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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
