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.
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 Act made it it through the 'wash up' and became law on 24 May 2024 stating "The Act will make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to buy their freehold, increase standard lease extension terms to 990 years for houses and flats". Excellent news for leaseholders with (yet ...
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 ...
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 ...
Leasehold Reform Update – Michael Gove Puts Plans on Hold
Thursday, 11th May 2023 | by: Matthew Price
Despite the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, stating in January 2023 that he wished to "abolish the feudal leasehold system" it is reported today that this will be significantly scaled back as "there is not enough time before the next General Election". Leaseholders across the Country have been hopeful that the Government would follow through on the Law Commission's ...
Despite the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, stating in January 2023 that he wished to "abolish the feudal ...
Houses of Non-Traditional Construction – Common Property Defects #6
Wednesday, 15th February 2023 | by: Steve Hobbs
Over the years, the Peter Barry team has carried out numerous pre-purchase property surveys for clients intending to buy ...
What is a Party Wall Award (Agreement)?
Tuesday, 7th February 2023 | by: Matthew Price
For surveyors who undertake this form of work day in day out, it can be easy to assume that there is good general ...
What to do when your neighbour ignores the party wall act
Friday, 6th January 2023 | by: Peter Barry
It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall ...
