by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
Yes—you’re allowed to serve your own Party Wall notice. The law doesn’t force you to use a surveyor just to notify neighbours. But a notice is still a legal document: get the content, timing, or service wrong and you risk delays, invalid paperwork, or avoidable...
by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
When two party wall surveyors can’t agree, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 provides a built-in safety valve: the Third Surveyor. They’re selected “forthwith” by the two surveyors at the start and can be called on later to decide specific disputed matters. That safeguard...
by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
If you’re planning works that fall under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, one of the first budget lines you’ll want to understand is your own surveyor’s fee. Below is a clear, no-nonsense guide to typical costs, what drives them up (or down), and how to keep control...
by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
Short version: most headaches around the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 come from the same myths—about when notices are needed, how consent works, who pays, what “agreed surveyor” really means, and whether planning permission covers you. Here’s a clear, no-nonsense...
by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
When a Party Wall Notice lands on your doormat, you’ve got three basic choices: consent, dissent and appoint an agreed surveyor, or dissent and appoint your own surveyor. The right answer isn’t simply “yes” or “no”—it’s about weighing risk, clarity and timing against...
by Simple Survey | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
Planning a loft conversion that touches a shared wall or sits close to your neighbour’s structure? If your neighbour dissents to the notice, a Party Wall Award (also called a “party wall agreement”) will be put in place before work starts. While every project is...
