James started his career at Peter Barry in 2018 as New Business Coordinator. Having successfully grown that department he transferred to being an Assistant Surveyor at the beginning of 2022, focussing on Party Wall work. Outside of work, James has a love of music and performs regularly with his local choir (available for weddings, birthdays and other events!).
The Party Wall Act is a slightly complicated piece of legislation, and the industry is essentially self-regulating. This intends that surveyors tend to decide their fees as said by their situation in the market, the type of scheme, and the geographical region among other factors. Several surveyors will charge on an hourly ... Read More >>
This is a question that is asked from time to time, so it made sense to reveal a little detail on that subject. Peter Barry's Leasehold Calculator launched in 2017 and allows the user to input some basic information which returns an estimated premium range for a statutory 90 year lease extension. The short answer is that it ... Read More >>
Since introducing the service almost 10 years ago, our surveyors at Peter Barry have valued hundreds of loft spaces on behalf of leaseholders, freeholders and sometimes both when there is a share of freehold or they get along. We have probably clocked up over a thousand party wall awards covering loft extensions and have ... Read More >>