The powers of a party wall surveyor

Abstract

It is well known that the power of a party wall surveyor appointed under the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939, is great indeed. He can, by his award, bind his appointing owner to times and methods of working — indeed to works themselves — and that award cannot be questioned once 14 days have elapsed after delivery to the building and the adjoining owners by their respective surveyors. He cannot — contrary to an opinion I have just received in a letter from an irate owner, who completely misunderstands the operation of the Act — be discharged once he has been duly appointed. He is answerable to no man: only to the Act and to his professional judgment and conscience.

Citation

Anstey, J. (1984), "The powers of a party wall surveyor", Structural Survey, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 224-226. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006188