by Simple Survey | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorised
Most Party Wall matters are straightforward when handled with competence, pace and diplomacy. If your surveyor is creating friction, delay or unpredictability, you’re paying twice—once in fees and again in time. Here are three clear tells that your Party Wall surveyor...
by Simple Survey | Oct 30, 2025 | Article
When a Party Wall dispute is triggered under Section 10 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, each owner appoints a surveyor—or both agree on a single Agreed Surveyor—to resolve the dispute by issuing a legally binding Party Wall Award. A common question we’re asked is:...
by Simple Survey | Oct 29, 2025 | Article
When you’re eager to get your extension, loft or internal alterations underway, it’s tempting to hope your neighbour will simply “sign it off.” In reality, consents are the exception, not the rule. Most adjoining owners prefer the formal protections of the Party Wall...
by Simple Survey | Oct 29, 2025 | Article
On some party wall jobs—especially those involving deeper excavations, underpinning, basements, or significant structural alterations—the appointed party wall surveyor(s) may bring in a checking engineer. Think of them as an independent, specialist peer-review: their...
by Simple Survey | Oct 29, 2025 | Uncategorised
Choosing the right party wall surveyor can be the difference between a smooth, neighbourly build and months of delay, spiralling fees, and frayed tempers. Here’s the plain truth: anyone can call themselves a “party wall surveyor.” The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 defines...
