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.
At Peter Barry, we undertake valuations for a range of purposes. Taxation, accounting and the more unfortunate probate or divorce. All of our procedures and reports must conform to the RICS Valuation - Global Standards or 'Red Book'. The current COVID situation has caused huge disruption to every industry including the surveying world. The majority of our work involves the inspection of ...
At Peter Barry, we undertake valuations for a range of purposes. Taxation, accounting and the more unfortunate probate or ...
The Government has confirmed that building work may continue during the current lockdown so long as the temporary Site ...
As we all adjust to the new reality of home working everyone is having to adjust the way they do business. Residential ...
We're all having to adapt to a new way of working and we've been endeavouring to keep things ticking over while observing ...
Here at Peter Barry, we have been very aware of our obligations to our clients, staff and the Country given that our job ...
This time last week the UK was forging its own course of action through the COVID-19 crisis leaving many to question whether ...
The Bank of England has cut its base rate from 0.75% to 0.25%. The last time there was a cut was back in 2016 but rates have been at a very low level since the financial crash of 2008. Some mortgages will get cheaper but not all: Fixed-Rate: as the name suggests, your rate cannot change during the fixed period but you can generally start looking at a remortgage 6 months before the end of ...
The Bank of England has cut its base rate from 0.75% to 0.25%. The last time there was a cut was back in 2016 but rates have ...
Until recently it was a general rule of thumb that the owner benefiting from the works that are the subject of party wall ...
Here at Peter Barry, we serve hundreds of notices in any given year. Once a neighbour receives a notice they are a range of ...
We have previously covered worked examples of how a typical lease extension works but never freehold purchases ...