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.
Party Wall Procedures During Lockdown
Tuesday, 7th April 2020 | by: Peter Barry
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 ...
Property Inspections and the Coronavirus
Tuesday, 24th March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
We're all having to adapt to a new way of working and we've been endeavouring to keep things ticking over while observing ...
Party Wall and Covid-19 – How we are avoiding delays and protecting owners
Monday, 23rd March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
Here at Peter Barry, we have been very aware of our obligations to our clients, staff and the Country given that our job ...
Who Pays the Party Wall Surveyors’ Fees? An Exception to the Rule
Monday, 9th March 2020 | by: Peter Barry
Until recently it was a general rule of thumb that the owner benefiting from the works that are the subject of party wall ...
Party Wall Notice Options – The Basics
Thursday, 13th February 2020 | by: Matthew Price
Here at Peter Barry, we serve hundreds of notices in any given year. Once a neighbour receives a notice they are a range of ...
Why so Few Neighbours Consent to Party Wall Notices
Monday, 27th January 2020 | by: Peter Barry
The desired outcome for any owner serving party wall notices is a consent - it allows them to take advantage of the benefits ...
Abandoned Party Wall Works and Surveyor’s Fees
Sunday, 29th December 2019 | by: Peter Barry
The Party Wall Act leaves it up to the surveyors to agree which of the owners should pay their fees (which must be reasonable) - in all normal circumstances that will be the owner benefitting from the works but what happens if those works do not proceed? With the uncertainty that has plagued the economy over the last couple of years it has become more common for owners to have plans drawn up, ...
The Party Wall Act leaves it up to the surveyors to agree which of the owners should pay their fees (which must be ...
Basement Extensions and Encroachment
Thursday, 19th December 2019 | by: William Weaver
This post was inspired by a question posed recently by a homeowner who was concerned about the neighbour’s new basement ...
Insurance and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 6th October 2019 | by: Peter Barry
It used to be common for party wall awards to include an obligation for the building owner to ‘maintain or cause ...
Building Contracts and the Party Wall Act
Sunday, 25th August 2019 | by: Peter Barry
I often tell adjoining owners that have suffered damage as a result of party wall work not to, under any circumstances, ...
