WANT TO AVOID PARTY WALL SURVEYORS FEES - For most minor domestic work (i.e. loft conversions & rear extensions) a Party Wall Surveyor is not necessary and it should be possible to complete the process without surveyors fees. If you are undertaking work you can use free notice templates (you can download ours from http://www.partywall.us/notice). A neighbour receives the protection of the Party Wall Act when a notice is served so it's a good idea for a neighbour to consent to a notice unless there is a genuine dispute* . *The Party Wall Act only relates to the execution of certain work so any issue relating to the height or extent of a wall should be dealt with via the Planning process. We recommend that if a neighbour consents it should be subject to a prior Schedule of Condition of their property being made by a qualified surveyor. If you own an upper floor flat and neighbour below is removing walls that support your floor this involves additional risk. In this case, if you consent, it should be subject to a further condition that your neighbour(s) below undertake to have a Method Statement for the Temporary Works prepared by (or approved by) a qualified Structural Engineer and to have the works inspected buy the said engineer to ensure compliance. If the neighbour declines to give that undertaking you should consult a Party Wall Surveyor. The Party Wall Act was designed to resolve real disputes not to enable surveyors to charge fees to 'resolve' artificial disputes.