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Architecture | Loft Space | Party Walls

Labour’s Plan for Higher Roof Extensions

Thursday, 22nd August 2024 | by: Matthew Price

The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making it much harder for Council's to reject planning permission. Currently, permission can be rejected on account of an additional storey simply being too high or because neighbours do not have additional stories. The vast majority on London's housing stock is Victorian, ...

The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making ...

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Architecture | Licence to Alter | Surveying

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 ...

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Architecture | Common Property Defects | Surveying

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 ...

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Loft Space | Architecture | Licence to Alter | Party Walls | Valuation

What are my options for my loft extension?

Friday, 18th June 2021 | by: Matthew Price

Of all the types of property extension the conversion of a loft space is one of the more affordable in comparison to side ...

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Architecture | Party Walls

Additional Storeys and The Party Wall Act

Sunday, 7th March 2021 | by: Peter Barry

An amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allows property owners to add up to 2 further storeys to their ...

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Architecture | Leasehold Valuations

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 ...

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Architecture

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 ...

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Architecture

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 ...

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Architecture | Party Walls | Surveying

Party Walls – An Architectural View

Thursday, 23rd March 2017 | by: Peter Barry

The purpose of this post is not to explain the Act but rather to examine how the Act can influence the design of some ...

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Architecture

Roof Design – Function, Form and Cost

Thursday, 2nd February 2017 | by: Peter Barry

If we were to simplify buildings down to their very core elements it could be said that they contain only 3 different parts; ...

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