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Apologies, I think I replied to the wrong thread….
Thanks for the response.
From what I can gather after doing a bit of research, the contract was from 2016 (i believe the work was completed in 2017 but haven’t yet found the final certificate from the engineers saying it was completed, will keep looking) and it gave us 13 weeks after completion to notify of rectification works and an extra 13 weeks on top of that for ‘major’ rectifications.
The Dept of Fair Trading documents as part of the contract said any legal proceedings had to be commenced within 2 years – or 6 years for serious defects.
With the builders gone bust now, it’s probably a moot point anyway.
But it would be interesting to find out to what extent engineers who oversee work and sign off on it are responsible. As someone not employed in the construction industry, I naiively believed that getting engineers involved cost more but was an added protection (looking back, I’m not sure why…).
We just finished paying the 4th special levy i’ve had in my 11 years here and have an upcoming EGM to approve a 5th. I just hope no owners are forced out because of these spiralling costs, esp in today’s high interest rate/high inflation environment….
Thank you. I will look into that!
My flat is one of 16 and is a bit over 20 years old. We have had issues wuth waterproofing for years. About 7-8 years ago, we decided to bring in an engineering firm to investigate the problems, draw up a scope of works, put out to tender, select a builder, and supervise & finally sign off on the works. ~$380k project. Problem is, the work wasn’t done properly & we are back to square one, since the original builder went bust and the original engineers said it was not their problem. We have had to seek out another engineering firm and start the process all over again. More special levies. You pay extra for engineers to get involved but what is the point if they are not accountable? It’s devastating for many owners who are struggling with rising costs of living at the moment.