LATEST BLOG POSTS
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.
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement – heading to Tribunal
Tuesday, 21st May 2019 | by: Peter Barry
When leaseholders enact their statutory right to extend their lease or buy their freehold by serving a formal notice of claim on the freeholder it can be an adversarial process. Once a notice is served, if the landlord does not agree with the terms of acquisition proposed in that notice (including price), he has two months in which to serve a counter-notice proposing alternative terms. In ...
When leaseholders enact their statutory right to extend their lease or buy their freehold by serving a formal notice of ...
In All Normal Circumstances …
Sunday, 28th April 2019 | by: Peter Barry
It’s the phrase that party wall surveyors rely on to reassure adjoining owners that they will not incur costs as a result ...
Preparing a Reinstatement Cost Assessments (Insurance Valuation)
Thursday, 14th March 2019 | by: Steve Hobbs
The process of preparing a Reinstatement Cost Assessment involves a site visit to inspect the property, take measurements ...
INFORMAL LEASE EXTENSIONS – THE BENEFITS AND THE RISKS
Tuesday, 12th February 2019 | by: Peter Barry
Leaseholders have the right to extend their leases under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Under ...
11 Ways to Keep the Cost of Party Wall Procedures Down
Thursday, 7th February 2019 | by: Peter Barry
If badly handled, party wall procedures can add many thousands of pounds to the costs of your building project but there are ...
Don’t forget your Licence to Alter!
Tuesday, 29th January 2019 | by: Matthew Price
There are many different elements that will need to be considered in order for the vision of your extension to become a ...
Preparing Party Wall Notices for a Rear Extension
Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 | by: Peter Barry
As a recent graduate and Assistant Surveyor, a large part of my training was party wall related. As part of that training I spent time assisting the team that deal with new enquiries in sending fee proposals and liaising with owners. I thought it might be helpful to work through an example relating to a rear extension. When preparing a fee proposal, the first step is to establish what works ...
As a recent graduate and Assistant Surveyor, a large part of my training was party wall related. As part of that training I ...
A guide to the residential lease extension process
Thursday, 17th January 2019 | by: Peter Barry
Leaseholders have the right to extend their leases under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. ...
Help to buy, shared ownership schemes and staircasing
Thursday, 20th December 2018 | by: Peter Barry
With house prices in some areas of London having risen 10-fold over the last 20 years it is becoming increasingly more ...
Leasehold properties: What you need to know before you purchase
Tuesday, 20th November 2018 | by: Matthew Price
Leasehold properties: What you need to know before you purchase Written By Matthew Price of Peter Barry Surveyors & ...
