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Party Wall Procedure Flowchart

Jan.29, 2011 in Adjoining Owner, Agreed Surveyor, Building Owner, Exacavation, Party Wall Award, Party Wall Notice, Party Wall Surveyor, The Third Surveyor Leave a Comment

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 [...]

The building owners’ surveyor and the adjoining owner’s surveyor cannot agree

Dec.08, 2010 in Adjoining Owner, Building Owner, Party Wall Award, Party Wall Surveyor, The Third Surveyor Leave a Comment

At the very outset, both the building owner’s and adjoining owner’s surveyor will agree upon a ‘third surveyor’. The third surveyor will be an experienced party wall practitioner who the surveyors agree they will refer any dispute to for arbitration and adjudication.  In such a circumstance, the third surveyor will make a binding ruling and [...]

  

These pages are prepared and edited by Professional Practioners experienced in Party Wall matters and are intended to help you understand the Party Wall process and to try and answer the most frequent questions that get raised. You will also find links here to other downloadable resources. If you would rather talk to a party wall specialist then please call the Party Wall Helpline on 0800 840 2181