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 Questions #13

Saturday, 3rd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question A pair of semi-detached houses have each been converted in to flats. The flats are each held on long leases with the Freeholds owned by investment companies. The owner of one of the top floor flats proposes to convert their roof space - the work requires 3 beams to be cut in to the party wall. Which Owners should be served with a notice? This is another question that was ...

Question A pair of semi-detached houses have each been converted in to flats. The flats are each held on long leases ...

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Party Wall Questions #12

Saturday, 3rd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question Does the Adjoining Owner’s surveyor a)    Have any responsibility to ensure that the design of the ...

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Party Wall Questions #11

Saturday, 3rd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question In light of Kaye v Lawrence can the panel give some examples of the types of work to a residential property that ...

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Party Wall Questions #10

Saturday, 3rd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question A Building Owner’s basement conversion works damage the party wall to such an extent that the remedy is partial ...

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Party Wall Questions #9

Wednesday, 31st August 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question If a Building Owner appoints a surveyor on behalf of an Adjoining Owner in accordance with Section 10(4) can that ...

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Party Wall Questions #8

Thursday, 25th August 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question An Adjoining Owner is served with a notice just days before they are due to exchange contracts on the sale of ...

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Party Wall Questions #7

Wednesday, 17th August 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question The Government Explanatory Booklet lists certain jobs as being so minor they do not warrant the serving of a notice: Drilling into a party wall to fix plugs and screws for ordinary wall units or shelving Cutting into a party wall to add or replace recessed electric wiring and sockets Replastering Which of the following works would you put in the same category? ...

Question The Government Explanatory Booklet lists certain jobs as being so minor they do not warrant the serving of a ...

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Party Wall Questions #6

Thursday, 17th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question A leasehold owner of a ground floor flat proposes to underpin the rear external walls (not party walls) of their ...

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Party Wall Questions #5

Tuesday, 15th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question What factors should a Surveyor consider when setting the hourly rate to use when calculating expenses for ...

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Party Wall Questions #4

Saturday, 12th March 2011 | by: Peter Barry

Question I recently arranged to meet a Building Owner’s surveyor on site to prepare a schedule of condition only to find ...

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