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 is a Licence to Alter?
Tuesday, 9th August 2016 | by: Peter Barry
A leasehold owner proposing structural or material changes to their property will generally require the consent of their Landlord under the terms of the lease. Such consent must not be unreasonably withheld but will typically be provided in the form of a written Licence to Alter (or License for Alternations) so that the interests of the Landlord and any other affected leasehold owners in the ...
A leasehold owner proposing structural or material changes to their property will generally require the consent of their ...
Planning Permission v Permitted Development
Sunday, 7th August 2016 | by: Peter Barry
Clients tend to ask us the question ‘Should I go through planning permission or should I go through permitted ...
Improve the Chances of the Neighbours Consenting to your Party Wall Notices
Monday, 27th June 2016 | by: Peter Barry
Writing as the owner of a surveying practice that undertakes a large volume of party wall work I have to say I’m happy ...
UK Investment Visas
Tuesday, 14th June 2016 | by: Matthew Price
The UK, like any other country in the world, has various requirements and limitations in respect to non-citizen’s living ...
Schedules of Condition
Thursday, 2nd June 2016 | by: Peter Barry
Accurately recording the condition of adjoining properties is an important part of the process of producing a party wall ...
Pitched Roof Structures: Common Property Defects #7
Tuesday, 17th May 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
The roof is one of the most important parts of a building. It is responsible for protecting the structure beneath from ...
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement – A Guide to the Formal Process
Monday, 2nd May 2016 | by: Matthew Price
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best case figure to serve a formal Notice. Technically this is a Section 42 for lease extensions and a Section 13 Notice for freehold enfranchisements. Once the notice is served the freeholder has a period of 2 months to respond with a Counter Notice. In the period of time the ...
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best ...
Basements and the Party Wall Act
Tuesday, 26th April 2016 | by: Peter Barry
I thought it might be helpful to owners planning a basement extension, and indeed to those living next door to a proposed ...
Asbestos – Common Property Defects #5
Saturday, 5th March 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
During the course of our inspections we regularly encounter building materials which contain or may contain asbestos ...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Part III: Missing or Neglectful Landlords – A Cheaper Way to Capture the Freehold
Monday, 22nd February 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
Most surveyors and solicitors practicing in the leasehold property sector will be familiar with the rights of lessees to ...
