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The Evolution of Party Wall Surveying
• Nicky Major FRICS — Equity Partner, Scott Davidson Chartered Surveyors
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Episode Notes
Nicky Major FRICS, Equity Partner at Scott Davidson Chartered Surveyors, reflects on a career spanning the full breadth of building surveying — and what has changed in party wall work over the years.
Career Path
From Dorset to London; transitioning from commercial surveying to high-end residential work
Becoming a Fellow of RICS and experiences as one of relatively few women in building surveying
The importance of joining an established firm early in one's career for foundational experience
Changes in Party Wall Work
How party wall work has become markedly more confrontational over the past five years
Unqualified practitioners entering the field without proper understanding of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
The role of architects and builders in generating party wall referrals
Practice and Tools
The need for better software solutions for creating schedules of condition
Networking and relationship-building as the foundation for establishing a surveying practice
