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• Case Studies
  • Case Study - How Using a Professional can save you Money
  • Case Study – Party Wall Award as Agreed Surveyor
• HIPs
  • Changes to HIP Regulations
  • What is the real cost of a HIP?
• Leasehold Valuations
  • The Benefits of Extending Your Lease in Good Time
  • Don't Leave it Too Late to Extend Your Lease
  • How to Calculate the Diminution in Value of the Freeholder’s Interest
  • How Marriage Value is Calculated
  • What is Marriage Value?
  • Case Study - How Using a Professional can save you Money
  • Lease Extension - The Process after your Valuation
  • The Leasehold Reform Act - The Concept of New for Old
  • Leasehold Reform
  • Leasehold Valuation Calculations - 2 Worked Examples
  • Marketing a Property With a Short Lease
• Lettings
  • 5 Tips to Keep Rental Voids to a Minimum
  • Are Local Papers still Relevant in the age of the Internet?
  • Are you showing your property at its best?
  • Buying is Cheaper than Renting
  • Can I sell my property with the Tenants in place?
  • The Danger of Being Friends with your Tenant
  • Deducting from a Deposit
  • Do it Yourself Vs Professional Managing Agents – A false economy?
  • Do you Make these Mistakes when Choosing Tenants?
  • EPCs & Rental Properties
  • Estate agent trends worth watching
  • The Forgotten Costs of Being a Landlord
  • Freebies for Movers
  • The HMO Trap
  • The Importance of Inventories
  • Is it Time to Consider Buying to Let?
  • Open for Business as Usual
  • Overview of the West End Lettings Market
  • Preparing a Property for Rent
  • Property Bargains at Auction Houses
  • Protecting Deposits - Who's Responsible?
  • Rent out your Garage or Parking Space
  • Renting out your Renovation
  • The risks of renting to students
  • The Secret to Finding Reliable Tradespeople
  • The Secrets of Dealing with Difficult Tenants
  • Should I Allow my Tenants to Redecorate?
  • Should I Rent my Flat to Students?
  • Should I Sell or Rent my Renovation Project?
  • Should you rent your House During the Olympics?
  • Ten Ways to Maximise Rental Yields
  • Ten Ways to Raise your Rental Game
  • Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes – Rights & Recent Case Law
  • Tenants and their Pets
  • Tips of Avoiding the Tenant from Hell
  • What to do if your Tenants split up?
  • What Every UK Landlord Living Overseas Should Know
  • What Happens when your Tenant Won’t Move out?
  • Is your Rental Advert Legal?
• Market Analysis
  • Welcome to the Peter Barry Blog
  • Are Local Papers still Relevant in the age of the Internet?
  • Beat the Spring Rush
  • Competition Among Buyers
  • HIPs Suspended
  • Market Outlook - August 2009
  • Market Outlook - May 2009
  • Minimising Stamp Duty
  • Mortgage Approvals are on the Increase
  • The Summer Market
  • What’s Stopping your House from Selling?
  • Where have all the Properties Gone?
  • How Will the Budget Affect the Housing Market?
• Miscellaneous
  • Calling All Reliable Tradespeople
  • Eaton Park Road – London’s Friendliest Street?
  • How to Protect your Property from Squatters
  • Japanese Knotweed… Ignore this plant at your cost
  • London Marathon - Kris White
  • Party Wall and Other Disputes
  • Should I avoid getting in a Chain?
• Moving Stories
  • Behind the Flock
  • A Constant Heart
  • Driven
  • Good Intentions
  • Goodbye
  • Lifelines
  • Martin's Holly
  • Moving Stories - The Peter Barry Short Story Competition
  • Neighbourhood Watch 1998
  • Paper Castle
  • Peter Barry Short Story Competition: by the Numbers
  • Peter Barry Short Story Competition – Results
  • Peter Barry Short Story Competition - Shortlist
  • A Place in the Sun
  • A Room for Freya
  • Time to Move On
• Party Wall Questions
  • Party Wall Questions #10
  • Party Wall Questions #1
  • Party Wall Questions #11
  • Party Wall Questions #12
  • Party Wall Questions #13
  • Party Wall Questions #2
  • Party Wall Questions #3
  • Party Wall Questions #4
  • Party Wall Questions #5
  • Party Wall Questions #6
  • Party Wall Questions #7
  • Party Wall Questions #8
  • Party Wall Questions #9
• Party Walls
  • Diary of an APC candidate: The Story So Far
  • Don't be Left Holding the Baby - Section 12 of The PWA
  • How Using a Cheap Party Wall Surveyor Can Substantially Add to Your Costs
  • Leaseholders and The Party Wall Act
  • Light Issues and the Party Wall Act
  • A New Way to Resolve Boundary Disputes
  • An Overview of Section 12 of the PWA – Part 2
  • The Party Wall Act – Common Misunderstandings
  • Party Wall and Other Disputes
  • Case Study – Party Wall Award as Agreed Surveyor
  • Party Wall Questions #10
  • Party Wall Questions #1
  • Party Wall Questions #11
  • Party Wall Questions #12
  • Party Wall Questions #13
  • Party Wall Questions #2
  • Party Wall Questions #3
  • Party Wall Questions #4
  • Party Wall Questions #5
  • Party Wall Questions #6
  • Party Wall Questions #7
  • Party Wall Questions #8
  • Party Wall Questions #9
  • Subterranean Development Bill
  • Using the Party Wall Act to Delay a Neighbour's Works
  • What to do when your Neighbour Ignores The Party Wall Act
  • When is an Interim Injunction Justified to Stop Work to a Party Wall?
• Property Management
  • Are you showing your property at its best?
  • Can I sell my property with the Tenants in place?
  • The Danger of Being Friends with your Tenant
  • Do it Yourself Vs Professional Managing Agents – A false economy?
  • Do you Make these Mistakes when Choosing Tenants?
  • The Forgotten Costs of Being a Landlord
  • The Importance of Inventories
  • Paying for Communal Works
  • Preparing a Property for Rent
  • The risks of renting to students
  • The Secret to Finding Reliable Tradespeople
  • The Secrets of Dealing with Difficult Tenants
  • Should I Allow my Tenants to Redecorate?
  • Should I Rent my Flat to Students?
  • Ten Ways to Raise your Rental Game
  • Tenants and their Pets
  • Tips of Avoiding the Tenant from Hell
  • What to do if your Tenants split up?
  • What Every UK Landlord Living Overseas Should Know
  • What Happens when your Tenant Won’t Move out?
• Property Prices
  • Welcome to the Peter Barry Blog
  • The HMO Trap
  • Market Outlook - August 2009
  • Market Outlook - May 2009
  • Property Bargains at Auction Houses
  • Is there a Magic Month to sell your Property?
  • What Price Should I Market my Property For?
  • Where have all the Properties Gone?
• Sales
  • 10 Questions to Ask an Owner When Viewing a Property to Buy
  • Welcome to the Peter Barry Blog
  • Are Local Papers still Relevant in the age of the Internet?
  • Beat the Spring Rush
  • The Benefits of Extending Your Lease in Good Time
  • Buying is Cheaper than Renting
  • Changes to HIP Regulations
  • Changes to Permitted Development Order
  • Changes that will maximise the Size of your Property
  • Competition Among Buyers
  • Curb Appeal
  • Dealing with Difficult Buyers
  • Don’t Write off an Ugly Duckling
  • Estate agent trends worth watching
  • Flat Roof Terraces
  • Found your Perfect Property? – The Hidden Dangers you may have Missed!!
  • Freebies for Movers
  • Give Your Property a Web Presence
  • A Good Year for First-time Buyers?
  • Have You Got Your Paperwork In Order?
  • Help us to Help you Sell
  • HIPs Suspended
  • How Pets Affect Viewings
  • How your Neighbours affect your Selling Prospects
  • The Importance of Floor Plans
  • Is it Time to Consider Buying to Let?
  • A Little Garden Goes a Long Way
  • Make the Most of your Garden when Selling
  • Make Your Estate Agent Work Harder
  • Market Outlook - August 2009
  • Market Outlook - May 2009
  • Mary Portas Secret Shopper – An Estate Agent's View
  • Minimising Stamp Duty
  • Mistakes to avoid when Showing Prospective Buyers your Property
  • Mortgage Approvals are on the Increase
  • The New RICS Homebuyer Report
  • New Year (Selling) Resolutions
  • New Year's Resolutions to Sell Your Property Faster
  • Open for Business as Usual
  • Paying for Communal Works
  • The Pitfalls of a DIY Sale
  • Property Bargains at Auction Houses
  • Push the Boat out to Buy
  • Reduce the risk of a sale falling through
  • Renting out your Renovation
  • A RICS HomeBuyer Report Vs A Full Building Survey
  • Selling a Property with Unregulated Changes
  • Selling Tips for Autumn
  • Should I avoid getting in a Chain?
  • Should I Extend Before Selling?
  • Should I Sell or Rent my Renovation Project?
  • Should you furnish a Property Renovation?
  • The Summer Market
  • Ten Ways to Maximise Rental Yields
  • Is there a Magic Month to sell your Property?
  • Things to do Before Making an Offer
  • Treat your Garden like Another Room
  • Unlock the Potential in Your Garden
  • Unlock the Potential in Your Garden
  • Watch out for your Windows
  • What Buyers should look for when viewing a Property
  • What Price Should I Market my Property For?
  • What is the real cost of a HIP?
  • What’s a Conservatory Worth?
  • What’s Stopping your House from Selling?
  • Where have all the Properties Gone?
  • Who Makes the Decisions – Him or Her?
  • Why you should Never Exchange Numbers with your Buyer
  • How Will the Budget Affect the Housing Market?
• Selling Tips
  • Are Local Papers still Relevant in the age of the Internet?
  • Beat the Spring Rush
  • Competition Among Buyers
  • Curb Appeal
  • Dealing with Difficult Buyers
  • Estate agent trends worth watching
  • Give Your Property a Web Presence
  • Have You Got Your Paperwork In Order?
  • Help us to Help you Sell
  • How Pets Affect Viewings
  • How your Neighbours affect your Selling Prospects
  • The Importance of Floor Plans
  • A Little Garden Goes a Long Way
  • Make Your Estate Agent Work Harder
  • Minimising Stamp Duty
  • New Year (Selling) Resolutions
  • New Year's Resolutions to Sell Your Property Faster
  • The Pitfalls of a DIY Sale
  • Reduce the risk of a sale falling through
  • Selling a Property with Unregulated Changes
  • Selling Tips for Autumn
  • Should I avoid getting in a Chain?
  • Should I Extend Before Selling?
  • Should you furnish a Property Renovation?
  • The Summer Market
  • Is there a Magic Month to sell your Property?
  • Treat your Garden like Another Room
  • Unlock the Potential in Your Garden
  • Unlock the Potential in Your Garden
  • Watch out for your Windows
  • What Price Should I Market my Property For?
  • What is the real cost of a HIP?
  • What’s a Conservatory Worth?
  • What’s Stopping your House from Selling?
  • When Were Your Electrics Last Tested?
  • Where have all the Properties Gone?
  • Who Makes the Decisions – Him or Her?
  • Why you should Never Exchange Numbers with your Buyer
• Surveying
  • Alternative Heating Solutions – Is it time you got Wood?
  • The Benefits of Extending Your Lease in Good Time
  • Building Defects - Dampness Part 1
  • Changes to Permitted Development Order
  • The Condensation Season
  • The Dangers of Asbestos
  • Diary of an APC Candidate – Bradley Mackenzie
  • Diary of an APC candidate - Part 3
  • Diary of an APC candidate: The Story So Far
  • Don't be Left Holding the Baby - Section 12 of The PWA
  • Don't Leave it Too Late to Extend Your Lease
  • Essential Guide to Property Surveys
  • Estate agent trends worth watching
  • Flat Roof Coverings - Top 5 Defects
  • Flat Roof Terraces
  • Found your Perfect Property? – The Hidden Dangers you may have Missed!!
  • Freehold Enfranchisement
  • The HMO Trap
  • How to Calculate the Diminution in Value of the Freeholder’s Interest
  • How Marriage Value is Calculated
  • What is Marriage Value?
  • How Using a Cheap Party Wall Surveyor Can Substantially Add to Your Costs
  • Case Study - How Using a Professional can save you Money
  • Japanese Knotweed… Ignore this plant at your cost
  • Lease Extension - The Process after your Valuation
  • The Leasehold Reform Act - The Concept of New for Old
  • Leasehold Reform
  • Leasehold Valuation Calculations - 2 Worked Examples
  • Leaseholders and The Party Wall Act
  • Light Issues and the Party Wall Act
  • Loft Conversion Guide - Part 2
  • The New RICS Homebuyer Report
  • A New Way to Resolve Boundary Disputes
  • Open for Business as Usual
  • An Overview of Section 12 of the PWA – Part 2
  • The Party Wall Act – Common Misunderstandings
  • Party Wall and Other Disputes
  • Case Study – Party Wall Award as Agreed Surveyor
  • Party Wall Questions #10
  • Party Wall Questions #1
  • Party Wall Questions #11
  • Party Wall Questions #12
  • Party Wall Questions #13
  • Party Wall Questions #2
  • Party Wall Questions #3
  • Party Wall Questions #4
  • Party Wall Questions #5
  • Party Wall Questions #6
  • Party Wall Questions #7
  • Party Wall Questions #8
  • Party Wall Questions #9
  • Pitched Roof Coverings - Top 5 Defects
  • Plus ça change
  • Property Defects caused by the Big Freeze
  • Property Defects - Chimneys and Flues
  • Property Defects - Fireplaces, Chimney Breasts and Flues.
  • Rainwater Management Systems – Taking Advantage of the Weather
  • Reach for the Sky? - Your Loft Conversion Guide
  • A RICS HomeBuyer Report Vs A Full Building Survey
  • Selling a Property with Unregulated Changes
  • Some Things Never Change
  • Space Travel Within the Building Sector
  • Subterranean Development Bill
  • Using the Party Wall Act to Delay a Neighbour's Works
  • Marketing a Property With a Short Lease
  • What to do when your Neighbour Ignores The Party Wall Act
  • When Insulating Inside the Box, Try Thinking Outside the Box!
  • When is an Interim Injunction Justified to Stop Work to a Party Wall?
  • When Were Your Electrics Last Tested?
  • Why You Shouldn't Attend Your Survey
  • Wind Turbines – A Blow’ming good idea?
• Other entries
• Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) threshold increased to £100,000.

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Rent while you search

With good properties in good areas still flying off the shelves, it always pays to be ahead of the game when it comes to making an offer. Regardless of whether you offer the asking price, canny vendors are all too aware of the other influencing factors these days. Some might have been stung in the past by wobbly chains that couldn’t take the strain and finally collapsed, or they simply want to know that the sale will progress as quickly as possible and are looking for the buyer in the best position to ensure this happens. read more

Overpay for a mortgage-free future

Many homeowners are discovering that by upping their monthly mortgage repayments by just a fraction, they can shave years off their loan term. This particularly applies to those lucky enough to have reverted to variable rates when interest rates plummeted. If you were savvy enough to maintain your repayments at the same amount, you will have seen your mortgage term take a slide in the right direction without having to curtail your lifestyle. read more

Things to do Before Making an Offer

It’s always tempting to rush in with an offer when a property catches your eye. You don’t want to miss the boat and let someone else walk away with your dream house. However, it’s always a good idea to take some time out to review your decision and make sure that the house is going to be a good home and a good investment. read more