House for sale sign causing damage to car - who is liable?

AdrianC

agrinnall wrote: »

If the sign hasn't fallen off in the recent winds then I think it could be argued that it was attached well enough, unlike this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32130848

(and to be honest even that may have been securely attached, just that the wind strength was unexpectedly high).

A good friend was metres away from that, walking along behind the woman who was hit...

wazza

Thanks for the replies.

agrinnall

AdrianC wrote: »

A good friend was metres away from that, walking along behind the woman who was hit...

I once narrowly escaped being brained by a plant pot that was blown off a balcony in a French village.

[Deleted User]

I don't see the point in sale signs stuck on properties for sale these days. Anyone looking for a new house looks on Rightmove/etc now anyway.

agrinnall

Makes it easier to spot which house it is when you're going to view, and even more so if you're just scouting the area and haven't got the full address.

And I sold my last house to someone who happened to be driving aimlessly around the area, saw the sign and came in on the off chance.

Car_54

Hintza wrote: »

Do you think so? Without any negligence?

Establishing negligence is a different question. My point was simply that any claim should be against the property owner, rather than the estate agent (or more likely the company they employ to put up signs), or the guy who fixed the chimney pot 30 years ago, etc.

Spicy_McHaggis

Car_54 wrote: »

Establishing negligence is a different question. My point was simply that any claim should be against the property owner, rather than the estate agent (or more likely the company they employ to put up signs), or the guy who fixed the chimney pot 30 years ago, etc.

The house owner wouldn't be liable in the circumstances outlined, can you not see that?