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The party wall report says, for all
practical purposes, 34 and

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36 Cavendish Road remain a single
dwelling.

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Thinking of buying number 36? Think
twice!

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The bank has repossessed it, and we
have reason to believe it's coming

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onto the market.

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In 2008, the brick party wall was
knocked out, upstairs and

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downstairs, and steel beams were put in
instead.

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What went back is 100 mm blockwork,
stood on the floorboards and

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joists and never signed off.

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It stayed hidden behind plasterboard
until it was uncovered in

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February 2025.

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There's no sound insulation and no
privacy. Conversations and

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footsteps are clearly heard through the
wall.

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The steel was left in with no fire
protection, and gaps on both floors

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let fire and smoke pass straight
between the homes.

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Below the floor, only broken brickwork
was left, and there's no record

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the foundations were ever checked.

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The report says neither house is fit
for habitation as it stands, and

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the fire engineer advises keeping
number 36 unoccupied.

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The structural engineer found it
doesn't meet the requirement to be

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stable.

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Floors drop towards the party wall,
leaving a 20 mm gap with a big dip

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by the dining room, while the far side
leans out the other way.

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Putting it right means propping both
houses, cutting out the joists

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and beams, new foundations below the
basement and a new wall to the

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roof.

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Several months and hundreds of
thousands of pounds for the party wall

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alone. Salford City Council is now
investigating.

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Before you commit, speak to us. The
reports are available on request.