Subsidence claim succeeds
Subsidence claim succeeds
- 1989
- Chartered Surveyor Weekly vol 26 no 15 13/4/89 p75 (2) .
In Hopson and others v Waveney DC , 13 March 1989, where there was subsidence damage to houses constructed on the site of a pit , the local authority was in breach of a duty of care to ensure they were erected in accordance with the building regulations.
BUILDING DEFECTS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE
In Hopson and others v Waveney DC , 13 March 1989, where there was subsidence damage to houses constructed on the site of a pit , the local authority was in breach of a duty of care to ensure they were erected in accordance with the building regulations.
BUILDING DEFECTS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE