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.

Essex Barn Renovation – Insulation

Saturday, 3rd August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now a little over halfway through phase 1 of our barn refurbishment. The structure of the barn is long and narrow so it divides quite neatly in to 2 parts with a sound and dust proof screen in the middle. Phase 1, the smaller half of the barn, is programmed to take 9 weeks following which we swap halves with the builders and work continues for a further 14 weeks. Doing the work in 2 ...

We’re now a little over halfway through phase 1 of our barn refurbishment. The structure of the barn is long and narrow so ...

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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 ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – The Planning Process

Tuesday, 9th July 2013 | by: Peter Barry

As you can see from the picture below, work is now well underway on the refurbishment of our barn. The lower part of that ...

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New Rules Covering Rear Extensions

Friday, 28th June 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Following a public consultation and weeks of political wrangling temporary changes to the Permitted Development rules came ...

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Inverted Pitched Roofs – Common Defects

Friday, 28th June 2013 | by: Peter Barry

In this post we will be looking at roofs. I thought I would start with a riddle, what is one of the most common types of ...

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Essex Barn Renovation

Friday, 28th June 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Having talked about it for many years my family and I ‘escaped to the country’ in October last year; specifically to a ...

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A New Way to Resolve Boundary Disputes

Friday, 5th April 2013 | by: Peter Barry

You’ve probably read newspaper articles about warring neighbours who’ve spent tens of thousands of pounds going to court over a 6 inch strip of land.  Until now boundary disputes have been dealt with by the courts and the lack of a statutory framework means that costs often escalate to level well in excess of the value of the land that is being argued over. Fortunately, that may be about to ...

You’ve probably read newspaper articles about warring neighbours who’ve spent tens of thousands of pounds going to court ...

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The Benefits of Extending Your Lease in Good Time

Friday, 9th November 2012 | by: Peter Barry

If you own a flat or maisonette it is almost certainly held on a lease. The original term of the lease is likely to have ...

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Subterranean Development Bill

Saturday, 4th August 2012 | by: Peter Barry

The Subterranean Development Bill was originally an amendment to the Localism Bill sponsored by Lord Selsdon and drafted by ...

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Japanese Knotweed… Ignore this plant at your cost

Tuesday, 19th June 2012 | by: Peter Barry

Over the last couple of years I have noticed that Japanese knotweed has received an increasing amount of press coverage, the ...

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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.
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