Party Wall Dispute
In the event of a Party Wall Dispute and the neighbouring parties not being able to come to an agreement, this procedure should be followed:
- A Surveyor is, or Surveyors are, appointed to determine a fair and impartial Award. The Surveyor can be an ‘Agreed Surveyor’, or each party may appoint their own Surveyor. Using a single Surveyor should be less expensive, but may lead to one or the other party being dissatisfied with the outcome, although Surveyors must act within their statutory responsibilities and propose a fair and impartial Award.
- The Agreed Surveyor, or the individual Surveyors jointly, will produce an Award which must be fair and impartial to all parties.
- Once an Award has been made and in the event of the parties remaining in dispute, all parties have 14 days to appeal to a County Court against the Award.
Once you have agreement, all work must comply with the notice. You should retain this in the event of a subsequent purchaser of the property wishing to establish that the work was carried out in accordance with the Party Wall Act.