So basically, both neighbours have said verbally that they will consent to our party wall notice which I plan to serve soon.
The firm doing our work included the cost of their party wall surveyor to put together the letters for us to send them.
This surveyor has come back and said the following:
If a neighbour consents to the notice then this is officially the end of the party wall process in relation to their property.
However, we can still undertake a detailed photographic and written Schedule of Condition of their property (this protects them in the event any damage is caused and also protects you from mistaken claims). We provide two bound copies of the Schedule - Our fee for the Schedule is £495 plus VAT (assuming simultaneous access to all areas - additional visits are subject to an additional fee of £100+VAT per visit).
Duplicate printed and bound Schedules for other owners of the same property are charged at £50 plus VAT to cover reprographic costs).
Note: it is not a legal obligation to offer a Schedule of Condition as part of a consent however we as a practice strongly recommend it as being beneficial to both parties and we find it tends to encourage a consent. If this is something that you would like to offer to your neighbour(s), please let us know and we will add this to the notices.
The work involves building a side return wrap around extension. We are building walls across the boundary on both sides (ie no walls there already, just fencing). The main potential for damage is the neighbours patio on one side (bricks laid on sand), on the other side where the new wall goes is a flower bed.
I get the feeling this is a useful way for the surveyors to generate £1200 in fees plus any add ons for essentially a document with photos each side plus a report on the condition of these areas. This seems a lot of money for something which I think I can produce myself and go through with neighbours and get them to sign.
Id appreciate your opinions!
The firm doing our work included the cost of their party wall surveyor to put together the letters for us to send them.
This surveyor has come back and said the following:
If a neighbour consents to the notice then this is officially the end of the party wall process in relation to their property.
However, we can still undertake a detailed photographic and written Schedule of Condition of their property (this protects them in the event any damage is caused and also protects you from mistaken claims). We provide two bound copies of the Schedule - Our fee for the Schedule is £495 plus VAT (assuming simultaneous access to all areas - additional visits are subject to an additional fee of £100+VAT per visit).
Duplicate printed and bound Schedules for other owners of the same property are charged at £50 plus VAT to cover reprographic costs).
Note: it is not a legal obligation to offer a Schedule of Condition as part of a consent however we as a practice strongly recommend it as being beneficial to both parties and we find it tends to encourage a consent. If this is something that you would like to offer to your neighbour(s), please let us know and we will add this to the notices.
The work involves building a side return wrap around extension. We are building walls across the boundary on both sides (ie no walls there already, just fencing). The main potential for damage is the neighbours patio on one side (bricks laid on sand), on the other side where the new wall goes is a flower bed.
I get the feeling this is a useful way for the surveyors to generate £1200 in fees plus any add ons for essentially a document with photos each side plus a report on the condition of these areas. This seems a lot of money for something which I think I can produce myself and go through with neighbours and get them to sign.
Id appreciate your opinions!
