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.
New Rules Covering Rear Extensions
Friday, 28th June 2013 | by: Peter Barry
Following a public consultation and weeks of political wrangling temporary changes to the Permitted Development rules came in to force on 30th May 2013. Until 30th May 2016 homeowners have the right to build larger (i.e. deeper) single-storey rear extensions without having to apply for planning permission. The size limits will double from 4 metres to 8 metres for detached houses and from 3 ...
Following a public consultation and weeks of political wrangling temporary changes to the Permitted Development rules came ...
A New Way to Resolve Boundary Disputes
Friday, 5th April 2013 | by: Peter Barry
You’ve probably read newspaper articles about warring neighbours who’ve spent tens of thousands of pounds going to court ...
Subterranean Development Bill
Saturday, 4th August 2012 | by: Peter Barry
The Subterranean Development Bill was originally an amendment to the Localism Bill sponsored by Lord Selsdon and drafted by ...
Light Issues and the Party Wall Act
Thursday, 31st May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Many adjoining owners wrongly assume that a potential injury to their light is a matter that should be discussed by the ...
Party Wall and Other Disputes
Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
This is a guest post by our colleagues at Darlington Solicitors. As solicitors, we know that it’s hard enough for any ...
Glossary of Party Wall Terms
Friday, 16th March 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Some of the terminology around The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is confusing to the layperson so we thought it would be a good ...
How Using a Cheap Party Wall Surveyor Can Substantially Add to Your Costs
Thursday, 23rd February 2012 | by: Peter Barry
I recently received an email from an owner who wanted me to look at a party wall award he’d recently received from his appointed surveyor and tell him what my fee would be for producing an identical document. Now, assuming that he was not enquiring about photocopying services the request made no sense but being the curious type I dug a bit deeper. A few emails later it transpired that ...
I recently received an email from an owner who wanted me to look at a party wall award he’d recently received from his ...
An Overview of Section 12 of the PWA – Part 2
Thursday, 29th September 2011 | by: Peter Barry
In the first half of this post I looked at how Section 12 of the Act, relating to Security for Expenses, is administered. I ...
Case Study – Party Wall Award as Agreed Surveyor
Thursday, 22nd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Appointing Owner: Owner of a mid-terraced house in Highbury, London N1 Proposed work: Side return extension Notice ...
Don’t be Left Holding the Baby – Section 12 of The PWA
Friday, 16th September 2011 | by: Peter Barry
The Party Wall Act grants wide ranging rights to Building Owners, for example, an Adjoining Owner can be happily going about ...
