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.
Having buildings insurance for your home or residential investment is clearly a no brainer, but how much thought do you give to the cover needed when you set up or renew a policy? It is essential when setting up a policy that you make sure that the sum insured under the policy is accurate. Whilst over insurance is not the end of the world, you don’t really want to be paying too much for ...
Having buildings insurance for your home or residential investment is clearly a no brainer, but how much thought do you give ...
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has been with us for nearly thirty years but it is becoming clear that a large section of the ...
Over the years, the Peter Barry team has carried out numerous pre-purchase property surveys for clients intending to buy ...
For surveyors who undertake this form of work day in day out, it can be easy to assume that there is good general ...
It is not uncommon to discover that your neighbour has gone ahead, or is about to go ahead, with building works that fall ...
Completing the party wall awards is often the last part of the jigsaw required to allow work to commence on site and the ...
Of all taxes, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is one of the more debatable (and liked) as it significantly slows the pace at which the housing market can operate. It is particularly restrictive on first-time buyers who make a significant contribution to a functioning market. Less first time buyers, less second-time buyers to buy their next property, and so on and so forth. We previously wrote about ...
Of all taxes, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is one of the more debatable (and liked) as it significantly slows the pace at ...
Here at Peter Barry, we have been very aware of our obligations to our clients, staff and the Country given that our job ...
This time last week the UK was forging its own course of action through the COVID-19 crisis leaving many to question whether ...
Here at Peter Barry, we serve hundreds of notices in any given year. Once a neighbour receives a notice they are a range of ...