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.
I recently stumbled across a discussion on social media about a man who bought a house in Melbourne and only found out that there was an extensive model train network beneath the floor after he moved in. Writing an article around a tweet (technically a ‘skeet’) is a very MailOnline thing to do but a comment on the story by FT Associate Editor Stephen Bush triggered an interesting list of ...
I recently stumbled across a discussion on social media about a man who bought a house in Melbourne and only found out that ...
Introduction The Help to Buy scheme was introduced by the Conservative Government in April 2013 as a way of assisting first ...
When several individuals co-own a property, there are two possible ways in which the property can be legally held: as 'joint ...
Of all the types of property extension the conversion of a loft space is one of the more affordable in comparison to side ...
1. What is Probate? The definition of Probate is 'proving' which entails proving that the deceased's will in possession of ...
Following on from the Law Commissions Consultation and recommendations the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced ...
It has been 100 days since Boris Johnson announced in a televised address, that the UK was to go into lockdown. At the time, Peter Barry Surveyors were quick to act and implement working practices that protected our clients and our staff with the wider scope for desktop studies for lease extensions and freehold acquisitions being a perfect example. With the reopening of non-essential ...
It has been 100 days since Boris Johnson announced in a televised address, that the UK was to go into lockdown. At the time, ...
This is perhaps the most uncertain and unpredictable time since the Second World War. The scale of the impact of Covid-19 on ...
At Peter Barry, we undertake valuations for a range of purposes. Taxation, accounting and the more unfortunate probate or ...
We have previously covered worked examples of how a typical lease extension works but never freehold purchases ...