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.
Light Issues and the Party Wall Act
Thursday, 31st May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Many adjoining owners wrongly assume that a potential injury to their light is a matter that should be discussed by the appointed surveyors. I say ‘wrongly’ because Section 9 of The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 makes it clear that nothing in the Act shall ‘authorise any interference with an easement of light or other easements in or relating to the party wall’. That doesn’t mean that ...
Many adjoining owners wrongly assume that a potential injury to their light is a matter that should be discussed by the ...
Party Wall and Other Disputes
Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
This is a guest post by our colleagues at Darlington Solicitors. As solicitors, we know that it’s hard enough for any ...
Loft Conversion Guide – Part 2
Tuesday, 1st May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
A few posts ago now I talked about some of the legal aspects of loft conversions, such as Planning Consents and Building ...
Glossary of Leasehold Valuation Terms
Friday, 20th April 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Some of the terminology used when decribing a lease extension or freehold purchase can be a touch technical so we thought ...
Marketing a Property With a Short Lease
Friday, 13th April 2012 | by: Peter Barry
We often receive enquiries from leaseholders who either have their property on the market or are planning to do so, and have ...
Glossary of Party Wall Terms
Friday, 16th March 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Some of the terminology around The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is confusing to the layperson so we thought it would be a good ...
How Using a Cheap Party Wall Surveyor Can Substantially Add to Your Costs
Thursday, 23rd February 2012 | by: Peter Barry
I recently received an email from an owner who wanted me to look at a party wall award he’d recently received from his appointed surveyor and tell him what my fee would be for producing an identical document. Now, assuming that he was not enquiring about photocopying services the request made no sense but being the curious type I dug a bit deeper. A few emails later it transpired that ...
I recently received an email from an owner who wanted me to look at a party wall award he’d recently received from his ...
The Secrets of Dealing with Difficult Tenants
Monday, 30th January 2012 | by: Peter Barry
If you’ve been a landlord for a while, chances are you’ve come across difficult tenants in the past. You will no doubt ...
Case Study – How Using a Professional can save you Money
Wednesday, 26th October 2011 | by: Peter Barry
We’ve written quite a few posts over the last few months on how the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act ...
Reach for the Sky? – Your Loft Conversion Guide
Friday, 21st October 2011 | by: Peter Barry
What do you do these days if you live in London and need additional space? Moving to a larger property might be out of the ...
