Appeal:
i) Whether a landlord can be liable under section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 by reason of a defect which would have been discovered if the landlord had implemented a system of regular inspection. HHJ Owen held that a landlord had no duty to inspect;
ii) If there was a duty to inspect was it satisfied by a purely visual inspection or should the landlord had applied a pressure test, as held by the DDJ? HHJ Owen held that there was no duty beyond inspecting patent defects.
Citations:
[2019] EWCA Civ 226
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Land, Personal Injury, Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.634075
