Rogue Party Wall Surveyor

Eterna · 2012-12-18 07:58:54

Hi all. My neighbour recently nuilt an extension upstairs and my bedroom has a crack on the beiling. His party wall surveyor and mine agree that the damage was caused by the extension. I got the quotes from two builders in the area. One came up with £550 and the other £400. I sent the quotes to my party wall surveyor and he replied that he and the neighbour's surveyor agree that the amount is excessive and that they think £250 is the appropriate figure. So, I asked my surveyor if any of the surveyors can give me the builder information who can do the job at that price. He replied that they cannot do so because it would be conflict of interest. I found my surveyor on the internet and the neighbour is paying for him. When he came to my house with the neighbour's surveyor, I noticed that they were talking outside for almost an hour. I asked him if he's a friend of the other surveyor's but he denied. We moved to this house a couple of years ago and my neighbour has been unfriendly from the beginning when I went over to say hi and introduce myself. He and his wife always ignore me and my family and never talk to us. The builder who carried out the extension work for my neighbour also lives on the same street. When he was taking down the roof to begin the work, he did not use any safety net and his workers were throwing stones and tiles directly onto the front garden. Since I have two little children and a dog, I was afraid for their safety and went over to the builder's house to ask him to take safety measures. However, as I was approaching, even before I had a chance to talk to him, the first thing he said was "Get out of the drive way." He was very hostile and wouldn't hear a thing from me. Now, I noticed that my party wall surveyor, who's supposed to act on my behalf, is giving me a hard time. He wouldn't return my calls and emails. When he does, his usual responses are that he's waiting to hear from my neighbour's surveyor. Finally, when he said £250 should be enough, there's no explanation except that their calculation is "on the basis of matching like for like and on the current industry rates for a decorator to make good and redecorate the ceiling". I requested him for CHP as was advised on RICS website, but he refused to do so saying he's not required to do so. I sent him for scope of work he used to come up with £250 last night and am waiting for his answer. I don't know what to do. Help please!

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