David Joined us in 2020 having previously played professional rugby for 8 years, he is currently studying a part time real estate degree with UCEM as well as being part of the Party Wall team helping with day to day matters from both building owners and adjoining owners’ enquiries and needs. Outside of work he spends as much time as possible on the golf course trying to get is handicap into single figures and plays cricket for is local side, he also still enjoys the odd run out for a local rugby team in London.
This is a follow up to a post I uploaded last week analysing the main concerns expressed by adjoining owners who have recently received a party wall notice and how far party wall surveyors can go in alleviating those concerns. It is well established that the role of a surveyor appointed under the Act is a quasi-judicial one ... Read More >>
Section 7(1) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is clear, adjoining owners and occupiers should not suffer unnecessary inconvenience as a result of works falling within its scope. The skill of a party wall surveyor is in defining that “unnecessary” qualifier in the clause. Building owners must be free to exercise the rights ... Read More >>
While party wall surveyors do not have the jurisdiction to determine boundaries, we are sometimes required to authorise works which interact with a boundary. We therefore need to have a good understanding of how boundaries are determined and an awareness of when disputes do and do not prevent us from completing the task that we ... Read More >>