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.
Completing the party wall awards is often the last part of the jigsaw required to allow work to commence on site and the process which leads up to that point can be delayed for any number of reasons; from technical queries relating to the proposed works to the appointed surveyors’ holiday arrangements. It’s therefore advisable to get started as soon as possible but when is the perfect time to ...
Completing the party wall awards is often the last part of the jigsaw required to allow work to commence on site and the ...
While the current social distance regulations remain in place, surveyors are under pressure to spend as little time inside ...
An amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allows property owners to add up to 2 further storeys to their ...
A recent survey found that almost three in five (59%) said that after lockdowns lift, they would like to work from home some ...
Section 10(12) of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 confirms that an award may cover the ‘time and manner of executing any ...
Even if the Covid-19 restrictions start to be eased later this month, the 1.5 million people designated as ‘clinically ...
The Government has confirmed that building work may continue during the current lockdown so long as the temporary Site Operating Procedures (SOP) are complied with. I therefore thought it might be helpful for those at the various stages of planning a building project to consider the impact on party wall procedures. If your designer has already undertaken a site survey and you’ve agreed the ...
The Government has confirmed that building work may continue during the current lockdown so long as the temporary Site ...
We're all having to adapt to a new way of working and we've been endeavouring to keep things ticking over while observing ...
Here at Peter Barry, we have been very aware of our obligations to our clients, staff and the Country given that our job ...
Until recently it was a general rule of thumb that the owner benefiting from the works that are the subject of party wall ...