Joanne joined Carter Fielding in September 2013 prior to them being acquired by Peter Barry in 2018 and has over 30 years’ experience in administration for surveying firms including 7 years at the RICS. In her spare time she enjoys crocheting, reading and spending time with family & friends.
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 >>