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.
A High Level of Service: Drone and camera pole inspections
Tuesday, 5th November 2024 | by: Shaun Blake
Some of the more significant defects that arise with properties can be located at high level. Unseen deterioration can develop to a degree where significant repair work can be required. Defective roof coverings, flashings, gutters and valleys can allow leakage leading to water penetration and associated risk of damage and decay. High level repair work to these and other elements such as ...
Some of the more significant defects that arise with properties can be located at high level. Unseen deterioration can ...
Labour’s Plan for Higher Roof Extensions
Thursday, 22nd August 2024 | by: Matthew Price
The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making ...
Help to Buy and RICS Surveyor’s Valuations
Friday, 26th July 2024 | by: Matthew Price
Introduction The Help to Buy scheme was introduced by the Conservative Government in April 2013 as a way of assisting first ...
Housing Disrepair Claims – How a surveyor can help resolve the defect and the dispute.
Friday, 28th June 2024 | by: Shaun Blake
Since the introduction of measures under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2019, landlords have a clear duty of ...
Leasehold Reform in 2024
Tuesday, 28th May 2024 | by: Matthew Price
May 2024 Update: Following Rishi Sunak's surprise General Election announcement, the The Leasehold and Freehold Reform ...
Types of License to Alter Enquiry
Friday, 15th March 2024 | by: Matthew Price
Here at Peter Barry Surveyors, we receive enquiries for varying types of work that will require a license to alter ranging ...
Is yours one of the 20% of households at risk of under-insurance?
Wednesday, 14th February 2024 | by: Shaun Blake
Having buildings insurance for your home or residential investment is clearly a no brainer, but how much thought do you give to the cover needed when you set up or renew a policy? It is essential when setting up a policy that you make sure that the sum insured under the policy is accurate. Whilst over insurance is not the end of the world, you don’t really want to be paying too much for ...
Having buildings insurance for your home or residential investment is clearly a no brainer, but how much thought do you give ...
WHY YOU SHOULD ASK A PARTY WALL SURVEYOR TO PREPARE YOUR NOTICES
Sunday, 22nd October 2023 | by: Peter Barry
Drafting your own party wall notices might seems like an obvious way to cut costs but the opposite is generally true. If ...
The Party Wall Act – Common Misunderstandings
Monday, 10th July 2023 | by: Peter Barry
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has been with us for nearly thirty years but it is becoming clear that a large section of the ...
Jointly Owned Property and Inheritance Tax
Wednesday, 21st June 2023 | by: Steve Hobbs
When several individuals co-own a property, there are two possible ways in which the property can be legally held: as 'joint ...
