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041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a690.25 $2 18
100 1 _aConstable, Adam
245 0 0 _aCase in point
_bbuilding defects
260 _aLondon
_bRICS
_c2006
300 _axxiv, 142pp
_c21cm.
350 _a24.99
490 0 _aRICS Case in Point Series
505 2 _aWhat is a defect? -- Defects liability and other contractual provisions -- Temporary disconformity -- Claims for defective work in tort -- The Defective Premises Act 1972 -- The surveyor's duty to identify defects -- Defects and limitation periods -- Defects and the project team -- Remedies.
520 _aProvides a concise guide to all aspects of defects in buildings through the relevant case law. Covers what patent and latent defects are, rights and obligations under defective liability clauses and how defects can affect practical and substantial completion. Considers the Defective Premises Act 1972, the implications of defects for surveyors and valuers, when a defect may, or may not, give rise to a cause of action in tort, legal concepts such as temporary disconformity and complex structure theory, and relevant limitation periods and the implications of the Latent Damage Act 1986.
590 _aIKA010806
650 2 4 _aDEFECTIVE PREMISES ACT 1972
650 2 4 _aLATENT DAMAGE ACT 1986
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
700 1 _aLamont, Calum
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