# Party Wall Hub

> Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors members operating under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (England & Wales), based in Swindon, Wiltshire and serving a 70-mile radius across the South West, Cotswolds, Thames Valley and Wessex.

Party Wall Hub is an FPWS and RPSA-registered party wall surveying firm founded in 2012. We act for both building owners (those carrying out notifiable building works) and adjoining owners (neighbours who have received a party wall notice). The business publishes fixed fees for notice service, Schedules of Condition and Party Wall Awards. Every online quote is presented as a single all-in fee estimate that covers both the notice fees and the Award work (the Award portion only becomes payable if a neighbour dissents), and the entire customer journey — eligibility check, fixed quote, drawing upload and case tracking — runs online without requiring a phone call.

Accreditations: Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (FPWS), Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA). £1m professional indemnity insurance and £2m public liability insurance.

Contact: 01793 939174 · info@partywallhub.co.uk · Office 1, Cherry Orchard Barn, Cherry Orchard, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7AU.

## Key pages
- [Home](/): overview of services, fixed fees and the eligibility checker.
- [Eligibility checker](/check): interactive tool that determines whether a Party Wall Act notice is required for a planned project.
- [Services](/services): party wall notices, Schedules of Condition, Party Wall Awards, adjoining owner representation.
- [Areas covered](/areas): towns and cities within 70 miles of Swindon that we serve.
- [About](/about): firm credentials, regulator, insurance and case studies.
- [Contact](/contact): contact form and office details.
- [Client portal](/portal): track the stage of a live matter.
- [Guides](/blog): plain-English guides on notices, Awards, costs and adjoining owner rights.

## Key guides
- [What happens if my neighbour ignores my party wall notice?](/blog/neighbour-ignores-party-wall-notice): the deemed dispute process, 10-day letter, appointing on the adjoining owner's behalf, timescales and fixed costs.
- [What does a party wall surveyor actually do?](/blog/what-does-a-party-wall-surveyor-do)
- [Do I need a party wall surveyor?](/blog/do-i-need-a-party-wall-surveyor)
- [How much does a party wall surveyor cost?](/blog/how-much-does-a-party-wall-surveyor-cost)
- [Who pays for a party wall surveyor?](/blog/who-pays-for-a-party-wall-surveyor)
- [Agreed Surveyor or two surveyors? £650 vs £850 explained](/blog/agreed-surveyor-vs-two-surveyors)
- [The 3 metre and 6 metre rules: Section 6 excavation notices explained](/blog/section-6-excavation-3-and-6-metre-rule)
- [Party wall surveyor in Chippenham, Melksham & Devizes](/blog/party-wall-surveyor-chippenham-melksham-devizes)
- [Party wall surveyor in Maidenhead & Bracknell (Thames Valley)](/blog/party-wall-surveyor-maidenhead-bracknell-thames-valley)
- [How long does a party wall award take? Stage-by-stage 2026 timeline](/blog/party-wall-timeline-how-long-does-it-take): notice periods (1 month Sections 1 and 6, 2 months Section 2), the 14-day response window, Schedule of Condition and Award drafting, and what causes delay.

## Timeline
Notice periods: 1 month for Section 1 (line of junction) and Section 6 (excavation), 2 months for Section 2 (work to the party wall). The adjoining owner has 14 days to consent or dissent. Where a neighbour consents, works can begin when the notice period expires and only the notice fee is payable. Where there is dissent or silence, the Schedule of Condition and Award typically add 2 to 6 weeks, giving roughly 6 to 10 weeks from service to a lawful start. Notice periods cannot be shortened except by the adjoining owner's written agreement.

## No response to a notice (deemed dispute)
If an adjoining owner does not respond in writing within 14 days of service, Section 5 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 deems a dispute to have arisen. The building owner then serves a further written request giving the adjoining owner 10 days to appoint a surveyor. If they still do not appoint, a surveyor may be appointed on their behalf under Section 10(4); that surveyor must be independent of the building owner's surveyor. Ignoring a notice cannot block the works — it only removes the neighbour's choice of surveyor. Typical time from notice served to Award served is 4 to 8 weeks, mostly statutory waiting time.

## Fees — the three-step fixed-fee structure
- Step 1 — Serve the notice(s): £50 for the first notice, £30 for each additional notice on the same project. Professionally drafted, Act-compliant Section 1, 2 and 6 notices (not generic templates). If the adjoining owner consents, this is the total cost — nothing further is payable. Two notices therefore cost £80 minimum.
- Step 2a — Adjoining owner dissents but agrees to a single Agreed Surveyor: £650. This settles the dispute by Party Wall Award and includes a Schedule of Condition survey of the relevant parts of the adjoining owner's property. With two notices the maximum total is £730 (£80 notices + £650). Lowest-cost route — there is no second surveyor to pay.
- Step 2b — Adjoining owner dissents and appoints their own surveyor: £850 for Party Wall Hub to act as the Building Owner's Surveyor, also including a Schedule of Condition of the relevant parts of the adjoining owner's property. With two notices that is £930 (£80 + £850), and the building owner is additionally liable for the adjoining owner's surveyor's reasonable fees — typically £800–£1,500 for a standard domestic matter.
- Adjoining Owner Representation — independent surveyor for neighbours who have received a notice. £0 to the adjoining owner; reasonable fees paid by the building owner.
- Notices already served (consented subject to Schedule of Condition) — standalone Schedule of Condition at £300 per consenting neighbour who required one.

## Adjoining owner cost
In almost every case, the cost to the adjoining owner is £0. Section 10 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 makes the building owner responsible for the reasonable fees of both surveyors. Adjoining owners have 14 days from receipt of a notice to respond: consent, dissent and appoint their own surveyor, or dissent and agree a single Agreed Surveyor. Silence for 14 days is treated as a deemed dispute and a surveyor is appointed on the adjoining owner's behalf; the Act does not permit a neighbour to block the works, only to shape how the process runs.

## Quote delivery
Every fixed-fee quote is generated instantly on the site and emailed to the user's inbox after they enter a name and email address. The emailed quote and on-page results itemise the notice fees, the Award or Agreed Surveyor scenario, the Schedule of Condition cost where applicable, and — for adjoining owner enquiries — the £0 cost with a 14-day response countdown.

## Service area
Swindon, Royal Wootton Bassett, Cirencester, Chippenham, Marlborough, Devizes, Calne, Trowbridge, Melksham, Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Oxford, Witney, Abingdon, Wantage, Banbury, Newbury, Reading, Basingstoke, Andover, Salisbury, Winchester, Worcester, Hungerford, Slough and Windsor.

## Key definitions
- Building owner: the person carrying out the notifiable building work.
- Adjoining owner: any owner of property that adjoins or is close to the building owner's land.
- Party structure: a wall, floor or other structure separating buildings or parts of buildings owned by different people.
- Agreed surveyor: a single surveyor jointly appointed by both owners to act impartially.
- Notifiable works: works that trigger the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 — typically cutting into a party wall, building astride a boundary, or excavating within 3 m (or 6 m at depth) of a neighbouring structure.