housing Archives - Building Disputes Tribunal

Fire risk – defective cladding litigation heats up

by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 8, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction

By Sam Dorne In England and Wales, the Technology and Construction Court in Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 1813 (TCC) (14 July 2022) has released the first decision arising out of a defective cladding dispute following the Grenfell Tower...

Expert “evidence” needs to be more than just bald assertions to win the day

by Virginia Bonanni | Aug 31, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction

By Adrian Sharma Leakage issues in a building can be a real dampener. A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) which considered conflicting expert evidence on water ingress issues in a newly built property highlighted the...

“New build” residential property interest deductions rule clarified as new tax rules are set to apply from this Friday

by Virginia Bonanni | Sep 29, 2021 | Building

The Government proposed changes to the rules that allowed property owners to claim interest on loans used for residential properties as an expense against their income from those properties. These rules are set to take effect in just three days, on 1 October 2021....