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.
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 award (many owners think it’s the only part!) so I thought it was worthy of a blog post in its own right. When our trainees start working on party wall files the skills involved in preparing schedules is the first thing they are taught so this piece has been written with ...
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 ...
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 ...
Help to Buy Equity Loans
Friday, 18th December 2015 | by: Matthew Price
The Government’s Help to Buy Loan Scheme has been running since April 2013 and is open to first-time buyers and home movers of new-build homes in England up to a purchase price of £600,000. The purchaser is lent up to 20% of the cost of the home leaving just a 5% deposit and a lender willing to offer a 75% mortgage. This not only means that it is easier to raise the funds for a 5% deposit ...
The Government’s Help to Buy Loan Scheme has been running since April 2013 and is open to first-time buyers and home ...
Faulty Rainwater Goods – Common Property Defects #4
Saturday, 5th December 2015 | by: Steve Hobbs
A common cause of dampness in residential properties is defective rainwater goods; namely gutters and downpipes. The ...
Autumn Statement 2015 – Housing
Thursday, 26th November 2015 | by: Matthew Price
Today saw the Chancellor deliver his first Spending Review & Autumn Statement since the General Election and whilst we ...
Valuing a Property for Probate
Saturday, 17th October 2015 | by: Matthew Price
One of the more unfortunate types of valuations that need to be undertaken by a Chartered Surveyor is for probate purposes. ...
