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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.
When Insulating Inside the Box, Try Thinking Outside the Box!
Friday, 20th May 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Over the past 12 months, I have seen a huge variety of buildings ranging from residential to commercial, with their structures built from brick, steel and in some cases even glass. Despite all of this variety there in one thing that these building have in common… They have all been insulated. If you’re planning a loft conversion, rear or side extension or perhaps just want an easy way to ...
Over the past 12 months, I have seen a huge variety of buildings ranging from residential to commercial, with their ...
The Leasehold Reform Act – The Concept of New for Old
Thursday, 31st March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Many insurance companies offer ‘New for Old’ policies. The Leasehold Reform Act is similar; you can get a new lease in ...
The Dangers of Asbestos
Tuesday, 29th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
On a recent Full Building Survey of a 1930’s semi detached house, we discovered that the garage roof covering consisted of ...
Property Defects – Fireplaces, Chimney Breasts and Flues.
Monday, 28th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Some time ago we wrote a post on chimney stacks, highlighting some of the common defects that we find when carrying out ...
Party Wall Questions #6
Thursday, 17th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question A leasehold owner of a ground floor flat proposes to underpin the rear external walls (not party walls) of their ...
Party Wall Questions #5
Tuesday, 15th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question What factors should a Surveyor consider when setting the hourly rate to use when calculating expenses for ...
Party Wall Questions #4
Saturday, 12th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question I recently arranged to meet a Building Owner’s surveyor on site to prepare a schedule of condition only to find that the foundations to the proposed rear extension had already been excavated and cast. In light of recent case law were we within our rights to produce an Award authorising the excavation work retrospectively. No damage had been caused at the time of our inspection ...
Question I recently arranged to meet a Building Owner’s surveyor on site to prepare a schedule of condition only to find ...
Leasehold Valuation Calculations – 2 Worked Examples
Saturday, 12th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Over the course of the last few posts we have tried to explain the process of granting a new lease under the terms of the ...
How to Calculate the Diminution in Value of the Freeholder’s Interest
Tuesday, 15th February 2011 | by: Peter Barry
In my last post we said that we would start to look at how ‘The diminution in value of the freeholder’s interest in the ...
Plus ça change
Wednesday, 9th February 2011 | by: Peter Barry
We wrote a few weeks ago about how things haven’t changed that much in the residential property in the last few decades. ...
