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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.

The Story of the Collapsing House in Finchley

Sunday, 19th April 2015 | by: William Weaver

Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house collapses it gets reported in the national press and sometimes on radio and TV. It’s a dramatic event but fortunately it doesn’t happen that often. A recently reported case involved an ordinary medium sized, Victorian, semi-detached house in Finchley. A normal suburban ...

Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house ...

Party Walls | Surveying

The Role of the ‘Agreed’ Surveyor

Wednesday, 25th February 2015 | by: Peter Barry

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 ...

Party Walls | Surveying

The Most Important Party Walls Article You’ll Read

Sunday, 1st February 2015 | by: Peter Barry

I would estimate that at least 80% of misunderstandings relating to the The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 could be cleared up if ...

Calculating Enclosure Costs Relating to a Re-built Party Fence Wall

Sunday, 13th April 2014 | by: Peter Barry

A question came up on a recent party wall job which led to an interesting debate on what the section 11(11) expenses should ...

Party Walls | Surveying

Party Wall Surveyor Fees

Saturday, 1st March 2014 | by: Peter Barry

We prepare several fee proposals for party wall services every week. Building owners preparing to undertake works like the ...

Party Walls | Surveying | Valuation

Valuing Roof Spaces for Development

Friday, 13th September 2013 | by: Matthew Price

I’ve had to prepare a couple of valuations recently for owners that wanted to either buy or sell a roof space. The most ...

Party Walls | Surveying

Adjoining Owners’ Surveyor’s Fees

Friday, 12th July 2013 | by: Peter Barry

3 Chartered Surveyors were set a challenge by their boss to increase fee income in the year ahead by 10%. The building surveyor spent time networking with solicitors and estate agents to generate recommendations and worked an extra half an hour each day. The valuation surveyor managed to get on to a couple of new lender panels and spent additional time organising his dairy to squeeze in ...

3 Chartered Surveyors were set a challenge by their boss to increase fee income in the year ahead by 10%. The building ...