Party walls; boundary disputes; surveyors’ jurisdiction; third surveyor referrals; refusal to act
This is my judgment in relation to three preliminary issues which were set down as such by an Order of DJ Stewart of 6 August 2019.
The preliminary issues to be heard relate to Grounds 1,3 and 4 of Grounds of Appeal lodged by the Appellant following a Party Wall Etc. Act Award dated 2 April 2019 made by the two surveyors appointed by the parties in respect of a wall between their properties at 4 and 6 Shide Road, Newport, Isle of Wight (“the Award”). Mr Woolford had been appointed by the Respondents as their party surveyor; Mr Tombleson was appointed by the Appellant as his; between them, they appointed Mr Smart as the third surveyor.
