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.
Cracking Around Bay Windows – Common Property Defects # 3
Thursday, 30th July 2015 | by: Steve Hobbs
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 ...
Movement Around Brick Arches – Common Property Defects # 2
Monday, 18th May 2015 | by: Steve Hobbs
We are often contacted by homeowners who are concerned about cracks in their properties. Recently we have inspected a number ...
The Story of the Collapsing House in Finchley
Sunday, 19th April 2015 | by: William Weaver
Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house ...
Rising Damp – Common Property Defects #1
Friday, 10th April 2015 | by: Steve Hobbs
Rising damp is often first noticed by homeowners when it materialises as distress within the plaster of internal walls, ...
Changes to Capital Gains Tax Affecting Foreign Investors
Sunday, 1st March 2015 | by: Peter Barry
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve begun to receive calls from overseas investors or their agents concerned about the ...
The Role of the ‘Agreed’ Surveyor
Wednesday, 25th February 2015 | by: Peter Barry
I’ve been meaning to write a post for a while that I could link to when an owner asks me to explain the role of the ...
The Most Important Party Walls Article You’ll Read
Sunday, 1st February 2015 | by: Peter Barry
I would estimate that at least 80% of misunderstandings relating to the The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 could be cleared up if people understood the purpose and process as outlined in these 6 steps: The building owner (the party undertaking the work) notifies affected adjoining owners of any work falling within the scope of the Act. Upon receiving the notice(s) the adjoining owner either ...
I would estimate that at least 80% of misunderstandings relating to the The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 could be cleared up if ...
Assessing a Fair Lease Extension Premium: The Impartial Approach
Monday, 15th September 2014 | by: Steve Hobbs
The statutory lease extension process, as with so many Landlord and Tenant matters, is traditionally adversarial. However, ...
The Benefits of Approaching your Freeholder Informally for a Lease Extension
Tuesday, 9th September 2014 | by: Matthew Price
The most common way for a leaseholder to extend their lease involves a solicitor serving a Section 42 notice (S42) on their ...
Calculating Enclosure Costs Relating to a Re-built Party Fence Wall
Sunday, 13th April 2014 | by: Peter Barry
A question came up on a recent party wall job which led to an interesting debate on what the section 11(11) expenses should ...
