Have you received a Party Wall notice and don’t know what to do next?
When you receive a notice served under the Act, there would generally be an acknowledgement form attached for returning to the building owner. Before completing the acknowledgement form you should contact a party wall surveyor for advice. On occasion the proposed works may be very minor in nature and you may be advised that it is safe to consent to the work. However, it is generally the case that the works will need to be regulated under the provisions of the Act and that your rights and the protection provided by the Act should be preserved. In those circumstances you would be advised on how to respond to the notice and how to properly appoint your party wall surveyor. Your appointed party wall surveyor would deal with matters on your behalf from that point on. Under all normal circumstances all of your party wall surveyor’s fees and reasonable associated costs would be met by the building owner proposing to undertake the work, not by you.
