What happens if the adjoining owner’s property is damaged when the building owner carries out his works, but the damage isn’t discovered until much later, after the building owner’s works have been completed?
In this scenario, let us assume that in 2009, the building owner gave the relevant party wall notices and a party wall award was made. The work was carried out in 2009-10 but the damage was only discovered in 2012. For simplicity, there was only one party wall surveyor, the agreed surveyor. Continue reading