by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary The Party Wall rules exist to reduce neighbour fallouts by requiring early consultation before certain building work starts, then setting expectations for how that work should be carried out. The process is private between property owners, separate...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary If your neighbour is planning building work, the Party Wall process is the route that helps you understand what’s proposed, choose how to respond, and, if needed, move the matter into a formal dispute-resolution pathway. As the adjoining owner, your...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary When something goes wrong before the party wall process is properly in place, the dispute can spill outside the party wall framework. That can mean parallel routes: one to control future works, another to deal with loss or damage that has already...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary The third surveyor is not a spare surveyor. They are a built in tie breaker for genuine deadlock when two appointed surveyors cannot agree. Chosen properly and used sparingly, the third surveyor prevents small disputes from turning into expensive...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary Party wall notices do not last forever. If you do not start within the required timeframe, or if your design changes materially, you may need to serve fresh notices and restart parts of the process. Good timing keeps your project moving. Bad timing...
