LATEST BLOG POSTS: Valuation
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.
November 2025 Budget and Capital Gains Tax Valuations
Friday, 31st October 2025 | by: Steve Hobbs
Over recent weeks we’ve noticed a marked increase in the number of enquiries and instructions for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) valuations across London and the surrounding areas. The surge appears to be driven largely by clients who are gifting property to children and other relatives ahead of the forthcoming November Budget. It’s a trend that reflects growing uncertainty about potential tax ...
Over recent weeks we’ve noticed a marked increase in the number of enquiries and instructions for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) ...
What the Public Really Thinks of Surveyors
Tuesday, 22nd July 2025 | by: Peter Barry
I recently stumbled across a discussion on social media about a man who bought a house in Melbourne and only found out that ...
Help to Buy and RICS Surveyor’s Valuations
Friday, 26th July 2024 | by: Matthew Price
Introduction The Help to Buy scheme was introduced by the Conservative Government in April 2013 as a way of assisting first ...
Jointly Owned Property and Inheritance Tax
Wednesday, 21st June 2023 | by: Steve Hobbs
When several individuals co-own a property, there are two possible ways in which the property can be legally held: as 'joint ...
What are my options for my loft extension?
Friday, 18th June 2021 | by: Matthew Price
Of all the types of property extension the conversion of a loft space is one of the more affordable in comparison to side ...
7 Common Queries About Probate
Monday, 18th January 2021 | by: Matthew Price
1. What is Probate? The definition of Probate is 'proving' which entails proving that the deceased's will in possession of ...
Our Response to Leasehold Reform
Monday, 11th January 2021 | by: Peter Barry
Following on from the Law Commissions Consultation and recommendations the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “the biggest reforms to English property law for 40 years, fundamentally making home ownership fairer and more secure”. Peter Barry Surveyors have been fighting the corner for Leaseholders since 2010 and know too well the stress caused by massive bureaucracy and a ...
Following on from the Law Commissions Consultation and recommendations the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced ...
Lease Extension & Enfranchisement – Inspection vs Desktop Options
Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 | by: Matthew Price
It has been 100 days since Boris Johnson announced in a televised address, that the UK was to go into lockdown. At the time, ...
Covid-19 – Housing Market Outlook
Thursday, 16th April 2020 | by: Steve Hobbs
This is perhaps the most uncertain and unpredictable time since the Second World War. The scale of the impact of Covid-19 on ...
Can Valuations be Done Without an Inspection?
Thursday, 9th April 2020 | by: Peter Barry
At Peter Barry, we undertake valuations for a range of purposes. Taxation, accounting and the more unfortunate probate or ...
