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...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary The Party Wall process is a framework for managing certain work, not a blank cheque to change shared or boundary structures however you like. If the Act does not clearly give a right to carry out a specific action, you should not assume an award can...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Executive summary A Party Wall Award can feel like the finish line, but it only works if the steps leading to it were done properly. If the notice was flawed, the wrong people were named, or the surveyor appointments were not valid, the award can be challenged and the...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Few debates in party wall practice generate as much heat as the question of surveyor impartiality. On one side is the view that all surveyors involved in making awards must act like neutral decision-makers, independent of the owners who appointed them. On the other is...
by Simple Survey | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
Consent is often treated as the friendly shortcut in party wall matters. A building owner serves notice, the adjoining owner agrees, and everyone hopes the work can proceed without the expense of surveyors and formal awards. In many straightforward cases, that is...
