Argash Thasan
MFPWS
Argash joined Peter Barry in 2024. He graduated with an architecture degree in 2023 and spent the following year gaining experience in residential surveying at another company.
Argash is part of the party wall team. This involves assisting the appointed surveyor with the day to day running of files and includes tasks such as drafting documents, recording schedules of condition and keeping the parties up to date. .
Outside his career commitments, he stays active by going to the gym daily and has a passion for films.
Email: argash.thasan@peterbarry.co.uk
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Flats and the Party Wall Act – More Work Affecting Party Structures
In the previous post, I looked at which owners should be notified of works directly affecting a party structure (under section 2) when the adjoining property is divided into flats. This post will cover the other two types of work that fall within the scope of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the ‘Act’) from the same point of ... Read More >>
Flats and the Party Wall Act – Work Affecting Party Structures
Once a building owner has established the layout and demise of the flats within an adjoining building, the next step is to work out how they are affected by the proposed works. It’s best to consider this in 2 parts by asking: What is the extent of the party structure that divides the building owner’s and adjoining ... Read More >>
Flats and the Party Wall Act – Who is an ‘Owner’?
Section 20 of the Act defines an owner, amongst other things, as ‘a person in possession of land, otherwise than as a mortgagee or as a tenant from year to year or for a lesser term or as a tenant at will’. As it makes no distinction between the various types of ‘ownership’ (only that the remaining term must be greater ... Read More >>
