`Chaturachinda v Fairholme`: How special are special foundations now?

Isaac, Nick

Practice paper

Chaturachinda v Fairholme: How special are special foundations now?

Nick Isaac

Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, 5 (1), 61-64 (2016)

https://doi.org/10.69554/UNMB9859

Abstract

Special foundations have long been a cause for concern and/or dispute in party wall matters. The case of Chaturachinda, while only a County Court decision, is likely to remove many of those difficulties for building owners. This paper deals with the background to, substance of, and likely consequences of this important decision.

Keywords: party walls; special foundations; Party Wall etc. Act 1996; underpinning

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Citation

Isaac, Nick (2016, May 1). `Chaturachinda v Fairholme`: How special are special foundations now?. In the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, Volume 5, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.69554/UNMB9859.