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.

RICS “Red Book” Valuations – What are they and what do they do?

Wednesday, 11th July 2018 | by: Jean Gautier

One of the most well known and widely used surveying standards are technically named “Red Book” Valuations or RICS valuations. You may be asked to arrange for a Chartered Surveyor to undertake a Red book valuation by your solicitor for a range of purposes - Taxation, Probate, Matrimonial, Shared Ownership, Court Proceedings or even something like valuing a loft space. This is due to its ...

One of the most well known and widely used surveying standards are technically named “Red Book” Valuations or RICS ...

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Guide to Informal Lease Extensions

Wednesday, 20th September 2017 | by: Matthew Price

The Leasehold Reform and Urban Development Act, 1993, establishes the valuation basis and legal framework for leaseholders ...

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Realities of Leasehold Ownership

Thursday, 22nd June 2017 | by: Matthew Price

The increasingly dire chances for first time buyers to get on the property ladder in London are well documented in the ...

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Introducing our Leasehold Extension Calculator!

Sunday, 7th May 2017 | by: Matthew Price

We have recently added a tool to our website that allows you to get an idea as to the cost of your lease extension. Around ...

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Valuing Vault Spaces

Tuesday, 28th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price

With London being London, seemingly any space that can be developed is being developed. The more typical schemes are loft ...

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A leaseholder’s wish list

Monday, 13th March 2017 | by: Matthew Price

The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings ...

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Valuing Lease Extensions and Enfranchisements of Houses

Thursday, 23rd February 2017 | by: Matthew Price

There is a lot in the news of late about the UK’s broken housing market. Spiraling house prices, unaffordable rents, poorly managed buildings, high service charges, ever rising ground rents and costly lease extensions increasingly favouring freeholders. The Government recently revealed its Housing White Paper which outlined how they intend to address many of these issues. So in the interim, are ...

There is a lot in the news of late about the UK’s broken housing market. Spiraling house prices, unaffordable rents, ...

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The Challenges of Valuing Above Commercial Property

Tuesday, 17th January 2017 | by: Ryan Sherar

We are regularly instructed to prepare valuations on leasehold flats located above commercial premises. The shortage of ...

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WHAT’S UP IN THE LOFT? FREEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT VALUE COMPENSATION

Thursday, 12th January 2017 | by: Steve Hobbs

Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...

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Loft Spaces – Do You Actually Own Yours?

Tuesday, 10th January 2017 | by: Matthew Price

With space in London at a premium and house prices seemingly always rising, extending your property is seen as an attractive ...

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