LATEST BLOG POSTS: Party Walls
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.
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 ...
WHY YOU SHOULD ASK A PARTY WALL SURVEYOR TO PREPARE YOUR NOTICES
Sunday, 22nd October 2023 | by: Peter Barry
Drafting your own party wall notices might seems like an obvious way to cut costs but the opposite is generally true. If ...
The Party Wall Act – Common Misunderstandings
Monday, 10th July 2023 | by: Peter Barry
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has been with us for nearly thirty years but it is becoming clear that a large section of the ...
What is a Party Wall Award (Agreement)?
Tuesday, 7th February 2023 | by: Matthew Price
For surveyors who undertake this form of work day in day out, it can be easy to assume that there is good general ...
What to do when your neighbour ignores the party wall act
Friday, 6th January 2023 | by: Peter Barry
It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall ...
Can my neighbour build on my land?
Friday, 2nd December 2022 | by: Peter Barry
If your neighbour is proposing building works that fall under the remit of the Party Wall Act 1996, there is a clear legal ...
Party Wall Surveyor Cost and Fees
Friday, 27th May 2022 | by: Matthew Price
The Party Wall Act is a slightly complicated piece of legislation, and the industry is essentially self-regulating. This intends that surveyors tend to decide their fees as said by their situation in the market, the type of scheme, and the geographical region among other factors. Several surveyors will charge on an hourly basis and others will offer a fixed fee proposal. It’s possible for a ...
The Party Wall Act is a slightly complicated piece of legislation, and the industry is essentially self-regulating. This ...
Material Shortages and the Party Wall Act
Friday, 25th June 2021 | by: Peter Barry
We’ve been hearing about building material shortages anecdotally for a few months now but more recently reports have ...
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 ...
Free lunchtime CPD for property professionals
Sunday, 16th May 2021 | by: Peter Barry
Over the last couple of years we’ve put on a series of lunchtime CPD sessions covering party wall procedures for ...
