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Can I sue someone for reckless advise

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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,383 Forumite
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    deannatrois wrote: »
    I doubt you will get anywhere suing this advisor, he's not an expert.


    And even if he was an expert, you still couldn't sue him, because he's giving the advice to someone else, not to you.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »
    I don't get it. You live upstairs, he lives downstairs yet a problem with water escaping from a drain gully (presumably at ground or below ground level) is damaging your property. How is that happening?


    That's exactly what I was thinking ?
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • nofoollikeold
    nofoollikeold Posts: 667 Forumite
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    If water is escaping from a drain, or any pipe for that matter, it can wash out the foundations of the building, which affects both storeys.
  • bris
    bris Posts: 10,548 Forumite
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    Op the lease will state you have the right to enter the neighbours property (externally) for maintenance issues. To say you can't fix it is a cop out. Why would he even care, you already got it inspected so why wasn't it a problem then?


    Just get it fixed, present him with half the bill and then small claims if he refuses.


    But as pointed out you still need to explain how your 1st floor property is getting worse and worse.
  • Mistral001
    Mistral001 Posts: 5,445 Forumite
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    Is the neighbour the freeholder of both properties?
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