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s there any point in contacting the freeholder before responding to find out if that's the case?
Yes - make it their problem.
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I'd certainly go with 2 or 3. If it's the property I'm assuming it is then there's going to be a hell of a lot of work being done.
If it were me, I'd probably go with number 3 but speak to the freeholder and the other leaseholder (if they're not the same person) and arrange for one surveyor (hopefully for the freeholder to sort out) to cover all of your building.
I've used a surveyor a few times who covers that area if you want a contact.
EDIT: I don't think I was quite clear there. You should consent but the freeholder should go for 3 for the whole building. The whole building will be covered by that award but you don't need individual awards for the flats.
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Since I'm a leaseholder, from what I've read the freeholder (company rather than individual) is very unlikely to consent and will insist on using their own surveyor. Is there any point in contacting the freeholder before responding to find out if that's the case?
Backing up what Howard says, it's the Freeholder's call, not yours, as they'll likely have responsibility for any shared items such as walls and rooves, rather than you as a leaseholder, who only has responsibility for your own demised spaces. If so, this is the Freeholder's deal.
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Those options are different to the ones we had - the surveyor was appointed at their expense, and wasn't their architect. Maybe they didn't have an architect...
In any case definitely get a full survery done, and from experience I'd get it done by someone independent.
The main thing that we had to rely on (and pick them up on) was that stuff on our side of the wall had to be replaced with stuff that was the same material - as an example the brick wall they knocked down to extend had to be done in London stock bricks (which was what it was originally made of), not the cheaper ones that they wanted to use.
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No 2 is the correct answer.
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Had a party wall notice issued from my new (as yet un-met) neighbours. Loft conversion and side return extension, but the latter is on the opposite side to me.
Been given three (presumbaly standard) ways to respond:
I've absolutely no objections to the work being done, but would it still make sense to go with option 2? This guarantees that a schedule of condition on my place will happen, even though it's by their surveyor.
Since I'm a leaseholder, from what I've read the freeholder (company rather than individual) is very unlikely to consent and will insist on using their own surveyor. Is there any point in contacting the freeholder before responding to find out if that's the case?