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.
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 freehold, being able to get rid of their current freeholder and managing agent, being able to extend their leases, and gaining control over how the building they live in is managed. I many cases obtaining the freehold of a converted house or block of flats will be no more ...
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...
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 ...
Trumping Brexit: The Effect of Political Uncertainty on London’s Housing Market
Friday, 18th November 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
Well the good news is that Brexit is no longer the biggest political story of the years. Donald has trumped it, taking the ...
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) Valuations
Friday, 11th November 2016 | by: Steve Hobbs
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) applies to companies that own residential property in the UK. The charge is ...
UK Investment Visas
Tuesday, 14th June 2016 | by: Matthew Price
The UK, like any other country in the world, has various requirements and limitations in respect to non-citizen’s living ...
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement – A Guide to the Formal Process
Monday, 2nd May 2016 | by: Matthew Price
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best ...
Help to Buy Equity Loans
Friday, 18th December 2015 | by: Matthew Price
The Government’s Help to Buy Loan Scheme has been running since April 2013 and is open to first-time buyers and home movers of new-build homes in England up to a purchase price of £600,000. The purchaser is lent up to 20% of the cost of the home leaving just a 5% deposit and a lender willing to offer a 75% mortgage. This not only means that it is easier to raise the funds for a 5% deposit ...
The Government’s Help to Buy Loan Scheme has been running since April 2013 and is open to first-time buyers and home ...
Autumn Statement 2015 – Housing
Thursday, 26th November 2015 | by: Matthew Price
Today saw the Chancellor deliver his first Spending Review & Autumn Statement since the General Election and whilst we ...
Valuing a Property for Probate
Saturday, 17th October 2015 | by: Matthew Price
One of the more unfortunate types of valuations that need to be undertaken by a Chartered Surveyor is for probate purposes. ...
Changes to Capital Gains Tax Affecting Foreign Investors
Sunday, 1st March 2015 | by: Peter Barry
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve begun to receive calls from overseas investors or their agents concerned about the ...
