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.
Different Types of Asbestos and Where They Can Be Found
Sunday, 1st July 2018 | by: Nick Bridger
What exactly is it? Asbestos is a natural, fibrous mineral that was generally used as a building material in the UK between the 1950s and 1980s. It was mined in the far-east, Africa and South America before the fibres were woven into fabrics or mixed into cement. Asbestos was used because it is strong, sound absorbent and fireproof, thus making it an attractive material for construction ...
What exactly is it? Asbestos is a natural, fibrous mineral that was generally used as a building material in the UK ...
Deed of Variation – A move to fairer Ground Rents?
Thursday, 22nd February 2018 | by: Matthew Price
Back in the middle of 2017, Taylor Wimpey amongst a few others, received blanket bad press for their involvement in the ...
Party Wall Procedures – Alternatives to Injunctions
Sunday, 11th February 2018 | by: Peter Barry
I have previously written about the option of an adjoining owner applying for an injunction where their neighbour has ...
Why You Can’t Say “You’re Fired!” to a Party Wall Surveyor
Thursday, 2nd November 2017 | by: Peter Barry
Imagine having a job from which you cannot be dismissed - that must be the dream of many people. Well, that is exactly the ...
Guide to Informal Lease Extensions
Wednesday, 20th September 2017 | by: Matthew Price
The Leasehold Reform and Urban Development Act, 1993, establishes the valuation basis and legal framework for leaseholders ...
Introducing our Leasehold Extension Calculator!
Sunday, 7th May 2017 | by: Matthew Price
We have recently added a tool to our website that allows you to get an idea as to the cost of your lease extension. Around ...
Valuing Vault Spaces
Tuesday, 28th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price
With London being London, seemingly any space that can be developed is being developed. The more typical schemes are loft conversions, rear extensions and everyone’s favorite, the basement dig. Another which has become increasingly popular is the extension of one’s demise into vault spaces, which are typically located beneath pavements. There are numerous complex considerations for work of ...
With London being London, seemingly any space that can be developed is being developed. The more typical schemes are loft ...
Party Walls – An Architectural View
Thursday, 23rd March 2017 | by: Peter Barry
The purpose of this post is not to explain the Act but rather to examine how the Act can influence the design of some ...
A leaseholder’s wish list
Monday, 13th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price
The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings ...
CLAY SOILS, SUBSIDENCE, HEAVE, TREES AND ROOTS – PART 3
Thursday, 9th February 2017 | by: Peter Barry
In the first 2 parts of this post we looked at history of subsidence and the influence of trees; in this final part we'll ...
