Defective houses and insurers` rights
Defective houses and insurers` rights
- 1995
- Estates Gazette (9542) 21 October 1995, 133(1) .
Examines the case of "Brown v Albany Construction Co Ltd" where The Royal Insurance Co purchased, from the original owners of a house which had suffered serious damage due to a building defect, at the undamaged value and then sold it for a loss to a third party. The original builders tried to claim that the original owners had suffered no loss and therefore could not claim; judge awarded in favour of plaintiffs.
BROWN V ALBANY CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
COMPENSATION
DEFECTS
Insurance
MURPHY V BRENTWOOD DC
ROYAL INSURANCE CO
Examines the case of "Brown v Albany Construction Co Ltd" where The Royal Insurance Co purchased, from the original owners of a house which had suffered serious damage due to a building defect, at the undamaged value and then sold it for a loss to a third party. The original builders tried to claim that the original owners had suffered no loss and therefore could not claim; judge awarded in favour of plaintiffs.
BROWN V ALBANY CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
COMPENSATION
DEFECTS
Insurance
MURPHY V BRENTWOOD DC
ROYAL INSURANCE CO