The increase of workload for professionally qualified fire engineers acting as expert witnesses on civil cases has shifted from discernible to tangible in recent times. This is great for our ...

A lack of contractual liability or statute limitation when it comes to any hidden defects, failures or defective materials and consequential damages to apartment owners, which may arise after the ...

The housebuilding industry is about to get its own ombudsman, who will need to operate within the existing complex contractual and statutory framework A New Homes Ombudsman is being introduced by the ...

Residential building defects have emerged as a critical concern for the construction industry worldwide, impacting both economic outcomes and occupant well‐being. Contemporary research has underlined ...

More than 500 buildings owned by housing associations and councils with “life-critical” fire safety defects still have “unclear or incomplete” plans to fix them, according to latest figures from the ...

In the second article of the essential law series to look at the topic of defects, Jane Burrows explains when a defect could prevent practical completion as opposed to just being a snagging item ...

A BBC Scotland investigation has revealed that a total of 30 schools in Scotland have had to make repairs due to structural defects in the last five years. It comes after 17 schools in Edinburgh were ...

A three-storey building located at No.20 Kaduna street by Uzuakoli road in Umuahia, has been sealed by the Abia State ...

A new report says 19 council buildings in Edinburgh have defects similar to those found at Oxgangs Primary School. The Accounts Commission said all councils in Scotland should ensure all buildings in ...