Party Wall Matters would refer to the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA). 

As with Expert Witness appointments, acting in the capacity of a surveyor under the provisions of the PWA are personal appointments and not to a company. Shaun Bradley will undertake all Party Wall appointments.

Shaun as a chartered quantity surveyor in 1981 and became a fellow of the RICS in 1995. Shaun is also a chartered building surveyor.

In a simplistic approach the person wishing to undertake the building works affected by the Act must bear the cost of not only his appointed surveyor but also, that of the adjoining owner. There are some exceptions, but it is good to follow this principle.

Once a valid Notice is served an adjoining owner can agree to the works and nothing more need be undertaken by the building owner or he can dissent and appoint a surveyor. The adjoining owner can in conjunction with the building owner have an agreed surveyor, that is, there is only one surveyor. This can reduce overall costs and the timescale necessary to complete all the formalities which culminate in the production of what is known as an Award.

The Party Wall process is intended to facilitate a building owners proposed works but also to the adjoining owner, awareness of such proposals and managing where there is a right to execute any work; the time and manner of executing such works; and any other atter arising out of or incidental to the dispute including the cost