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Appointments and dispute resolution under section 10.
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Building Owner Surveyor
End-to-end guidance for owners planning notifiable works, from design review through award and completion.
Service overview
What this service covers.
Owners undertaking extensions, lofts, basements, structural alterations or new construction.
The Building Owner’s surveyor administers the statutory process for the owner proposing the work, while remaining impartial when exercising the surveyor’s functions under the Act. Good preparation reduces avoidable delay and neighbour uncertainty.
When this service may be relevant
- A neighbour has dissented or not responded to a relevant notice.
- An Agreed Surveyor is not appropriate or has not been accepted.
- The project needs coordinated notices, schedules, technical review and Awards.
Who this is for
Owners undertaking extensions, lofts, basements, structural alterations or new construction.
How the instruction is approached
A clear route, matched to the facts.
The Act’s requirements and any boundary procedure depend on the actual documents, ownership and site relationships. These are the usual working stages.
- 01
Define the dispute
Confirm the valid notice, appointments, drawings and matters that fall within the surveyors’ statutory jurisdiction.
- 02
Record and review
Inspect relevant condition and review structural, sequencing, access and safeguarding information proportionately.
- 03
Settle the Award
Record the authorised work and practical protections in an Award before the relevant work proceeds.
Questions about Building Owner Surveyor
Useful context before you instruct.
General information only. Advice on a particular property requires the relevant documents and facts.
01Does the surveyor act as the owner’s advocate?
No. A surveyor appointed under the Act must exercise the statutory role impartially, even though one owner made the appointment.
02Who normally pays?
The Building Owner commonly pays reasonable costs generated by the work, but the Act allows costs to be allocated according to the circumstances.
Authoritative references
Further reading
These public sources support the general explanations on this page. They do not replace advice on the facts of a particular property.
Building Owner Surveyor
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Describe the work, notice or concern and tell us which drawings or documents you already have. You do not need to decide the statutory route before contacting the team.
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