Callum joined us in 2020 as an Assistant Surveyor after enrolling on the SAVA Diploma in Residential Surveying and Valuation. He worked predominantly on Party Wall matters and became qualified as a member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors in May 2022.
Callum also assisted on Home Surveys and Valuations during his time as an Assistant before completing the SAVA Diploma and joining the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors at the end of 2023 with AssocRICS status. He now acts as a surveyor on these job types and is keen to expand his knowledge and practice into housing disrepair in 2024 and beyond.
Outside of work he spends time focussing on his studies and occasionally watching sports such as boxing and football.
At Peter Barry Surveyors, we regularly hear from flat owners looking to carry out works at their property—typically seeking advice around the Party Wall Act. But time and again, we discover that around 50% of leaseholders haven’t been advised of something just as important: the need for a licence to alter from their ... Read More >>
This is part of our series on court judgements that significantly changed the way that surveyors administer the Act. The Background Mr Matthew Lawrence (the ‘building owner’), owner of a site known as 124 Panorama Road, Sandbanks, Poole, served notice on the owner of 126 Panorama Road, Mr Geoffrey Kaye (the adjoining ... Read More >>
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is a relatively thin document and provides limited guidance on the practicalities of how surveyors actually administer the Act. Party wall practice has therefore evolved over time as well as being shaped by case law. A good example of this is the convention of recording a schedule of condition. ... Read More >>