In finding that a property renovation company

This decision provides important clarity on your property law rights. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

In finding that a property renovation company, by demolishing a dilapidated structure attached to the shared retaining wall of the adjacent building, whose long-standing defects had stabilised, altered the state of equilibrium of an already unstable ground and seriously compromised the stability of that building, the Court of Appeal establishes the decisive causal link between the failure to take precautions and the resulting damage, for which it holds the said company entirely liable.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key takeaways

• Strictly comply with the statutory deadlines for lodging appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Be proactive: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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