When structural defects put a building’s safety at risk, landlords and leaseholders often find themselves locked in a fierce legal battle over who controls the method of repair and how much disruption
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Party wall surveyors are not liable for a construction collapse
When a neighbouring construction project goes catastrophically wrong, causing the physical failure and emergency demolition of an adjoining property, the instinct to sue every ‘professional’ involved
Car parks, party walls, and the right to manage: Where does the law draw the line?
Navigating the legal boundaries of leaseholder freedom has just become significantly clearer following a definitive Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling on how properties must be physically structured to
Why do structural defects not forgive commercial rent?
Discovering that your commercial building suffers from severe, safety-critical structural defects can bring a business to a grinding halt. Despite this apparent common sense, a recent landmark High




