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.
During the course of our inspections we regularly encounter building materials which contain or may contain asbestos fibres. Asbestos, the name of which has its origin in the Greek word ‘ásvestos’, meaning inextinguishable, is a naturally occurring rock mineral which is both fire retardant and an excellent thermal and acoustic insulator. The fibres do not dissolve in water or evaporate, ...
During the course of our inspections we regularly encounter building materials which contain or may contain asbestos ...
Most surveyors and solicitors practicing in the leasehold property sector will be familiar with the rights of lessees to ...
The Government’s Help to Buy Loan Scheme has been running since April 2013 and is open to first-time buyers and home ...
A common cause of dampness in residential properties is defective rainwater goods; namely gutters and downpipes. The ...
Today saw the Chancellor deliver his first Spending Review & Autumn Statement since the General Election and whilst we ...
One of the more unfortunate types of valuations that need to be undertaken by a Chartered Surveyor is for probate purposes. ...
Cracking as a result of movement is one of the more worrying defects faced by homeowners and recently we have inspected a number of period properties where cracking has appeared in and around bay windows. In 1894 building regulations were revised so as to allow windows to stand proud from external walls. Previous regulations required windows to be flush with the wall. House-builders in the ...
Cracking as a result of movement is one of the more worrying defects faced by homeowners and recently we have inspected a ...
We are often contacted by homeowners who are concerned about cracks in their properties. Recently we have inspected a number ...
Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house ...
Rising damp is often first noticed by homeowners when it materialises as distress within the plaster of internal walls, ...