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 #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 property. What notice(s) should be served on the Freeholder and the leaseholder of the flat above and what part(s) of the Act apply? This is another question that was raised at a recent FPWS North London forum meeting which I helped to organise. I would welcome the ...
Question A leasehold owner of a ground floor flat proposes to underpin the rear external walls (not party walls) of their ...
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 ...
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 ...
Party Wall Questions #3
Tuesday, 1st February 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question Can a Building Owner cast a new mass concrete foundation above and alongside the projecting concrete foundation to ...
Party Wall Questions #2
Wednesday, 26th January 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question An Owner of a terraced house wishes to convert his original first floor balcony to an additional room. The balcony ...
Party Wall Questions #1
Saturday, 22nd January 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Question An Owner plans to add an additional floor to the back addition of his late Victorian terraced house by raising a ...
Using the Party Wall Act to Delay a Neighbour’s Works
Wednesday, 27th October 2010 | by: Peter Barry
I received an email earlier this week from a lady who was concerned that her neighbour was going to use The Party Wall Act to delay the building of her rear extension. He had threatened to “do everything possible to delay the building work and if possible stop it altogether, including insisting on 3 surveyors being involved and instigating court action wherever possible in order to push the ...
I received an email earlier this week from a lady who was concerned that her neighbour was going to use The Party Wall Act ...
Leaseholders and The Party Wall Act
Wednesday, 21st July 2010 | by: Peter Barry
Complying with the Party Wall Act can get really expensive if the adjoining properties are converted flats. Take this ...
When is an Interim Injunction Justified to Stop Work to a Party Wall?
Thursday, 15th July 2010 | by: Peter Barry
It’s always difficult to advise people who call us up when a neighbour has started work which comes within the scope of ...
