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The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings together tenants, managing agents, solicitors, valuers and all other people/bodies that have a interest in the current leasehold sector. The conference was celebrating its 15th year and whilst a lot has changed since 2002, many of the gripes and bugbears of the various groups ...
The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings ...
In the first 2 parts of this post we looked at history of subsidence and the influence of trees; in this final part we'll ...
In the first part of this post we looked at the history of subsidence as we know it today and how subsidence related ...
If we were to simplify buildings down to their very core elements it could be said that they contain only 3 different parts; ...
A Bit of History Anyone who's ever erected a fence in clay soil using timber posts knows that you can hammer these into ...
We are regularly instructed to prepare valuations on leasehold flats located above commercial premises. The shortage of ...
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own freehold, being able to get rid of their current freeholder and managing agent, being able to extend their leases, and gaining control over how the building they live in is managed. I many cases obtaining the freehold of a converted house or block of flats will be no more ...
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...
With space in London at a premium and house prices seemingly always rising, extending your property is seen as an attractive ...
We looked at typical defects to chimney stacks on the blog a few years ago so today I wanted to cover a related topic – ...
Well the good news is that Brexit is no longer the biggest political story of the years. Donald has trumped it, taking the ...