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recommendation for chartered surveyor

J B
3 years ago

Hi. Could anyone recommend a very experienced chartered surveyor - experienced in dealing with license to alters between leaseholders and freeholders based in southwest London. Putney. I’m a ground floor flat doing a side return. I’m a leaseholder and also own share of freehold. Thank you!

Comments (2)

  • Cathrine
    2 years ago

    Hi! Have you found someone you could recommend? We're in a similar situation!

    J B thanked Cathrine
  • J B
    Original Author
    2 years ago

    Hi Catherine.

    So....... happy to help/advice.

    My situation-

    I'm leaseholder of ground floor flat with share of freehold. Owner of 1st floor flat is leaseholder of his flat and share of freehold.

    A license to alter is between the leasaeholder doing the work (me) and the freeholder (me and him) - so it's quite an unusual situation whihc noone seems to compeltely understand.

    Theoretically it should be a simple but I made a few naive errors


    It's also seperate from the party wall agreement. My upstairs neighbour declined the PWA and so instructed his own chartered surveyor. Andrew Cornick. I naively agreed that he could do the report for th license to alter which was a massive mistake as he was totally bias towards the upstairs neighbour.


    So depends on your situaion.

    But there should be a chartered surveyor who is working on behalf of the freeholders and writes a report that has certain terms and conditions for you as leaseholder doing the work.


    The role of the chartered surveyor for the freeholders is:

    " to report on the proposed application to alter in order that the Landlord(freeholder) could consider its obligation not to unreasonably withhold consent.If you have decent set of drawings/structural calculations as well as building regulations before you start you should be in good stead. it should not be an issue.

    I used Alan Riley for my party wall agreement -I would recommend him.

    BVP was upstairs party wall surveyor and joint freeholder surveyor who did the license to alter report ( would not recommend them) - this then gets submitted to the joint solicitor ( solicitor for freeholder) and is signed by both freeholder ( you and him) and you leaseholder


    I sought advice from George PAtros and Sandra Rankine who were excellent public access barristers but this was because the freeholder chartered surveryor was extremely difficult and I needed help. You shouldnt need this

    I also used http://www.congrevehorner.com/ Andrew Dewhurst to do a schedule of condition for adjacent neighbours who had agreed to the party wall agreement.


    I also got advice from this guy who was extemely helpful - also a chartered surveyor....

    Christopher Magowans from Magowans in TWickenham.


    Hope that helps.

    Jane


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