Owners who don't do anything about danger cladding at risk from neighbours, says lawyer

By Will Ing2018-07-26T06:00:00

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A construction lawyer is warning that occupiers of buildings with combustible polyethylene cladding may find legal letters arriving on their doormats from tenants of neighbouring buildings.

Writing in this week’s Building magazine, James Bessey, partner in law firm Blake Morgan’s construction team, said: “Damage is not always an essential requirement of a cause of action. If the cladding is defective and is a potential nuisance to a nearby property, there could be a liability.”

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