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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.

Should a Party Wall Award Always be Complete?

Monday, 27th October 2025 | by: Peter Barry

Works that are the subject of a dispute under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the ‘Act’) should not commence until they have been authorised in a party wall award (the document which is agreed between the appointed surveyors to resolve the dispute). However, there are sometimes good reasons to defer some aspects of the dispute (specifically relating to the ‘time and manner of the works’) ...

Works that are the subject of a dispute under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the ‘Act’) should not commence until they ...

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Video Schedules of Condition

Friday, 26th September 2025 | by: Peter Barry

Advances in technology often affect how we carry out our work and this is particularly true for recording schedules of ...

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Practice Changing Party Wall Case Law – Power & Kyson v Shah [2023]

Saturday, 23rd August 2025 | by: Peter Barry

This is part of our series on court judgements that significantly changed the way that surveyors administer the Act. The ...

Are Foundations Getting Deeper? A Look at Modern Building Practice and Party Wall Implications

Monday, 28th July 2025 | by: Matthew Price

At Peter Barry Surveyors, we have to consider how the foundations of a client's kitchen extension interact with neighbouring ...

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Practice Changing Party Wall Case Law – Kaye v Lawrence (2010)

Monday, 16th June 2025 | by: Peter Barry

This is part of our series on court judgements that significantly changed the way that surveyors administer the Act. The ...

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Are the Old Party Wall Ways Always the Best?

Wednesday, 21st May 2025 | by: Peter Barry

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is a relatively thin document and provides limited guidance on the practicalities of how ...

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How Far Can Party Wall Surveyors Go To Protect Adjoining Owners (Part 2)?

Saturday, 19th April 2025 | by: Peter Barry

This is a follow up to a post I uploaded last week analysing the main concerns expressed by adjoining owners who have recently received a party wall notice and how far party wall surveyors can go in alleviating those concerns. It is well established that the role of a surveyor appointed under the Act is a quasi-judicial one and, like a judge, they must remain impartial when administering the ...

This is a follow up to a post I uploaded last week analysing the main concerns expressed by adjoining owners who have ...

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