LATEST BLOG POSTS: Case Studies

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.

Basement Extensions and Encroachment

Thursday, 19th December 2019 | by: William Weaver

This post was inspired by a question posed recently by a homeowner who was concerned about the neighbour’s new basement excavation and whether or not it would undermine her property. She wanted to know what precautions could be taken to ensure that the neighbour would dig under the party wall only and stop as soon as they had enough room to construct the new basement wall and underpin the ...

This post was inspired by a question posed recently by a homeowner who was concerned about the neighbour’s new basement ...

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Preparing Party Wall Notices for a Rear Extension

Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 | by: Peter Barry

As a recent graduate and Assistant Surveyor, a large part of my training was party wall related. As part of that training I ...

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The Story of the Collapsing House in Finchley

Sunday, 19th April 2015 | by: William Weaver

Every now and then there is a catastrophic incident involving the construction industry somewhere in the UK. When a house ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Under Floor Heating

Saturday, 18th January 2014 | by: Peter Barry

If you’ve read the previous posts in this series you’ll know that the renovation was split in to 2 phases; effectively ...

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Essex Barn Refurbishment – Roof Structure

Wednesday, 11th September 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Our 2 children went back to school this week and that was originally the target for phase 1 of the refurbishment to be ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Windows

Monday, 19th August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now 6 weeks in to phase 1 of the work and I’d estimate that we’ve fallen a couple of weeks behind the ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Insulation

Saturday, 3rd August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now a little over halfway through phase 1 of our barn refurbishment. The structure of the barn is long and narrow so it divides quite neatly in to 2 parts with a sound and dust proof screen in the middle. Phase 1, the smaller half of the barn, is programmed to take 9 weeks following which we swap halves with the builders and work continues for a further 14 weeks. Doing the work in 2 ...

We’re now a little over halfway through phase 1 of our barn refurbishment. The structure of the barn is long and narrow so ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – The Planning Process

Tuesday, 9th July 2013 | by: Peter Barry

As you can see from the picture below, work is now well underway on the refurbishment of our barn. The lower part of that ...

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Essex Barn Renovation

Friday, 28th June 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Having talked about it for many years my family and I ‘escaped to the country’ in October last year; specifically to a ...

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Case Study – How Using a Professional can save you Money

Wednesday, 26th October 2011 | by: Peter Barry

We’ve written quite a few posts over the last few months on how the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act ...

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Bawor, Trina and Team have been amazing from start to finish with the Party Wall matter for my house. Bawor answered all my questions and kept me fully informed throughout the process. I had no worries and felt confident that everything was being handled properly and professionally. I never had to wait, as the team was incredibly responsive, whether by phone or email. Thank you to the team for all your hard work.
I am using Peter Barry to assist with my lease extension application. Although still very early on in the process, I am very happy with the service I have received to date
Every member of staff in this company dealt with our query in a professional,efficient,polite manner.Matthew Price ,the surveyor,
clarified all the issues around Party Wall Awards and we feel reassured that we have all the information required when the work begins.Highly recommend this company.
We had a level 3 survey with Justin from Peter Cox administered by Jaynell. The survey was very clear and comprehensive and the correspondence with Jaynell was always a positive experience. The survey was completed without delay contains detailed descriptions and photographs of the subjects in question..would highly recommend.
In February 2025, my roof and loft space were surveyed by Mr Shaun Blake , the correct title for my query was to have a report on a “specific defect report in respect of the nature and condition of the roof coverings, roof light and associated roof structure “.
He was completely professional and put me at ease with his manner and if I needed to ask him any questions he was very clear and extremely helpful. Any house query can be very stressful at times, but this experience was good. The report was very detailed with photographs attached that he had taken on the inspection. I would recommend the Peter Barry Chartered Surveyors … ( the South Woodford branch ) they have put my mind at ease with a very stressful situation, but more importantly, I wholeheartedly recommend Mr Shaun Blake .
Melanie Marshall
I asked for a RICS Level 3 report on a property I am buying. Shaun produced a detailed report and costing, as well as providing guidance on areas for focus. He also offered to follow-up on any related questions around the property. Highly recommended !
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