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 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 involves visiting people's homes and properties. Our Managing Director Justin Burns outlined our procedures and introduced Risk Management Plans for all work types on 16th March. By the end of that week, we were able to report a successful implementation and outstanding ...
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 ...
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 contractor(s) to maintain adequate insurance against such risks and provide evidence of this upon demand by the adjoining owner’s surveyor contractor’ and this was generally interpreted as the relatively inexpensive Public Liability insurance that most reputable building ...
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, ...
In All Normal Circumstances …
Sunday, 28th April 2019 | by: Peter Barry
It’s the phrase that party wall surveyors rely on to reassure adjoining owners that they will not incur costs as a result ...
11 Ways to Keep the Cost of Party Wall Procedures Down
Thursday, 7th February 2019 | by: Peter Barry
If badly handled, party wall procedures can add many thousands of pounds to the costs of your building project but there are ...
