The cost of a boundary survey goes to the person requesting it. In most cases, a property purchaser requests a boundary survey who intends to buy the property and develop it later. A boundary survey helps the purchaser to make better decisions, understand land divisions, negotiate better, etc. On the other hand, sometimes, a property seller requests a boundary survey to gather all relevant information to give to the potential buyers and quicken the selling process. In this case, the seller of the property pays for the boundary survey. Also, at times there’s a dispute among neighbouring property owners regarding the boundary of their property. In this case, if a survey is conducted, the cost is shared by both the neighbours.