Party Wall PRO

Now that party wall work has been drying up for the past two months and the majority of surveyor staff are either working from home or furloughed, how can we get back to work in an efficient way while lockdown progressively eases? Sunday’s PM speech gave broad guidelines but what can you do now to make sure instructions flow your way once business picks up again. In this podcast Philippe will explain what you can do to (i) speed up the process to get your instructions back up; (ii) run an efficient party wall practice while managing your team remotely; and (iii) save money on the way

Rob French, an equity partner at Delva Patman Redler, tells us about the unique issues arising with digging basements next to basements and provides practical advice to surveyors confronted with these problems.

Michael Cooper, head of Neighbourly Matters at Colliers International and Chairman of the Working Group on RICS Party Wall Legislation and Procedure 7th edition Guidance Note walks us through the most important changes of the 7th edition and how to implement them.

In this episode, Shirley Waldron of Delva Patman Redler talks about her work with Crossrail and how the Crossrail Act affected the application of the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996. Shirley also gives her views on the effectiveness of the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996, its failings and what kind of amendments could be put forward and her opinion on whether all leaseholders are entitled to service of notice for works under section 6 of the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996.

In this episode, Stuart Birrell talks about party wall fees, good practices, training for Party Wall surveyors and much more.

In this episode, Andrew Schofield gives his views, interpretations and opinion on invoking the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 without serving a notice; the scope of Section 7(2) compensation; rights and obligations in using drones for surveys; demystifying the old conflict between the Pyramus and Thisbe Club and the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors.

In this episode, Michael Cooper, Director and Head of Neighbourly Matters at Colliers International tells us what you need to know and where to find your answers. He tells us the frustrations of party walls and what happens after the award... 

Leo Scarborough gives us his views on the state of the party wall services market and how to build a party wall practice in a competitive environment.

Jack Norton tells us how he joined Andrew Schofield to build a new firm that is rapidly growing. His recipe to exponential growth? Simple: never say no to a networking event or CPD session.

Nicky Major, our first female guest, tells us how she became a Fellow of RICS, how party wall surveying has changed over the past five years and how consistency is key to building a party wall practice. 

In this episode Lee tells us how he managed to build his successful party wall practice from scratch in only two years. He gives us the one marketing tip that helped him kick start his business and tells us how to go about growing it into a sustainable party wall practice.