
David joined Peter Barry in 2023 as a Residential Surveyor focusing on L2 Home Survey reports.
He was one of the first surveyors to achieve AssocRICS in the country, in late 2014. David has worked for large corporates and smaller surveying firms since he qualified. David is at his best and happiest when explaining and advising clients.
Before becoming a surveyor, David obtained a degree in Built Environment from UWE in Bristol and started out within the property industry as an estate agent in 2007.
In his free time, David performs and teaches circus skills for children and adults.
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 >>
In some cases, you may be able to start building work without a party wall agreement. But if your work falls under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, you should not start building without following the correct process. If the Act applies and you proceed without serving notice, your neighbour may take legal action. This can ... Read More >>
In simple terms, a boundary wall marks the edge of your land, while a party wall is shared between two properties and may be covered by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. The difference matters because the legal rules are not the same. If you are planning work near a wall or your neighbour is building close to your boundary, ... Read More >>