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.
After 20 years, the Party Wall Act was amended in 2016 to allow for the electronic service of documents. Those of you that are familiar with the Act will know that it has more grey areas than a herd of elephants but that was the one amendment that was made. A year later I think I’ve met 2 other surveyors that have embraced this revolution. It is a favourite pastime of party wall surveyors to ...
After 20 years, the Party Wall Act was amended in 2016 to allow for the electronic service of documents. Those of you that ...
As a company that undertakes a high volume of party wall work we regularly take calls from owners whose neighbours have ...
The purpose of this post is not to explain the Act but rather to examine how the Act can influence the design of some ...
We looked at typical defects to chimney stacks on the blog a few years ago so today I wanted to cover a related topic – ...
Writing as the owner of a surveying practice that undertakes a large volume of party wall work I have to say I’m happy ...
Accurately recording the condition of adjoining properties is an important part of the process of producing a party wall ...
I thought it might be helpful to owners planning a basement extension, and indeed to those living next door to a proposed basement extension, to provide an overview of party wall procedures with the emphasis on the special characteristics of this type of work. This article could have been two or three times longer but to prevent it from becoming unwieldy I have assumed that you understand the ...
I thought it might be helpful to owners planning a basement extension, and indeed to those living next door to a proposed ...
Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house ...
I’ve been meaning to write a post for a while that I could link to when an owner asks me to explain the role of the ...
I would estimate that at least 80% of misunderstandings relating to the The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 could be cleared up if ...