Defective premises – Liability – Duty of care
Defective premises – Liability – Duty of care
Defective premises – Unfit for habitation – Damages
Defective premises – Unfit for habitation – Damages
Defective premises – Approved inspectors – Duty
Defective premises – Approved inspectors – Duty
Defective premises – Approved inspectors – Duty
Tenant fell through an old inspection cover while mowing her front lawn.
Defective premises – Liability – Duty of care
Defective premises – Liability – Duty of care
The Defective Premises Act 1972 provides an important cause of action for personal injury claims. It was enacted to ensure that landlords who are under repairing obligations to tenants, or…
Sternbaum v Dhesi [2016] EWCA Civ 155 concerned an accident that happened on a steep staircase, which was enclosed by walls on both sides. There was no handrail or bannister,…