LATEST BLOG POSTS: Surveying

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 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 people understood the purpose and process as outlined in these 6 steps: The building owner (the party undertaking the work) notifies affected adjoining owners of any work falling within the scope of the Act. Upon receiving the notice(s) the adjoining owner either ...

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

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Assessing a Fair Lease Extension Premium: The Impartial Approach

Monday, 15th September 2014 | by: Steve Hobbs

The statutory lease extension process, as with so many Landlord and Tenant matters, is traditionally adversarial. However, ...

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The Benefits of Approaching your Freeholder Informally for a Lease Extension

Tuesday, 9th September 2014 | by: Matthew Price

The most common way for a leaseholder to extend their lease involves a solicitor serving a Section 42 notice (S42) on their ...

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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 ...

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Waterproofing Solid Brick Walls

Saturday, 8th March 2014 | by: Peter Barry

As a result of the extreme weather over recent weeks I’ve taken a couple of calls from owners who have experienced ...

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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 ...

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Surveying a Property that is to be Sold at Auction

Saturday, 1st February 2014 | by: Peter Barry

In normal circumstances our clients will have agreed to purchase a property at a set price prior to instructing us to undertake a survey. That’s not possible if the subject property is being sold at auction. Auction houses tend to publish their catalogues, both in hard copy and online, about a month in advance. In the 2-3 weeks leading up to the sale there will be block viewings arranged at ...

In normal circumstances our clients will have agreed to purchase a property at a set price prior to instructing us to ...

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The Perils of Lath and Plaster Ceilings

Saturday, 21st December 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Thursday evening’s collapse of a section of the ceiling at the Apollo Theatre in London brought in to sharp focus the need ...

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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 ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Windows

Monday, 19th August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now 6 weeks in to phase 1 of the work and I’d estimate that we’ve fallen a couple of weeks behind the ...

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We found Peter Barry Surveyors via an AI search as we needed a party wall surveyor for a rather complex party wall rebuilding issue. Jaynell Mainoo handled our case and we are extremely happy with the service and the efficiency. We will definitely ask for Jaynell again if needed.
Peter Barry assisted us with a surveyor’s report following cracking in a property we manage. Joanne was excellent in booking a surveyor promptly and professionally.
We recently used Peter Barry Chartered Surveyors to handle our party wall agreement and were extremely pleased with the service we received.

From start to finish, the team was professional, knowledgeable, and very responsive. They explained the party wall process clearly, kept everything moving efficiently.

Communication was excellent throughout, and we felt confident that everything was being handled properly and fairly for all parties involved.

I would highly recommend Peter Barry Chartered Surveyors to anyone needing party wall advice or surveying services.
Very pleased so far with Katie's thoroughness and support
Long may it continue!
We used Peter Barry Surveyors for a Schedule of Condition Report. The service was provided at short notice which we were extremely grateful for. Following our initial contact with Tracey Stephens who was really helpful to us, we had a visit from Argash Thasan arranged within a few days of our first contact. Argash provided us with a great service. He was polite, friendly, and professional, answered our questions clearly, and with knowledge and expertise of party wall matters. We received a thorough report and a detailed range of accompanying photos. We would highly recommend the services of Peter Barry Surveyors.
Would recommend them.
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