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.
Boris Johnson’s Election Property ‘Promises’
Monday, 16th December 2019 | by: Matthew Price
Having secured the Conservatives a 'stonking' 80 seat majority on Friday and having spent the weekend showing his gratitude to his new northern supporters, Boris Johnson's attention can now shift to delivering on the promises of his manifesto. Aside from Brexit, there are the headline-grabbing, 40 new hospitals, 20,000 new police officers and 50,000 new nurses there are a number of interesting ...
Having secured the Conservatives a 'stonking' 80 seat majority on Friday and having spent the weekend showing his gratitude ...
Guest Post – What does an Architect do?
Tuesday, 3rd December 2019 | by: Jason Harris | 2 minute read
The common stereotype is that architects ‘draw pretty pictures’ of buildings. That may be true – the presentation of ...
Insurance and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 6th October 2019 | by: Peter Barry
It used to be common for party wall awards to include an obligation for the building owner to ‘maintain or cause ...
Building Contracts and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 25th August 2019 | by: Peter Barry
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 – What is it, Who is Eligible and How does it Work?
Sunday, 7th July 2019 | by: Jean Gautier
Right of first refusal (RFR) is invoked when the freeholder (landlord) wants to sell their interest in a building that is ...
New Build Properties and Snagging Lists
Thursday, 30th May 2019 | by: Tom Shute
There are a number of hoops to jump through when negotiating the purchase of a home, particularly when purchasing a new ...
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 ...
