
James qualified as an Associate member of the RICS in 2019 but has been worked in the property industry since 2010, initially in property sales before moving into residential surveying.
He splits his time equally between party wall and residential survey work meaning that he can be drafting a set of party wall notices in the morning before heading off to complete a Level 2 or 3 Home Survey inspection in the afternoon.
Away from work, he enjoys bike touring and going to music gigs.
Here at Peter Barry, we continue to handle a significant number of lease extension and freehold enfranchisement claims each month. Still, the vast majority are on leases that are greater than 80 years and have reasonable ground rents, meaning that they have less to gain from ongoing leasehold reforms. That does, of course, ... Read More >>
Over recent weeks we’ve noticed a marked increase in the number of enquiries and instructions for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) valuations across London and the surrounding areas. The surge appears to be driven largely by clients who are gifting property to children and other relatives ahead of the forthcoming November Budget. ... Read More >>
Works that are the subject of a dispute under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (the ‘Act’) should not commence until they have been authorised in a party wall award (the document which is agreed between the appointed surveyors to resolve the dispute). However, there are sometimes good reasons to defer some aspects of the ... Read More >>