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.
Pitched Roof Coverings – Top 5 Defects
Saturday, 29th May 2010 | by: Peter Barry
1. Roof Spread It was common throughout the 1970s & 80s for dilapidated slate roofs to be replaced with heavy interlocking concrete tiles. Large concrete tiles weigh considerably more than slates and unless additional supports are provided the rafters will bend under the weight and in extreme cases place additional pressure of the tops of the walls in a defect referred to by surveyors as ...
1. Roof Spread It was common throughout the 1970s & 80s for dilapidated slate roofs to be replaced with heavy ...
Why You Shouldn’t Attend Your Survey
Sunday, 25th April 2010 | by: Peter Barry
I’m asked by clients quite regularly if they can ‘drop by’ towards the end of a survey inspection to get a ‘quick ...
When Were Your Electrics Last Tested?
Monday, 15th March 2010 | by: Peter Barry
I last wrote about the New RICS Homebuyer Report on the blog back in July last year. It becomes mandatory at the end of this ...
The Condensation Season
Monday, 25th January 2010 | by: Peter Barry
Being smack bang in the middle of the condensation season I thought it would be a good time to take an overview of what can ...
Property Defects caused by the Big Freeze
Saturday, 23rd January 2010 | by: Peter Barry
Now that the ice has melted on the area’s roads you will have noticed the massive increase in the number of potholes. The ...
Flat Roof Terraces
Thursday, 10th September 2009 | by: Peter Barry
Flat roofs to single storey rear extensions make such ideal terraces it is surprising that you don’t see more of them. The ...
The New RICS Homebuyer Report
Wednesday, 22nd July 2009 | by: Peter Barry
Over the last few years I have prepared several hundred RICS Homebuyer Survey & Valuation Reports for our clients. For those that don’t know the ‘Homebuyer Report is what is known as a ‘level 2’ survey; far more comprehensive than a lender’s valuation but not quite as detailed as a Building Survey. The standard format has allowed us to offer them at a reasonable fee and the ...
Over the last few years I have prepared several hundred RICS Homebuyer Survey & Valuation Reports for our clients. For ...
What is the real cost of a HIP?
Wednesday, 27th May 2009 | by: Peter Barry
The RICS announced recently that they are to investigate the practice of agents profiting from the sale of Home Information ...
Selling a Property with Unregulated Changes
Thursday, 30th April 2009 | by: Peter Barry
Right at the top of the list of things that can bite you on the arse when you come to sell a property is unregulated ...
