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.
Planning Permission – an on-going consideration
Wednesday, 1st January 2020 | by: Peter Barry
Soon after thoughts about carrying out some building work to a property have been formed, thoughts will often turn to planning permission requirements and how best to deal with them. Planning permission in one form or another will usually appear as a major milestone on most construction projects. With this in mind, it is useful to consider how the planning process fits into the overall project ...
Soon after thoughts about carrying out some building work to a property have been formed, thoughts will often turn to ...
Abandoned Party Wall Works and Surveyor’s Fees
Sunday, 29th December 2019 | by: Peter Barry
The Party Wall Act leaves it up to the surveyors to agree which of the owners should pay their fees (which must be ...
Basement Extensions and Encroachment
Thursday, 19th December 2019 | by: William Weaver
This post was inspired by a question posed recently by a homeowner who was concerned about the neighbour’s new basement ...
Boris Johnson’s Election Property ‘Promises’
Monday, 16th December 2019 | by: Matthew Price
Having secured the Conservatives a 'stonking' 80 seat majority on Friday and having spent the weekend showing his gratitude ...
Guest Post – What does an Architect do?
Tuesday, 3rd December 2019 | by: Jason Harris | 2 minute read
The common stereotype is that architects ‘draw pretty pictures’ of buildings. That may be true – the presentation of ...
Insurance and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 6th October 2019 | by: Peter Barry
It used to be common for party wall awards to include an obligation for the building owner to ‘maintain or cause ...
Building Contracts and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 25th August 2019 | by: Peter Barry
I often tell adjoining owners that have suffered damage as a result of party wall work not to, under any circumstances, enter into discussions directly with their neighbours’ builder. By giving such advice, I’m not trying to make life difficult for building owners but rather making the point that under the Act it is the building owner rather than their contractor that is always responsible ...
I often tell adjoining owners that have suffered damage as a result of party wall work not to, under any circumstances, ...
Right of First Refusal – What is it, Who is Eligible and How does it Work?
Sunday, 7th July 2019 | by: Jean Gautier
Right of first refusal (RFR) is invoked when the freeholder (landlord) wants to sell their interest in a building that is ...
New Build Properties and Snagging Lists
Thursday, 30th May 2019 | by: Tom Shute
There are a number of hoops to jump through when negotiating the purchase of a home, particularly when purchasing a new ...
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement – heading to Tribunal
Tuesday, 21st May 2019 | by: Peter Barry
When leaseholders enact their statutory right to extend their lease or buy their freehold by serving a formal notice of ...
