Surrey Party Wall Surveyors

Chris is a very professional passionate approachable person who keeps everything transparent and easy to understand. I don't know about you, but party wall stuff leaves me baffled, well at least it did until Chris took the time to explain the process and his role in it. I cannot commend him enough. All costs are relayed to you at the beginning you aren't kept guessing about the whole party wall agreement jargon. I would definitely recommend him to anyone, and would definitely use him again should the occasion arise.

Amazing company. So helpful! Various issues came up with our neighbours and their surveyor, however Surrey Party Wall Surveyors were able to deal with the situation and help us proceed with our loft and kitchen extension as quickly as possible. They are always on the ball and really care about helping clients. I would highly recommend them

My decision to use Surrey Party Wall as my surveyor and sister company Beaver Tech as my architect / structural engineer was based on a competitive quote and their knowledge of houses in the area my property was located – an Apostles style terraced house in South Wimbledon. Building works began in Sept 2022, on what was supposed to be a 10 week project to add a 4m rear extension and 3rd bedroom with en-suite in the loft space. Building work seemed good at first, but after a few months had passed, it came to be every homeowners nightmare. Inadequate steel supports in the foundations, missing support beams in loft floors, missing supports for roof steels, omitted supporting columns on the rear of the house, totally inadequate and leaking roof, incorrect tiles used on the rear extension causing an influx of rainwater everywhere, incorrect and missing insulation…..the list was almost endless. This, plus damage to neighbour's houses are just some of the problems encountered. It was, to quote Beaver Tech, “one of the worst building projects they had ever seen”. Thanks goodness for Chris and his father Ed at Beaver Tech / Party Wall Surveyors. By looking at photos I had taken, discussing issues and site visits, they identified every incorrect or missing structural detail and immediately informed me and the building company what had happened and what MUST be done to rectify the issues. They would make themselves available at weekends to inspect the works at the property and liaised with Building Control to ensure they didn’t signoff anything that wasn't visible or already plastered over or covered in flooring. If it was, they insisted it be exposed for inspection. Chris even gave me advise on speaking with the construction company in regards to their unjust demand for extra cash for the remediation works. This advice saved me thousands in extra costs. They also spoke with my very irate neighbours and assured them all would be resolved as soon as possible with minimum disruption. Although the remediation works took an extra 4 months, my house is now complete and structurally sound, as per the architectural designs and building regulations. I cannot thank Chris and Ed enough for ensuring this happened.For anyone looking for an architect and surveyor, I cannot recommend them enough. They went above and beyond what anyone would expect would be required for a building project.

Right from the beginning of dealing with Surrey party walls surveyors I was given the utmost attention and help, in a very courteous way.Chris knew I was anxious due to this situation being a new one for me and I felt duty bound to do everything in a neighbourly way. He guided me through all questions and concerns I had very promptly and thoroughly which helped me feel more at ease.I chose this company as wanted to work with a local small concern and was extremely happy with my choice.

Chris is acting for me as my neighbour is having a loft conversion & extension. He has been extremely helpful and knowledgable and given good advice. I highly recommend his service

Chris Forster is very professional, passionate approachable and patience. He knew how anxious I was and he took time to explain and made everything transparent and easy for me to understand, from planning permision through to Party wall agreement. Cost was also reasonable and there was no surprises.This is my second time of using this company and will be happy to use them again should the occassion arise. I will also definitely recommend this company to anyone.I can say that my project have started and it is going well.

We contacted Chris to review our neighbours planning application which involved a party wall. Chris reviewed and explained all of the Notices to ensure they were thorough and complete. He also attended our property and took a large number of photos (definitely in the hundreds) of the condition which was then used to complete a very comprehensive report for all parties. We wouldn’t hesitate to use Chris again or recommend him to others.

I am very pleased with the services received from Mr. Chris Forster of Surrey Party Wall Surveyors for the party wall survey for our house. The work was carried out promptly, professionally and at reasonable cost. I would definitely recommend Beaver Tech to my friends and family.RegardsBhaskar

Chris and the Team SPW was fundamental in our decision of going ahead with the loft conversion. They will guide you every step of the way and acknowledged all your doubts then somehow calms you down with sensible explanations. Glad to report that our loft conversion is going well and on-schedule to finished as originally planned. Would definitely use them again when we found the money tree for rear extension.

I used Chris from Surrey Party Wall and found him to be very professional and informative. He gave me a large amount of an advice and help including all possible options and outcomes and also discussing at length with my neighbour the whole process even before we had agreed to work with him! Our position was quite complicated but Chris found out the information needed for us to be able to proceed with securing. He was very thorough and completed the survey very quickly as to not delay any building work.I highly recommend Surrey Party Wall.