On the one hand there is not much you can do because once appointed a surveyor can only be unappointed if he deems himself incapable of acting but, if like one of our callers this week you were visited by your neighbours surveyor who persuaded you to sign him [ or her ] up as [...]
Here’s a super helpful flowchart showing the Party Wall process from beginning to end. Some fine detail is left out such as special foundations and addendum awards to make it easier to follow but it represents an excellent graphical representation of where the Building Owners Surveyor, Adjoining Owners Surveyor, Third Surveyor, Party Wall Notices and [...]
It depends, and it depends largely on whether you get in with your neighbour, whether your neighbour is co-operative and whether you have a fully designed piece of work and how slick and efficient your surveyor can be. This is where your neighbour can insist on the full two surveyor procedure and put your work [...]
Your neighbour is free to appoint any surveyor he wishes, however, the costs of that surveyor must be reasonable. The Act does allow for one surveyor to be agreed between each neighbour to act on behalf of both parties and to agree the award. This is a sensible and economic solution where the works are [...]
