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In today’s blog post topic, we are going to be looking at one of the most common questions were asked as Party Wall Surveyors and specialists here at Stokemont.
This blog is written for those building owners or adjoining owners who want clarification on who pays for the party wall surveyor.
Under the Party Wall Act 1996, it is the building owner, the owner who is proposing for the works to be taken place, will incur the costs of the Party Wall Surveyors’ fees, as well as the procedure’s that follow.
These can include, however are not limited to; the schedule of condition report of the adjoining owner’s property and the Party Wall Award. This is also commonly referred to as a Party Wall Agreement.
For the avoidance of any doubt, the adjoining owner will not have to pay any of Party Wall Surveyors’ fees.
However, as with any Act, there are conditions and circumstances where this can differ. In some cases, the adjoining owner will incur some of the costs depending on the circumstances.
For example, if works are taking place on a defective shared garden wall (also known as a party fence wall), the demolishing and or repair of this wall would not only benefit the building owner, but it will also benefit the adjoining owner. This can be seen in section 11(4) party Wall Act ect 1996.
Where work is carried out in exercise of the right mentioned in section 2(2)(a), and the work is necessary on account of defect or want of repair of the structure or wall concerned, the expenses shall be defrayed by the building owner and the adjoining owner in such proportion as has regard to
(a) the use which the owners respectively make or may make of the structure or wall concerned; and
(b) responsibility for the defect or want of repair concerned, if more than one owner makes use of the structure or wall concerned.
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