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.
The common stereotype is that architects ‘draw pretty pictures’ of buildings. That may be true – the presentation of information is important, but it only scratches the surface of our role. Our output includes both drawn and written information. The drawings are in reality diagrams that record a complex and many layered process of decision making. A full service architect will ...
The common stereotype is that architects ‘draw pretty pictures’ of buildings. That may be true – the presentation of ...
It used to be common for party wall awards to include an obligation for the building owner to ‘maintain or cause ...
I often tell adjoining owners that have suffered damage as a result of party wall work not to, under any circumstances, ...
Right of first refusal (RFR) is invoked when the freeholder (landlord) wants to sell their interest in a building that is ...
There are a number of hoops to jump through when negotiating the purchase of a home, particularly when purchasing a new ...
When leaseholders enact their statutory right to extend their lease or buy their freehold by serving a formal notice of ...
It’s the phrase that party wall surveyors rely on to reassure adjoining owners that they will not incur costs as a result of their neighbours’ works i.e. “In all normal circumstances, the fees of all/any appointed surveyors will be paid by the building owner”. The inquisitive adjoining owner will ask for clarification of what ‘normal circumstances’ are and it’s a good ...
It’s the phrase that party wall surveyors rely on to reassure adjoining owners that they will not incur costs as a result ...
The process of preparing a Reinstatement Cost Assessment involves a site visit to inspect the property, take measurements ...
Leaseholders have the right to extend their leases under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Under ...
If badly handled, party wall procedures can add many thousands of pounds to the costs of your building project but there are ...