Under the party wall Act, works that you propose to undertake that fall within the scope of the Act, require that notice is served on your adjoining owner/s within a specified period prior to the commencement of those works. When that notice is served, the adjoining owners have 14 days in which to consent to or dissent from the works. If they consent the works can go ahead and you need do nothing further under the Act. However, where a dispute arises after the works have commenced concerning noise, other inconvenience or damage an adjoining owner retains the right to appoint a party wall surveyor even at that late stage to resolve the dispute under the Act.

If your adjoining owner/s dissent from the works or fail to respond within 14 days of the date notice is served, you must appoint a party wall surveyor to Act on your behalf and to prepare a party wall agreement (actual name; party wall award) between the parties.

We are experienced party wall surveyors and we possess the required expertise in all aspects of the party wall process and we are regularly appointed to represent by building owners and adjoining owners. Appointed by the building owner, we will act quickly to regulate matters between the building owner and the adjoining owner and will prepare the party wall award as required under section 10 of the Act. We will work with the adjoining owner’s independent party wall suveyor or as the single agreed party wall surveyor appointed by both parties. Appointed by the adjoining owner, we will regulate matters as before and we will work with the building owner/s surveyor to ensure the adjoining owner is properly catered for, protected and afforded their proper rights under the Act.