Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.
The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making it much harder for Council's to reject planning permission. Currently, permission can be rejected on account of an additional storey simply being too high or because neighbours do not have additional stories. The vast majority on London's housing stock is Victorian, ...
The new Labour Government have revealed proposals that will encourage home owners to extend their property upwards by making ...
Here at Peter Barry Surveyors, we receive enquiries for varying types of work that will require a license to alter ranging ...
Over the years, the Peter Barry team has carried out numerous pre-purchase property surveys for clients intending to buy ...
Of all the types of property extension the conversion of a loft space is one of the more affordable in comparison to side ...
An amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allows property owners to add up to 2 further storeys to their ...
One of the most common reasons for leaseholders wanting to extend their leases is the need to sell. A property's value ...
Soon after thoughts about carrying out some building work to a property have been formed, thoughts will often turn to planning permission requirements and how best to deal with them. Planning permission in one form or another will usually appear as a major milestone on most construction projects. With this in mind, it is useful to consider how the planning process fits into the overall project ...
Soon after thoughts about carrying out some building work to a property have been formed, thoughts will often turn to ...
The common stereotype is that architects ‘draw pretty pictures’ of buildings. That may be true – the presentation of ...
The purpose of this post is not to explain the Act but rather to examine how the Act can influence the design of some ...
If we were to simplify buildings down to their very core elements it could be said that they contain only 3 different parts; ...