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.
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of the Act confirms that 'All appointments and selections made under this section shall be in writing and shall not be rescinded by either party".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 ...
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 cover other contributory factors such as the presence of ground water and variations in climate. Sloping Sites The slope of the site may have a significant effect for a number of reasons. If the site slopes steeply any buildings on the site will generally have ...
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 ...
CLAY SOILS, SUBSIDENCE, HEAVE, TREES AND ROOTS – PART 2
Friday, 3rd February 2017 | by: Peter Barry
In the first part of this post we looked at the history of subsidence as we know it today and how subsidence related ...
Roof Design – Function, Form and Cost
Thursday, 2nd February 2017 | by: Peter Barry
If we were to simplify buildings down to their very core elements it could be said that they contain only 3 different parts; ...
Clay Soils, Subsidence, Heave, Trees and Roots – Part 1
Wednesday, 25th January 2017 | by: Peter Barry
A Bit of History Anyone who's ever erected a fence in clay soil using timber posts knows that you can hammer these into ...
