Author name: n.c.prinse

If you are planning an extension, loft conversion, basement or even some chimney and wall works, the question is rarely […]

A single joint expert — SJE — is one independent expert instructed jointly by both sides of a dispute, instead

An expert witness is a professional whose specialist knowledge a court, tribunal or arbitrator relies on to understand technical questions

“Which fence is mine?” is one of those questions everyone answers with a rule of thumb — usually “you own

Rising damp is the most argued-about defect in British housing: genuinely destructive when real, yet diagnosed far more often than

Subsidence is the word buyers fear most — but its effect on value is far more nuanced than the folklore

Hedge disputes are among the most stubborn neighbour problems in England and Wales — partly because the law is scattered

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has an arrangement that surprises almost everyone: in most cases, the person doing the

Boundary disagreements have a habit of simmering for years before anyone acts — which is exactly why one of the

Professional negligence happens when a professional you relied on — a surveyor, solicitor, architect or accountant — falls below the