Dispute Resolution

Expert Witness

Ian Holdsworth MSc ACIArb Dip HI has many years' experience of providing Expert Opinion as a Single and Joint Expert instructed either by the Court or parties to the dispute. He has full knowledge of CPS Part 32 Procedures, is an accredited expert by the Expert Witness Directory and regularly gives evidence to Court, Residential Property Tribunal and Lands Tribunal proceedings. His areas of specialism are:

Residential valuation including Leasehold valuation.
Surveyor Negligence particularly arising from residential survey.
Construction disputes over residential works.
Rights of way, easements, restrictive covenants.
Ian is a member of the RICS Dispute Resolution Faculty.

Party Wall

The Party Wall etc Act 1996 applies to certain types of works that are proposed to party walls, excavating within certain distances of neighbouring structures and to certain depths and, in certain circumstances, erecting a new structure adjacent to the boundary.

We can advise on:-

Notice Requirements.
What to do in response to a Notice.
Rights and obligations under the Act .
Rights and restrictions regarding access .
Building close to the edge of your property and
Schedules of Condition.

Further information on Party Walls can be obtained from http://www.communities.gov.uk

Boundary Disputes

The Practice is a member of the RICS Boundary Dispute Resolution Panel and is regularly appointed by the Court to determine and demarcate boundaries throughout the East Midlands. The practice has much experience in the resolution of these disputes with a designated geomatics surveyor. The practice can provide measured surveys, access to aerial photography and historic OS and other graphical data. We have experience of working to Land Registry Practice Standards in demarcation of boundaries.

We have been appointed in the past, on occasion by the Court to determine boundaries, Party Wall and other neighbour disputes where other surveyors and advisers have failed to agree.