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New home with defects
What to do if we have bought a new home and find defects. If you have just bought a new-build home, which you purchased with great excitement, you should unfortunately be aware that sometimes a brand-new property does not...
Damage to terraces and façades
How to claim for damage to communal terraces Who has to claim for damage to terraces or façades? Sometimes, when a homeowners' association claims for construction defects due to poor workmanship, the question arises as to...
Construction defects lawsuit
How long can a construction defects lawsuit take? However long proceedings are dragged out, the end always comes. The case we are about to describe is something of an anecdote since, although justice is slow, this is not how...
Cracks and hairline cracks in walls
Cracks in walls at the expansion joint How to tell a crack at an expansion joint from one caused by differential settlement. Sometimes homeowners or presidents of homeowners' associations raise the alarm and ask us to...
Parties Involved in Construction under the LOE
Types of parties involved in the construction under the LOE. What obligations and what liability does each party involved in the construction have under the LOE? The developer. The developer is the person or entity that...
Garage ramp slope
Maximum garage ramp slope under the regulations. We received the following query: “The ramp of our garage is too steep, there is a sharp bend and we think the access is very small” You should know that the 1997 General...
Taking action against a building contractor
Taking action against a building contractor for defects. We have just bought a recently built home and, after living in it for a few months, we have noticed many defects affecting its habitability, and the after-sales department no longer...
Experts in Seville
Construction defect expert in Seville A few months ago we were commissioned to have one of our experts prepare an expert report on construction defects in a residential development in the Andalusian capital. Although at first some owners in...
Damp in the home
Types of damp in homes. One of the biggest and most unpleasant problems homeowners face is damp in their home. In order to bring a legal claim and resolve the damage caused by damp in a house, you first need to know what kind of damp we are...
DPcon wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2023
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Guarantees required of the developer
The guarantees required of the developer under the LOE The LOE (Spanish Building Act, Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación), enacted on 5 November 1999, established mechanisms by which the developer can be required to make the guarantees in...
Lawyers against building contractors.
Can you sue the building contractor? Or is it better to sue the developer? We have very often seen and heard people confuse, in everyday speech, building contractors with developers in claims for construction defects. Although for some...
How to claim for construction defects
How to claim for construction defects If you have just bought a new-build home and have found construction defects such as damp, water ingress, hairline cracks, problems with parking spaces, lack of sound insulation, lack...
Contractor and quantity surveyor ordered to compensate self-builder.
Judgment ordering a building contractor and technical architect to compensate a self-builder. A favourable court ruling orders the building contractor and the quantity surveyor, jointly and severally, to pay €38,121.98 in compensation to...
Cabinet in a parking space
Can a cabinet be installed in a parking space? Sometimes a problem arises in a homeowners' association when an owner installs in their parking space (which, as is normal, adjoins a neighbouring space) a large metal cabinet anchored to the...
Certificate of completion
What is the certificate of completion? Certificate of completion What is the certificate of completion? What must the certificate of completion contain? Liability of the parties involved in the construction under the certificate of...
Compensation for construction defects without a trial
Developer pays over €140,000 in compensation without the need for a trial. Well-known developer pays over €140,000 in compensation to a homeowners' association in Madrid shortly after a lawsuit was filed. A major nationwide developer...
Contractual liability for construction defects.
Contractual liability of the seller and of the professionals hired. What can the owner of a flat, parking space or storage room argue, and on what grounds, if they bring a lawsuit against the developer-seller for defective performance of...
Aedas Homes claims
Aedas Homes claims Contents: Aedas Homes claims Reviews of Aedas Homes. Snagging list. Time limits for claiming against the developer. What do we need to do? How do DPcon claims work? Reviews of Aedas Homes Despite...
Expert architects. Which are the best?
Which experts are the best in the judges' view? Over the years, thanks to our experience, we have absorbed and learnt from many judgments in construction defect claims. (HERE, a selection of judgments obtained by DPcon's legal department.)...
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