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.
Lease Extension – The Process after your Valuation
Wednesday, 13th June 2012 | by: Peter Barry
In past blogs I have covered the many issues in regards to extending or acquiring a new lease; however most of these have only taken us as far as the point of valuation. This blog will focus on the statutory process once your surveyor has produced his report and also look to highlight some potential pitfalls. The first step to initiate the mechanisms of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban ...
In past blogs I have covered the many issues in regards to extending or acquiring a new lease; however most of these have ...
Light Issues and the Party Wall Act
Thursday, 31st May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
Many adjoining owners wrongly assume that a potential injury to their light is a matter that should be discussed by the ...
Party Wall and Other Disputes
Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
This is a guest post by our colleagues at Darlington Solicitors. As solicitors, we know that it’s hard enough for any ...
Loft Conversion Guide – Part 2
Tuesday, 1st May 2012 | by: Peter Barry
A few posts ago now I talked about some of the legal aspects of loft conversions, such as Planning Consents and Building ...
Marketing a Property With a Short Lease
Friday, 13th April 2012 | by: Peter Barry
We often receive enquiries from leaseholders who either have their property on the market or are planning to do so, and have ...
How Using a Cheap Party Wall Surveyor Can Substantially Add to Your Costs
Thursday, 23rd February 2012 | by: Peter Barry
I recently received an email from an owner who wanted me to look at a party wall award he’d recently received from his ...
Case Study – How Using a Professional can save you Money
Wednesday, 26th October 2011 | by: Peter Barry
We’ve written quite a few posts over the last few months on how the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 works in principle, so we thought it was probably about time to look at a ‘Real World’ example and show how you can benefit from taking professional advice at an early stage. As they always say in these cases, we’ve changed the names and addresses to protect the ...
We’ve written quite a few posts over the last few months on how the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act ...
Reach for the Sky? – Your Loft Conversion Guide
Friday, 21st October 2011 | by: Peter Barry
What do you do these days if you live in London and need additional space? Moving to a larger property might be out of the ...
An Overview of Section 12 of the PWA – Part 2
Thursday, 29th September 2011 | by: Peter Barry
In the first half of this post I looked at how Section 12 of the Act, relating to Security for Expenses, is administered. I ...
Case Study – Party Wall Award as Agreed Surveyor
Thursday, 22nd September 2011 | by: Peter Barry
Appointing Owner: Owner of a mid-terraced house in Highbury, London N1 Proposed work: Side return extension Notice ...
