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.
Of all taxes, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is one of the more debatable (and liked) as it significantly slows the pace at which the housing market can operate. It is particularly restrictive on first-time buyers who make a significant contribution to a functioning market. Less first time buyers, less second-time buyers to buy their next property, and so on and so forth. We previously wrote about ...
Of all taxes, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is one of the more debatable (and liked) as it significantly slows the pace at ...
One of the most common reasons for leaseholders wanting to extend their leases is the need to sell. A property's value ...
It has been 100 days since Boris Johnson announced in a televised address, that the UK was to go into lockdown. At the time, ...
Even if the Covid-19 restrictions start to be eased later this month, the 1.5 million people designated as ‘clinically ...
This is perhaps the most uncertain and unpredictable time since the Second World War. The scale of the impact of Covid-19 on ...
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 Operating Procedures (SOP) are complied with. I therefore thought it might be helpful for those at the various stages of planning a building project to consider the impact on party wall procedures. If your designer has already undertaken a site survey and you’ve agreed the ...
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 ...