The majority of people living in England have at least one neighbour. Whilst a lot of people have a good relationship with their neighbours, some even becoming friends, there are some people who unfortunately do have difficult neighbours . A...
Identifying the cause of defects in building disputes can be a complex area. Depending on the nature and extent of the home improvement project there may well be a need for carefully designed drawings and/or calculations to satisfy building control or planning permission requirements. In such circumstances it is not unusual and indeed it is normally appropriate to engage the services of relevant professionals to design the building works. This may mean that a homeowner instructs a relevant professional or several professionals to enable them to carefully design their project. This may include instructing an Architect, Surveyor and/or Structural Engineer to provide their services to ensure the project is designed in the appropriate way.
Sometimes these services are incorporated within the scope of works which the building contractor offers to carry out or it may well be that the homeowners have separately engaged the services separately before engaging a building contractor.
