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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.

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.  Under the legislation the owner of a leasehold flat has the right to request a new lease which is 90 years longer than their current lease and at a peppercorn ground rent throughout. In order to qualify flat owners need to have owned their property for at least two years, and ...

Leaseholders have the right to extend their leases under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.  ...

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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 ...

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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 & ...

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If Freeholder’s consent is required be prepared to pay for it

Tuesday, 30th October 2018 | by: Matthew Price

Despite evidence of falling values in some areas on London, house prices in the capital remain amongst the most expensive in ...

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Property Valuations – What do I need to know?

Thursday, 20th September 2018 | by: Steve Hobbs

In recent months we have, on more than one occasion, been asked to undertake reviews of valuations undertaken by other ...

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CONTROLLING CONDENSATION AND MOULD

Wednesday, 22nd August 2018 | by: Peter Barry

What is Condensation? There is always some moisture in the air, even if you cannot see it. If air gets cold, it cannot hold ...

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Valuations for Registered Charities

Sunday, 5th August 2018 | by: Matthew Price

Registered charities must obtain an RICS Red Book valuation from a suitably qualified Chartered Surveyor before entering into a transaction for disposal. This includes selling, letting and also the granting of new rights.  Sections 117 to 121 of the Charities Act 2011 outline the procedure that ensures the disposal is on the best terms reasonably possible in terms of value. The procedures do ...

Registered charities must obtain an RICS Red Book valuation from a suitably qualified Chartered Surveyor before entering ...

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What Goes in an Access Licence?

Tuesday, 31st July 2018 | by: Peter Barry

Licenses covering access over adjoining owners' properties, whether they be for a scaffold, hoarding or crane over sail will ...

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Access – The importance of an early approach

Sunday, 22nd July 2018 | by: Peter Barry

Where access requires the express consent of an adjoining owner, such as to erect scaffolding and a hoarding as part of a ...

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RICS “Red Book” Valuations – What are they and what do they do?

Wednesday, 11th July 2018 | by: Jean Gautier

One of the most well known and widely used surveying standards are technically named “Red Book” Valuations or RICS ...

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