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.
Rishi Sunak’s Stamp Duty Holiday
Wednesday, 8th July 2020 | by: Peter Barry
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 ...
Selling a Flat with a Short Lease
Monday, 6th July 2020 | by: Matthew Price
One of the most common reasons for leaseholders wanting to extend their leases is the need to sell. A property's value ...
Lease Extension & Enfranchisement – Inspection vs Desktop Options
Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 | by: Matthew Price
It has been 100 days since Boris Johnson announced in a televised address, that the UK was to go into lockdown. At the time, ...
Working with ‘vulnerable’ Adjoining Owners in a Party Wall Dispute
Sunday, 3rd May 2020 | by: Peter Barry
Even if the Covid-19 restrictions start to be eased later this month, the 1.5 million people designated as ‘clinically ...
Covid-19 – Housing Market Outlook
Thursday, 16th April 2020 | by: Steve Hobbs
This is perhaps the most uncertain and unpredictable time since the Second World War. The scale of the impact of Covid-19 on ...
Can Valuations be Done Without an Inspection?
Thursday, 9th April 2020 | by: Peter Barry
At Peter Barry, we undertake valuations for a range of purposes. Taxation, accounting and the more unfortunate probate or ...
Party Wall Procedures During Lockdown
Tuesday, 7th April 2020 | by: Peter Barry
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 ...
Lease Extension, Enfranchisement and Covid-19 – How we are avoiding delays and protecting clients
Wednesday, 25th March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
As we all adjust to the new reality of home working everyone is having to adjust the way they do business. Residential ...
Property Inspections and the Coronavirus
Tuesday, 24th March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
We're all having to adapt to a new way of working and we've been endeavouring to keep things ticking over while observing ...
Party Wall and Covid-19 – How we are avoiding delays and protecting owners
Monday, 23rd March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
Here at Peter Barry, we have been very aware of our obligations to our clients, staff and the Country given that our job ...
