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Damage during repairs
Sylvanette
Posts: 2 Newbie
We have moved into a new build house about 6 months ago, and have had no end of problems small and large. One of the bigger ones was creaking floorboards. The developer recently sent someone into our house while we were not home (with our permission) , and while I was not there to supervise what was done, it has been a lot better.
Fast forward two weeks and my husband drops down to sit on the edge of the bed and feels something give way. We lift up the mattress to see the frame of the bed has been put together wrong and left a huge gap in the supports. I rang the developer and asked if they'd been in the bedroom, he said yes, I said did they disassemble the bed, he said yes, then when I told him the mattress was ruined he denied they had touched the bed.
Do I have any recourse? If so, with whom? He might change his mind (he is coming over on Monday to look) but I am not holding my breath.
Fast forward two weeks and my husband drops down to sit on the edge of the bed and feels something give way. We lift up the mattress to see the frame of the bed has been put together wrong and left a huge gap in the supports. I rang the developer and asked if they'd been in the bedroom, he said yes, I said did they disassemble the bed, he said yes, then when I told him the mattress was ruined he denied they had touched the bed.
Do I have any recourse? If so, with whom? He might change his mind (he is coming over on Monday to look) but I am not holding my breath.
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who is the developer?"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
Your claim would be for damages due to negligence.
But if the developer denies liability (i.e. denies that they took the bed apart), you would probably have to take the case to the small claims court - and the court would decide who is telling the truth 'on the balance of probabilities'.0 -
I should have mentioned... small private developer, and the house only has an architect's certificate.0
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