LATEST BLOG POSTS: Leasehold Valuations
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.
Valuing Vault Spaces
Tuesday, 28th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price
With London being London, seemingly any space that can be developed is being developed. The more typical schemes are loft conversions, rear extensions and everyone’s favorite, the basement dig. Another which has become increasingly popular is the extension of one’s demise into vault spaces, which are typically located beneath pavements. There are numerous complex considerations for work of ...
With London being London, seemingly any space that can be developed is being developed. The more typical schemes are loft ...
A leaseholder’s wish list
Monday, 13th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price
The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings ...
Valuing Lease Extensions and Enfranchisements of Houses
Thursday, 23rd February 2017 | by: Matthew Price
There is a lot in the news of late about the UK’s broken housing market. Spiraling house prices, unaffordable rents, ...
The Challenges of Valuing Above Commercial Property
Tuesday, 17th January 2017 | by: Ryan Sherar
We are regularly instructed to prepare valuations on leasehold flats located above commercial premises. The shortage of ...
WHAT’S UP IN THE LOFT? FREEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT VALUE COMPENSATION
Thursday, 12th January 2017 | by: Steve Hobbs
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...
Loft Spaces – Do You Actually Own Yours?
Tuesday, 10th January 2017 | by: Matthew Price
With space in London at a premium and house prices seemingly always rising, extending your property is seen as an attractive ...
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement – A Guide to the Formal Process
Monday, 2nd May 2016 | by: Matthew Price
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best case figure to serve a formal Notice. Technically this is a Section 42 for lease extensions and a Section 13 Notice for freehold enfranchisements. Once the notice is served the freeholder has a period of 2 months to respond with a Counter Notice. In the period of time the ...
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best ...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Part III: Missing or Neglectful Landlords – A Cheaper Way to Capture the Freehold
Monday, 22nd February 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
Most surveyors and solicitors practicing in the leasehold property sector will be familiar with the rights of lessees to ...
Assessing a Fair Lease Extension Premium: The Impartial Approach
Monday, 15th September 2014 | by: Steve Hobbs
The statutory lease extension process, as with so many Landlord and Tenant matters, is traditionally adversarial. However, ...
The Benefits of Approaching your Freeholder Informally for a Lease Extension
Tuesday, 9th September 2014 | by: Matthew Price
The most common way for a leaseholder to extend their lease involves a solicitor serving a Section 42 notice (S42) on their ...
