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.
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 include a number of common clauses relating to the principle of access with further clauses specific to the purpose of the access. A typical Licence should contain clauses relating to the following: The duration of access - Access will always be for a fixed period and ...
Licenses covering access over adjoining owners' properties, whether they be for a scaffold, hoarding or crane over sail will ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 position that appointed party wall surveyors find themselves in. Section 10(2) of the Act confirms that 'All appointments and selections made under this section shall be in writing and shall not be rescinded by either party". Take that Lord Sugar! The only scenario in ...
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 ...
