Building Owner Surveyor

No. In the two-surveyor procedure, the Building Owner and Adjoining Owner each appoint their own surveyor.

Yes. If you have served your own Notice, or your architect or another professional has served it, we can be appointed if a dispute has arisen and a surveyor is required.

For typical works carried out solely for the Building Owner’s benefit, the Building Owner will usually be responsible for the reasonable costs incurred by the Adjoining Owner in dealing with the notifiable works. The precise position depends on the circumstances.

Their fees are outside our control. Their costs must be reasonable, but we cannot provide a fixed quotation on behalf of another surveyor.

It depends on the works and circumstances. A Schedule of Condition provides a useful record of the adjoining property before works begin and is commonly incorporated into the Party Wall process where appropriate.

No. We progress matters promptly, but a two-surveyor Award requires input from another independently appointed surveyor and sometimes further technical information. We therefore don’t promise an artificial fixed turnaround.

No. The Party Wall surveyors’ role is not to warrant or certify the structural engineer’s design. Structural design responsibility remains with the appropriate project professionals.

Start with our Party Wall Notices service. We can review the proposed works and advise which Notices are likely to be required.