This edition reports on the assistance of historical land documents when dealing with defects bordering different owners' land, and further developments in the case law around social services failure to remove claims.
Contractual ‘grey areas’ in a lease agreement often cause disputes that could be avoided if all parties communicated and understood their individual obligations from the outset.
The introduction of the fixed costs regime resulted in a decrease of sums paid to claimants in motor injury claims. Now some claims management companies (CMCs) and claimant solicitors are focusing on a more lucrative revenue stream – property disrepair claims.
