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Property faults

One of our areas of expertise

What are property faults?


A property purchase is, for many people, one of their biggest life events and it is, therefore, particularly unfortunate if it becomes apparent, once the purchase has been completed, that the property does not live up to what the purchaser had expected or been promised.

Here at Landahl, we have cutting edge expertise in the sort of issues that can arise in conjunction with the purchase and sale of properties, and in cases involving property faults, we represent purchasers and vendors alike in court proceedings.

When it comes to property fault disputes, it is not uncommon for the fault to have been undetectable in conjunction with the purchase, for the property to deviate from what was contractually agreed or from what the purchasers could reasonably have expected in conjunction with the purchase (popularly also referred to as latent faults), or for the purchaser to have promised something that is not delivered or is inaccurate.

It may also involve fitness for purpose, e.g. the purchaser’s right of disposal has been restricted by official rulings in a way that the purchaser could not have expected, or of legal errors resulting in the purchaser having limited ability to dispose of the property due to usufructs, pledges, etc., and of the purchaser not having been able to foresee this in conjunction with the purchase.

We also have extensive experience of drawing up and reviewing purchase documentation with regard to the above and customising it in line with your requirements.