Our Roles and Responsibilities as the Agreed Surveyor
Agreed Surveyor Roles and Responsibilities
Based on acting as the Agreed Surveyor for both parties
Should any damages occur, it is normal for extra charges to be incurred at an hourly rate over and above the original fee.
The process starts with the service of Notices.
It should be noted that if Notices do not contain all of the necessary information, or are not properly served, they will be invalid. We pay careful attention always following best practice where possible.
The most time consuming task that the Party Wall Surveyor performs is the arranging of access, inspection and preparation of a Schedule of Condition of any Adjoining Owner's property. We take care to ensure that this is done accurately, with the necessary care and attention, so that any subsequent damage can be properly attributed.
An important point to remember is that once a surveyor is appointed under the Act they have a duty to act in an entirely impartial manner. Our goal is to have an equitable outcome for all. To ensure you are where you should be (in the eyes of the law).
Buildings owners sometimes find this part of the Act hard to swallow, expecting that the Surveyor should act in their favour as they are footing the bill. However, by being impartial we are simply protecting them against possible future legal action instigated by a disgruntled neighbour who feels hard done by a unfair Award.
Next we will prepare a document known as a “Party Wall Award” in consultation with both sets of owners.
This document sets out the owners’ rights and responsibilities in relation to how the work should proceed and covers items such as working hours, access rights for the workmen/surveyor during the course of the works and what happens in case of damage.
Finally we come to our fees, under all normal circumstances these are paid by the Building Owner.
Based on acting as the Agreed Surveyor for both parties
- Researching, Drafting, Reviewing and Serving Notices
- Arranging access and attending the site to record the condition of the adjoining owner’s property
- Creating an accurate Schedule of Condition
- Producing a fair Party Wall Award(s) (subject to negotiation with adjoining property owners)
- Issuing and serving the Party Wall Awards to Neighbours and Building Owners
- Once works have been completed checking off the Schedule of Conditions, where required
Should any damages occur, it is normal for extra charges to be incurred at an hourly rate over and above the original fee.
The process starts with the service of Notices.
It should be noted that if Notices do not contain all of the necessary information, or are not properly served, they will be invalid. We pay careful attention always following best practice where possible.
The most time consuming task that the Party Wall Surveyor performs is the arranging of access, inspection and preparation of a Schedule of Condition of any Adjoining Owner's property. We take care to ensure that this is done accurately, with the necessary care and attention, so that any subsequent damage can be properly attributed.
An important point to remember is that once a surveyor is appointed under the Act they have a duty to act in an entirely impartial manner. Our goal is to have an equitable outcome for all. To ensure you are where you should be (in the eyes of the law).
Buildings owners sometimes find this part of the Act hard to swallow, expecting that the Surveyor should act in their favour as they are footing the bill. However, by being impartial we are simply protecting them against possible future legal action instigated by a disgruntled neighbour who feels hard done by a unfair Award.
Next we will prepare a document known as a “Party Wall Award” in consultation with both sets of owners.
This document sets out the owners’ rights and responsibilities in relation to how the work should proceed and covers items such as working hours, access rights for the workmen/surveyor during the course of the works and what happens in case of damage.
Finally we come to our fees, under all normal circumstances these are paid by the Building Owner.
