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.
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own freehold, being able to get rid of their current freeholder and managing agent, being able to extend their leases, and gaining control over how the building they live in is managed. I many cases obtaining the freehold of a converted house or block of flats will be no more ...
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...
With space in London at a premium and house prices seemingly always rising, extending your property is seen as an attractive ...
We looked at typical defects to chimney stacks on the blog a few years ago so today I wanted to cover a related topic – ...
Well the good news is that Brexit is no longer the biggest political story of the years. Donald has trumped it, taking the ...
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) applies to companies that own residential property in the UK. The charge is ...
We are often asked ‘What are Building Regulations, why do I need them, does my project need Building Regulations ...
A leasehold owner proposing structural or material changes to their property will generally require the consent of their Landlord under the terms of the lease. Such consent must not be unreasonably withheld but will typically be provided in the form of a written Licence to Alter (or License for Alternations) so that the interests of the Landlord and any other affected leasehold owners in the ...
A leasehold owner proposing structural or material changes to their property will generally require the consent of their ...
Clients tend to ask us the question ‘Should I go through planning permission or should I go through permitted ...
Writing as the owner of a surveying practice that undertakes a large volume of party wall work I have to say I’m happy ...
The UK, like any other country in the world, has various requirements and limitations in respect to non-citizen’s living ...