 1998, he joined international property consultants King Sturge in 1998 where he developed and expanded the neighbourly matters service. Mark made partner and continued his expertise with Delva Patman where he worked for 10 years.

Mark is co author of the RICS guidance notes for Party Walls and Daylight/sunlight. He oversees and advises on all projects with members of the team. Mark regularly acts on landmark schemes as the appointed party surveyor for owners and secures awards as a priority in a robust manner to accommodate critical paths. He has an enviable track record in securing the best settlements for our clients.

He is instructed on major schemes handling rights of light claims; detailed investigations and focused negotiation to provide good leverage to secure increased settlements.

Clients range from pension funds to private developers including Crosstree, The Crown Estate, Grosvenor Estates, Hines, Frogmore, Motcomb, Howard de Walden, British Land, Reef Estates, Royal London, Ecoworld, Virdis, ACAI, Redrow, CLS and many more.

Mark is an experienced tennis player and regularly wins tournaments although he rarely divulges that they are in the 45+ category. He enjoys golf and wishes he had more time to get the rounds in.

Louise PolledriMore

Louise Polledri

Louise has been a Chartered Building Surveyor for over 20 years and joined the practice as a Director in 2009 following ten successful years at King Sturge International Property Consultants as Partner within their Project Management Team.
Her robust and personable attitude leading projects ensures that her clients’ objectives are fully understood and executed by the team that she carefully selects for every project.

Louise has a long established track record of new build, fit out and refurbishment projects within the commercial, retail and residential sectors.

Alongside her project Management role, Louise assists Mark with the day to day running of the practice and oversees all compliance matters for the firm.

In her spare time Louise enjoys tennis and is an avid Rugby supporter especially on the side lines watching her sons play. She recently started playing golf and soon perhaps will give Mark a run for his money on the golf course.

Tughan MusaMore

Tughan Musa

Tuğhan is a dynamic Associate RICS qualified Senior Surveyor, bringing over eight years of dedicated Party Wall Act expertise and four years in general Building Surveying services. His involvement in the landmark £250m Holborn Viaduct project in the City of London and high-end residential projects for Grosvenor underscores his capability to oversee significant and prestigious developments, marking a major milestone in his career. As a Senior Party Wall Surveyor, Tuğhan specialises in navigating the intricacies of the Party Wall, etc. Act 1996, offering owners comprehensive guidance on statutory procedures and ensuring compliance with legislation. His expertise is particularly valuable in mediating disputes and facilitating agreements between property owners, ensuring that all parties’ rights and obligations are clearly understood and upheld.

Beyond his professional life, Tuğhan has a passion for travel, live music, and Japanese cuisine. He particularly enjoys Omakase Shimasu, a traditional dining approach that reflects his trust in the chef’s creativity and skill, mirroring his approach to professional collaboration and expertise.

Naomi ColmanMore

Naomi Colman

Naomi joined the practice in 2011 and has exceptional experience in administering all party wall and neighbourly matters for the team. Furthermore, she has been instrumental in formulating and streamlining the firm’s processes to assist the team in executing their services as Party wall surveyors and in dealing with Rights to Light matters in an efficient manner.

Naomi has a love of dogs and has recently brought a new addition to her family called Iwan. She loves walking Iwan and is an avid Arsenal supporter and loves watching all sports.

Nicole GoldmanMore

Nicole Goldman

Nicole joined the firm in 2019 to work alongside Naomi in administering all requirements for the team. Nicole previously spent many years as a legal secretary and has experience working at a surveyors practice and understands the fundamentals of all party wall and rights to light processes involved. Having a high level of support for all surveyors is paramount which enables instructions to be dealt with in a timely manner.

In Nicole’s spare time she enjoys watercolour painting, cookery, countryside walks and Zumba dance classes.

Piers EverettMore

Piers Everett

Senior Surveyor having gained over 35 years of experience in the Construction Industry running a small family practice of Building and Party Wall Surveyors. In this capacity he dealt with domestic, commercial and educational buildings, diagnosing building issues also new build/refurbishments from early planning stage to completion which allowed Piers to accumulate a wealth of knowledge. Experience in dealing Party Wall matters has enabled Piers to work with clients, advising them of their obligations and rights as owners, proceeding to the issue of successful Party Wall Awards.

Piers likes to keep busy away from the office and enjoys working on the family home and garden. He also likes to keep fit with regular swimming and visits to the gym, alongside walking the family’s two dogs.

Sarah GarsideMore

Sarah Garside

Associate Director, Chartered Surveyor & Senior Party Wall Surveyor. Has practiced party wall and Neighbourly matters since 1996 with extensive experience in all aspects of the administrating the legislation for owners.
Sarah plays netball for a local team and enjoys running and cycling and enters running events.

Sarah holds an Honours degree from University of Bedfordshire in 1996 and elected as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in December 2000.

Sandeep BrarMore

Sandeep Brar

Associate Director with nearly a decade’s worth of experience under his belt, dealing exclusively with party wall and neighbourly matters, spending those years working in specialist central London practises.

He has gained a wealth of experience advising a significant number of high net worth individuals whilst they develop super prime residential properties. His experience also extends to the commercial sector where he has provided advise to developers on site constrains and third party obligations. Outside of the office Sandeep likes spending time with his young family as is a long suffering Newcastle United fan.

Sandeep holds a Degree in Geography and Post Grad in Building Surveying.

Our Projects

UCLH Proton Beam Centre, Warren Street

• UCLH constructing the world’s advanced form of radiotherapy; Proton Beam Therapy (PBT). • Acting as Party Wall Surveyor for UCLH and securing dozens of awards for demolition, piling, diaphragm walls, underpinning, bulk excavation and superstructure. • Negotiating hoarding, Scaffold and Crane oversail licences. • Advising on Neighbourly matters outside of party wall legislation.

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News

Griffin Park (Former Home of Brentford FC)

Instructed to agree 58 party wall awards in connection with the demolition and subsequent reconstruction along the boundary. The scheme plans to deliver 149 new homes along with a new 1770 sqm community park.

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Testimonials

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“The Crown Estate have been using the services of Behan Partnership since 2007. They have provided Rights of Light, daylight and sunlight and Party Wall advice on a number of our prestigious projects varying in size and complexity…

John Burton
Development Project Manager, The Crown Estate

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