Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.
In speaking the words ‘I don’t quite see why they need a more detailed report, surely a Valuation would have been sufficient’, I was setting myself up for fall, and inadvertently volunteering to write this upcoming post. This happened on a Homebuyer Survey I accompanied two weeks ago, where the property in question gave the initial impression of requiring little or no work having been ...
In speaking the words ‘I don’t quite see why they need a more detailed report, surely a Valuation would have been ...
When we carry out either a Building Survey or a Homebuyer Report one of the first things that the client usually wants to ...
Over the past 12 months, I have seen a huge variety of buildings ranging from residential to commercial, with their ...
Many insurance companies offer ‘New for Old’ policies. The Leasehold Reform Act is similar; you can get a new lease in ...
On a recent Full Building Survey of a 1930’s semi detached house, we discovered that the garage roof covering consisted of ...
Some time ago we wrote a post on chimney stacks, highlighting some of the common defects that we find when carrying out ...
Question A leasehold owner of a ground floor flat proposes to underpin the rear external walls (not party walls) of their property. What notice(s) should be served on the Freeholder and the leaseholder of the flat above and what part(s) of the Act apply? This is another question that was raised at a recent FPWS North London forum meeting which I helped to organise. I would welcome the ...
Question A leasehold owner of a ground floor flat proposes to underpin the rear external walls (not party walls) of their ...
Question What factors should a Surveyor consider when setting the hourly rate to use when calculating expenses for ...
Question I recently arranged to meet a Building Owner’s surveyor on site to prepare a schedule of condition only to find ...
Over the course of the last few posts we have tried to explain the process of granting a new lease under the terms of the ...